Stephen Marche

March 2015 / Society

Hello, Dollies

February 20, 2015April 10, 2020 - by Stephen Marche

What the Canadian take on American Girls says about our grown-up obsessions

Portrait of Sir John A. Macdonald/Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1940-64-1

January/February 2015 / Politics

Old Macdonald

December 15, 2014February 6, 2021 - by Stephen Marche

Sir John A. was a racist, a colonialist, and a drunk. Why are we celebrating him?

Fiction / July/August 2014

Ultrasound

July 21, 2014November 22, 2022 - by Stephen Marche

On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 representing “of no interest to me” and 10 representing “of maximum interest to me,” the rapes in my neighbourhood rated a …

December 2012 / Fiction

Flesh and Numbers

November 27, 2012April 14, 2020 - by Stephen Marche

The boots were ankle high, smooth red leather Louboutins with crystal studs, on sale for $339.99. “Buy them,” Tom told Salma, suffused with the generosity of the three local beers …

Illustration of a battle during the war of 1812

March 2012

That Time We Beat the Americans

March 12, 2012April 14, 2020 - by Stephen Marche

A misunderstood moment, now 200 years old, defines us as Canadians. A citizens’ guide to the War of 1812

November 2011

The Meaning of Hockey

November 12, 2011April 14, 2020 - by Stephen Marche

Our game is like no other. Nor is its history

Fiction

Lucy Hardin’s Missing Period

November 10, 2010March 1, 2021 - by Stephen Marche

Lucy Hardin’s Missing Period is an interactive novel with hundreds of possible storylines and multiple outcomes. It uses a web format to capture the reality of a young woman in …