A Prairie Homo Companion

A Prairie Homo Companion

canada

movie reviews

“My Prairie Home” Proves You Can Go Home Again: A Review of Rae Spoon & Chelsea McMullan’s Documentary

“My Prairie Home is more than pretty skies and poetic wheat fields. It’s also about growing up different in a difficult environment and what it means to survive.”

Malaika —

Feb 11, 2014

A Prairie Homo Companion

Lists/Top 10s

first person

Top Ten Things In New York that Don’t Exist in the Canadian Prairies

There was a time I wanted kids; but there’s nothing like Midtown to put the rust on the hands of my biological clock. Why would anybody want to bring yet…

Malaika —

Jul 11, 2013

A Prairie Homo Companion

canada

music

Important Prairie Homo News: Rae Spoon Announces “My Prairie Home” Tour Dates

Spoon explains that “My Prairie Home” will explore themes of “death, coming out as queer during high school, and surviving abuse.”

Malaika —

Jul 5, 2013

A Prairie Homo Companion

new york

first person

A Prairie Homo Does New York: Wooooh, Dyke March!

“When you’re surrounded by so many queers celebrating queer, you feel normal by default.”

Malaika —

Jul 4, 2013

A Prairie Homo Companion

new york

first person

A Prairie Homo Does New York: Homeward Trouble

I thought, “Hey New York, just cause you wear these cool designer bridges across your rivers and you’ve got some graffiti on your interesting architecture, doesn’t mean I have to…

Malaika —

Jun 27, 2013

A Prairie Homo Companion

new york

first person

A Prairie Homo Does New York: Oh, The Places You’ll Go

How many worlds can you fit per square mile?

Malaika —

Jun 20, 2013

A Prairie Homo Companion

Lists/Top 10s

travel

A Prairie Homo Does New York: Ten Things I Hate About Mice

New York is more than taxi cabs, street food, and crowds. There’re also mice, rats, and cockroaches! Lots of them! How exciting, right?

Malaika —

Jun 13, 2013

A Prairie Homo Companion

new york

first person

A Prairie Homo Does New York: Gratitude

Who was I to even want these things that I wanted? Who was I to ask for them? I was open, naked: This is me. This is what I want.…

Malaika —

Jun 6, 2013

A Prairie Homo Companion

new york

first person

A Prairie Homo Does New York: Race and the Subway

New York has histories and politics etched deep into the subway lines it could take me a lifetime to study; so I start by studying the woman seated across from…

Malaika —

May 30, 2013

A Prairie Homo Companion

lesbian travel

first person

A Prairie Homo Companion: Wanderlust and Lessons Learned

I like to think all of this travelling has taught me a few things, or else what would be the point? Here’s a list of 10 things I’ve learned as…

Malaika —

May 16, 2013

A Prairie Homo Companion

regular

first person

A Prairie Homo Companion: To Be More Like A Dog

Your dog doesn’t care that you’re an anti-social drunk bookworm.

Malaika —

May 9, 2013

A Prairie Homo Companion

first person

A Prairie Homo Companion: Weather Watch Gender Presentation Fashion Crisis

I like to think my gender identity changes with the seasons. In the winter I can channel my great Canadian butch, and in the summer I can femme-it-up.

Malaika —

May 2, 2013