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Ruth Kapelus

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On belonging

Feb 22, 2026

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6 min read

On belonging

And how even heartbreak can bring people together

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Ruth Kapelus
The agony of defeat

Nov 2, 2025

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9 min read

The agony of defeat

And the beauty of the game

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Ruth Kapelus
On doomerism

Sep 19, 2025

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6 min read

On doomerism

And why not giving in makes you more powerful than you know

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Ruth Kapelus
On birthdays

Apr 5, 2025

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7 min read

On birthdays

I’m waiting for a friend to meet me for dinner.

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Ruth Kapelus
On connecting

Feb 16, 2025

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8 min read

On connecting

It’s snowing again in Toronto.

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Ruth Kapelus
On futility

Dec 1, 2024

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6 min read

On futility

And an elusive pickle plushie

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Ruth Kapelus
A eulogy for Twitter

Nov 20, 2024

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7 min read

A eulogy for Twitter

Pour one out for @ruthkapelus 2020-2024

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Ruth Kapelus
On humanity

Apr 8, 2024

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6 min read

On humanity

As far back as I can remember, I’ve been fascinated by the cosmos.

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Ruth Kapelus
On Cereal

Jan 9, 2024

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6 min read

On Cereal

If you spend enough time online, you develop somewhat of a ‘personal brand’.

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Ruth Kapelus
Sail away with me

Dec 19, 2023

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5 min read

Sail away with me

Wishing you all the best over the holidays and for the new year

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Ruth Kapelus
On the stories we tell ourselves

Sep 19, 2023

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5 min read

On the stories we tell ourselves

Listening to the voice inside my head

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Ruth Kapelus
On newness

Jun 30, 2023

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7 min read

On newness

The other day I was searching my overstuffed closet for a favourite new top when I came across a shirt I’d never seen before.

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Ruth Kapelus
On first kisses

May 17, 2023

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9 min read

On first kisses

Is it true that you never forget your first?

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Ruth Kapelus
On keeping in touch

May 3, 2023

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8 min read

On keeping in touch

There was a thread going around Twitter and Reddit the other day that asked “people who take days to respond to a text, why?”

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Ruth Kapelus
On sadness

Apr 18, 2023

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5 min read

On sadness

Last week I went to see former Jays manager John Gibbons speak at the Toronto Public Library.

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Ruth Kapelus
On Opening Day

Apr 11, 2023

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4 min read

On Opening Day

I was talking this morning to a friend about baseball’s Opening Day, and if there’s an equivalent in any other pro sports.

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Ruth Kapelus
Raising Arizona

Mar 17, 2023

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6 min read

Raising Arizona

One of the first times I went out after things had opened up, two friends took me on a day trip to Prince Edward County, a couple hours outside of Toronto.

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Ruth Kapelus
The Forgotten Toy

Feb 13, 2023

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5 min read

The Forgotten Toy

About an hour north of Toronto is an amusement park called Canada’s Wonderland.

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Ruth Kapelus
On Aging

Jan 24, 2023

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5 min read

On Aging

I love it when people say I don’t look my age.

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Ruth Kapelus
A thank you

Dec 22, 2022

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4 min read

A thank you

Happy holidays and all the best for 2023

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Ruth Kapelus
On being 'gifted'

Dec 5, 2022

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5 min read

On being 'gifted'

There has been a trend on Twitter of late of someone tweeting something like ‘your gifted friend now does ‘insert some cutesy mental health challenge’ that never strikes me as something to be cutesy about.

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Ruth Kapelus
Knowing my strengths

Nov 9, 2022

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5 min read

Knowing my strengths

And why I don't drive

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Ruth Kapelus
On Nostalgia

Oct 25, 2022

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5 min read

On Nostalgia

What are we really longing for?

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Ruth Kapelus
Reflections

Sep 28, 2022

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6 min read

Reflections

This past weekend, I returned from a two week trip to Cape Town.

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Ruth Kapelus
Finding my voice

Aug 23, 2022

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4 min read

Finding my voice

When I was in grade 4, the music teacher came into my class and told us we all had to sing the scale to audition for the school play.

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Ruth Kapelus
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