Anne Mayo

Calgary Journal • 12th February 2024

Video: Choosing to live childfree in a kid-centred culture

Women living voluntarily childfree is nothing new. However, its popularity has grown with newer generations, and young women around the world are showing off their lives; sans children and happy.

2nd October 2023

Mountain against the sky

2nd October 2023

Hand in light

2nd October 2023

Hallway figure

25th September 2023

Apartment lounge interior

Calgary Journal • 22nd March 2023

The Electric Highway Festival is back this weekend and better than ever

Calgary is about to be electrified once again with music, art, and all-around good vibes at the annual Electric Highway festival.

After three years of cancellations due to COVID-19 restrictions, the event is finally ready to give guests an in-person experience. This year’s festival will run from March 23 to 25 at Dickens in downtown Calgary and will feature performances from bands like Sasquatch, Black Mastiff, and HypnoPilot.

Calgary Journal • 16th March 2023

Corinna Chong’s new short story collection focuses on the physical and emotional body

Over the past 15 years, author Corinna Chong wrote short stories for a number of journals and publications. These stories are now being published as a collection in her upcoming book, The Whole Animal.

Calgary Journal • 3rd March 2023

My Happy Place: River Park off-leash dog park

I don’t really remember my first time visiting the park, why I was there, or who I was with. It was a nice day in the middle of Calgary’s very short spring. The most vivid part of this memory was all of the dogs and how happy I was every time one decided to come up to say hello, unabashedly asking for pets.

Calgary Journal • 14th December 2021

Voices: Why medical professionals don’t always take women’s pain seriously

Waking up at 6:30 a.m. was not normal for my 18-year-old self, but my body clearly had other plans.

The pain coursing through my abdomen was like nothing I had ever experienced before, where nothing I did seemed to help. Sitting, standing, laying down; none of these positions eased the agony I was forcing myself to endure.

My worried family drove me straight to the emergency room, having come to the hesitant conclusion that I was suffering from appendicitis. Going into the ER, I was hopeful th

Calgary Journal • 20th April 2021

Fierce and female: How Taylor Hudson and Hemlock Tattoo are changing the industry

When Taylor Hudson became a tattoo artist, she was driven by her love of creating art for others. But, as she learned about the problems female customers faced when they came for tattoos, she and three other women decided to open their own studio, Hemlock Tattoo.

Coming out of high school, Hudson wasn’t sure what she wanted to do.

You can read more about Hemlock Tattoo and its owners here

“I was kind of hemming and hawing about it and that’s when my mom suggested it. It was something I felt l