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Illustration of white and blue light trails, in the vague shape of a person, against a black background.
Fiction / July/August 2020

The Ones We Carry With Us

July 20, 2020July 23, 2020 - by Sara O'Leary

Here’s the thing I now know about dying. It looks like almost anything else

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Illustration of a hand, palm-up, with bright lines drawn across it in light.
Fiction / July/August 2020

Lottery Poetry

July 9, 2020July 10, 2020 - by Kevin Chong

No business felt more ridiculous, in those spring days of the pandemic, than fortune-telling did

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Fiction / Terra Cognita

Bloodlines

June 29, 2020June 30, 2020 - by Erika T. Wurth

Sometimes a little vigilante justice is the sweetest revenge

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Illustration of a woman in a blue dress running across a field. In the distance are white buildings. In the dark purple sky is the figure of a woman's face.
Fiction

This Wicked Tongue

June 12, 2020 - by Elise Levine

In this short story, set in 1372 AD, an anchoress departs on an epic journey

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Illustration of a woman in khaki pants and a green jacket, sitting on a tree stump and smoking. In her other hand she holds a shovel. In the background is a forest of pine trees.
Fiction / June 2020

Rookie

May 28, 2020May 28, 2020 - by Josiah Neufeld

A short story about desire and unforgivable offenses in a tree planting camp

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Illustration of a blue car parked on the curb. In the front windshield is a sign that reads "YARD SALE TODAY."
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Calico

May 22, 2020 - by Elisabeth de Mariaffi

A short story about suspicious neighbours and a rescued pet

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Artifacts

May 8, 2020May 9, 2020 - by Kirsten Madsen

A short story about desire, arson, and environmental activism in a Yukon museum

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Illustration of a person standing on the roof of a shed with their back to the viewer. In the distance are purple mountains and a lilac sky, in which a cloud in the shape of a curled-up person drifts past.
Fiction / May 2020

Shelter Seekers

May 1, 2020May 9, 2020 - by Georgina Beaty

A short story about climate anxiety and an anthropological research trip gone awry

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An illustration of a car about to collide with a white goat, illuminated in its headlights. On the side of the road, a crowd of people watch and react in surprise.
Fiction / March 2020

Witness

February 7, 2020March 27, 2020 - by Kaie Kellough

In this short story, a family in Guyana visits a cousin in a state asylum

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A red lobster rests on a bright blue barstool. Below, blue sea plants wave in the water.
December 2019 / Fiction

The Sail and Scupper

January 10, 2020March 27, 2020 - by Georgia Ohm

In this short story, a lobster walks into a bar to reflect on the deaths of his fellow sea creatures

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