Jennifer Chutter, PhD
I am a white settler scholar interested in disrupting the conversations we have a house, home, domesticity, neighbourhoods, and cities. I write in order to find the extraordinary in ordinary moments.
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Everyday Dance Parties (opens the original)
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Every so often something will float across my social media feed that reminds parents that they won’t know when is the last time their kid will ride in the stroller, or hold their hand, or hug them goodbye before going into school. They are intended to remind parents to stay present and to savour the moments because they are fleeting. I was prepared for these transitions and viewed my children’s growing independence as normal and healthy. As they got older, I looked forward to the day when backpa
No longer drowning (opens the original)
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When I was in my early twenties, I had a friend who read me poetry. He was convinced that if he read me enough poems that I would turn into a lover of poetry. I liked the way he would casually pick a book off his shelf, and flip through the pages and then say “this, this is what you need to hear.” I would stretch out on his floor, and he would sit cross-legged next to my head and read to me. I loved the closeness and intimacy of those moments more than the poems. I loved the way the candle light
Traces of those no longer there (opens the original)
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From the time I was very little, I have been writing stories in my head. Sometimes, I would get so distracted by my inner world that I would trip on the sidewalk or fall off my bike. These painful crashes back into reality were often wounding to my knees, the palms of my hands, and to my sense of self. The story I had been crafting would get lost as I tried to pull myself together.As I got older, I became better at writing in my head while staying up right. I wrote many conference papers and cha
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