Sylvie Hill

Ottawa XPress, April 27, 2006 When Grandpa slipped Grandma the tongue at Easter dinner, little did we know the affectionate display could forever change our own romantic futures. Senior citizen sex, with all its hardened toenails, is enough to turn anyone off sex. Then again, it shows us there’s sex way beyond 30. So what […]

Ottawa XPress – Shotgun – April 20, 2006 When I think about how easy it would be for me to squat cowgirl on my man, on command, in the front seat of a ’69 Dodge Charger, or compact myself low down to blow him in the cramped space of a dirty bar bathroom, I thank […]

Ottawa XPress – Shotgun – April 13, 2006 When I hear the term “doggy style,” I think Snoop Dogg. But I also think of a preferred sexual position which invites cupping or bucking so tender your lover’s hands are free to wander like spiders over soft flesh while you’re poised to push into your man’s […]

The Ottawa XPress | April 13, 2006 Festival fluke puts femmes first this spring Every event tends to have its show-stealers, and the all-women Writing Life series at this year’s Ottawa International Writers Festival is looking like a serious contender. The series consists of three interactive evenings with authors in conversation about their craft and […]

Ottawa XPress – Shotgun – March 30, 2006 Bardot the babykiller? (Photo: Aaron McKenzie Fraser) Celebrities from far and wide are being tortured in Canada. That’s right, last week media and pundits abused and ridiculed the McCartneys and Brigitte Bardot for speaking out against Canada’s seal hunt, or “massacres,” which they call horrific. Being the […]

Ottawa XPress, March 23, 2006 I can’t have a baby now, my outfit is all wrong! According to 99 percent of the television commercials featuring wives and mothers and laundry detergent or minivans, without high-waisted beige chinos, I’m nothing. Add to that the absence of matching pastel knit co-ordinates and a delicate gold necklace to […]

Ottawa XPress – Shotgun – March 16, 2006 Being in a relationship is a lot like gambling. You play your cards, hedge or make your bets and hope you don’t get fucked up the ass. Unless, of course, you’re into that. But let’s say you get royally screwed. How long do we have to listen […]

Ottawa XPress, March 2, 2006 If you’re not sorry for who you are Why are you sorry for where you been? ~From “Wasted,” by Joseph Arthur Inebriation. Is it about celebration or medication? Jubilation or depression? Can you remind me again why it’s ever a good idea to get wasted? I gave up drinking in […]

Ottawa XPress – Shotgun – February 23, 2006 Winterlude or Bluesfest? Long johns or lawn chairs? Would you consider these among the cultural symbols of Ottawa, the icons that epitomize what makes Ottawa Ottawa? I’m going to say “yes,” Alex, for $30, the price of my Hawksley Workman ticket at the Bronson Centre on March […]

Ottawa XPress – Shotgun – February 9, 2006 People go to great lengths to get sex, either keeping their efforts between themselves and God or with all of New York City. That’s right. Flippin’ through the New York Post last month, there it was in the popular Page Six column. John Lennon’s 30-year-old son, Sean, […]