Miriam Edelson

Miriam Edelson, writer

Miriam Edelson is a neurodivergent writer, settler and mother living in Toronto, Canada. Her literary non-fiction, personal essays and commentaries have appeared in The Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, various U.S., U.K., and Canadian literary journals and on CBC Radio. Her first book, “My Journey with Jake: A Memoir of Parenting and Disability” was published in April 2000. “Battle Cries: Justice for Kids with Special Needs” appeared in late 2005. She completed a doctorate in 2016 at University of Toronto focused upon Mental Health in the Workplace. “The Swirl in my Burl”, a collection of essays, was published in October 2022.

A Pivotal Moment — Volume 8, Issue 1

In her personal essay, A Pivotal Moment, Miriam Edelson recounts an influential experience from her high school career when she was given a front row seat to a rare brawl in Canadian politics at the height of anti-Vietnam fervour.