Midlife No. 2 is the second volume of collected works from former members of the Gateway, the student newspaper at the University of Alberta. Once again, this crew of 27 writers and creators from the late 1990s/early 2000s have come together to share a thoughtful and hilarious snapshot of the many states of midlife in Canada today.

This time, you’ll find a strong focus on housing and homes, that area of life that our generation has had a hell of a time growing up with, plus wonderful new works on themes of race, identity, COVID, and many journeys in between.

Like a typical second child, this second book defied our expectations. But, as was the case with the first book, the process and the work were still a gift—for each other, and now for you.

This is the last book we’ll do for a while. But we love how this symphony of writing has emerged. We hope you do too.

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Sarah Chan is a musician, teacher, writer, social advocate, and mother of two based in Edmonton. She wrote for the Gateway Arts & Entertainment section from 1998 to 2002, primarily covering Classical & Opera. She only wrote a few opinion pieces which is strange, because Sarah is highly opinionated. She loves her COVID dog, Jasper, and is continually working on her yogi aspirations.

Jhenifer Pabillano was once a Gateway News Editor (2001–2003) and the Alberta bureau chief for Canadian University Press (2002–2003). She earned a masters degree in journalism from UBC and is now a project manager with the City of Vancouver. She contains multitudes and knows you do too.