Aviva's Substack

Anxiety – Can I just drop it?

I came in from a run a couple of days ago and hung my jacket on the rad in the kitchen.

Jan 22 • Aviva Rubin - Author

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December 2025

The end of the world as we know it – again.

It’s the season for wishing good riddance to the year that has been, and pleading to God, or whoever we plead to, that the next one will be better…

Dec 28, 2025 • Aviva Rubin - Author

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November 2025

Flat times and the lifespan of urgency

Oh right, I used to write a Substack…

Nov 12, 2025 • Aviva Rubin - Author

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October 2025

What Did I Expect?

A few thoughts one year in

Oct 21, 2025 • Aviva Rubin - Author

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September 2025

A wee journey into a word I can’t stand

The word journey has come up a few times in the last couple of days.

Sep 20, 2025 • Aviva Rubin - Author

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Confusing Solidarity with Orthodoxy

“Don’t confuse solidarity with orthodoxy.” That’s what guest Dr.

Sep 6, 2025 • Aviva Rubin - Author

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A Place For People Like Us by Danila Botha

Reviewed by Aviva Rubin

Published on The Seaboard Review of Books • Sep 1, 2025

August 2025

Should we stop yelling at Mark Carney?

The risks in moderation

Aug 15, 2025 • Aviva Rubin - Author

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My father and Victoria Mboko: A decade-long tennis dream comes true

Contributed by Aviva Rubin to Opinion, The Globe and Mail.

Aug 9, 2025 • Aviva Rubin - Author

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This Is Me Standing Up

Can I talk to the Jews for a minute please?

Aug 1, 2025 • Aviva Rubin - Author

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July 2025

No Off-Ramp

Are boundaries and balance really all they’re cracked up to be?

Jul 24, 2025 • Aviva Rubin - Author

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Braced for hate

Trigger warning – this piece contains vile antisemitic language and threats of violence.

Jul 13, 2025 • Aviva Rubin - Author

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