Water Spider
He laughed at what passed for tragedy in his new country. Last week, the body of a little girl was found pressed against a sewer grate. She had been catching …
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Barnyard Desires
Leona was awoken by a scratching noise from her ceiling. Furtive rasping claws. Scratch, scratch scratch. She sat up in bed and fixed her eyes on the ceiling, straining to …
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Miss You Already
Mary Ann didn’t think she would want the casket open. But when the funeral director led her in and she saw David’s body lying there, he looked relaxed, almost happy, …
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The Second-last Corporate Retreat
I want to welcome all of you to the weekend that will change your life. Today is the last day you will ever have to put up with the Old …
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Illustration by Christopher Hutsul At the best of times, Newfoundlanders are seasonally impaired. We know climate change—every two hours or so—and, as a result, our minds are prone to wandering …
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My Living Media Will
For intravenous hydration, I prefer flat water to sparkling, with a slice of lemon in my IV bag
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Franklin’s Library
The sailor looks up from the book. He looks up, out of the oily coin of candlelight lying on the page. He can still hear the shore crowd at Greenhithe, …
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