Anchor City Rollers

“You know how I feel about that Roller Derby.” This is my Nana, very time we talk. I don’t even have to bring up the topic; she scolds me every time. I live and play roller derby in Nova Scotia, while all of my family lives in Ontario. Nana has never seen a game, so her experience says that we go around throwing elbows and clotheslining each other. She worries about me every time I put my skates on. I am one of the smallest girls in our league so just about everyone I skate

Roller derby is an emotional roller coaster. Photo by Richard Lafortune. One of my favorite things is gently correcting well-meaning people who say "there's no crying in roller derby." I get it! A League of Their Own is a great movie and I too look for ways to reference it as much as possible. But it's just not true. I sometimes joke that I've cried more about roller derby than any romantic relationship I've had. That's a bit of an exaggeration (heartbreak, amirite), but if y