loriannlivingstonApr 23, 20191 minThis is your brain on shrubs: How being outside and among trees improves children’s mental healthOne thing I'm appreciating about freelance writing is that sometimes it takes a very long time for a story to come together. This one started with a school t...
loriannlivingstonMar 29, 20194 minAn interview with the late John O'DonohueIn 1999, when this was first published, one book, entitled Anam Cara, sat at the top of the Irish Times Bestseller List for 20 months. L.A. Livingston spoke ...
loriannlivingstonFeb 11, 20191 minFormer sex-trafficking victim says Canadian parents need to know warning signsI've been volunteering on a community engagement committee to raise awareness about human sex trafficking in Waterloo Region. The Waterloo Region Crime Preve...
loriannlivingstonJan 16, 20191 minI watched my church become a pile of rubble and it gave me hope.I know a lot of people watched the slow demolition of the Trinity United Church building on Frederick Street in Kitchener, as I did. Whether you are faithful...
loriannlivingstonDec 3, 20185 minKiss and McTell One song made and nearly broke Ralph McTell. When he wrote Streets of London at the age of 23, he had no idea how much he would live in the shadow of that so...
loriannlivingstonNov 21, 20181 minBad fences make better neighboursThat's the title of a personal essay I submitted to the Globe and Mail, and what do you know? They liked it. You can read the full essay here. I bought two p...
loriannlivingstonOct 15, 20185 minScripts, stories and scoopsPrinted in the Irish World in September 1999. Joe O'Connor's latest play, True Believers, played the Tricycle Theatre in London, UK. L.A. Livingston spoke to...
loriannlivingstonOct 9, 20184 minChiefly MoloneyHead Chieftain Paddy Moloney shows no signs of slowing up after decades in the music business. L.A. Livingston met the 61-year-old jack-of-all-trades recentl...
loriannlivingstonOct 1, 20183 minSixpence quite a bit richerFirst printed in the Irish World in September 1999. I spoke with Sixpence None the Richer's lead singer, Leigh Nash, about their skyrocket to stardom -- with...