Tara Pyfrom
Freelance contributor
Tara Pyfrom is a New Brunswick-based poet and writer, born and raised as an island girl in the beautiful Bahamas. Pyfrom works as a freelance writer and bookkeeper and when not writing, she can be found plotting her next far-off adventure with her family.
Latest from Tara Pyfrom
First Person
A hurricane destroyed our home and nearly killed us. 4 years later, I'm living with PTSD
Tara Pyfrom and her family barely survived Hurricane Dorian when it hit their home in the Bahamas. That loud and violent experience fundamentally shifted how her brain processed sound and has left her with anxiety.
Canada |
Opinion
Sure, the cost of living is up. But N.B. stores are a bargain compared to my old home
If you think food in New Brunswick supermarkets is expensive, contributor Tara Pyfrom invites you to take a look at costs in her home country of the Bahamas, where almost everything has to be shipped in — or in Canada's North, where fly-in food is the norm.
Canada -New Brunswick |
First Person
Even though the ocean tried to kill us, I still want to live by the sea
Tara Pyfrom and her family survived a harrowing 36 hours trapped in their home when Hurricane Dorian slammed into the Bahamas in 2019. After they relocated to New Brunswick, every hurricane that rams Atlantic Canada brings home the reality of climate change.
Canada |