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Issue 150

Green Cathedral

There’s no running water, unless you count the creek, and no electricity. It’s far from everyone and everything. Read more.

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Issue 150

The Art of Dying

When I told her how I felt under the gaze of those four luminous eyes, weeks later, as we lay on a grassy hillock, watching the Perseid meteor shower, she said nothing. Read more.

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Issue 148

Bad Jew, Good Jew

When Gabrielle and I walk toward the Reform synagogue for a Yom Kippur service, Bloor Street is thronged with happy Torontonians, grateful for the unseasonal balmy weather. Patios are teeming with people clinking glasses and laughing; storefronts and restaurants glow with bright, flickering lights. The city feels festive, joyful. It is not supposed to be joyful. It is Yom Kippur, literally “a Day of Atonement,” the holiest and most solemn day in the Jewish calendar. Read more.

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The Writer’s Corner

August 15, 2019

Kirsteen MacLeod’s Writing Space

I have a problem for a writer: I hate to sit down for extended periods. It wasn’t always thus, but right now I feel restless, compelled to roam, to seek writing spaces in all corners at home, or outside by the woods or the water, or in public libraries, those treasure-filled temples without which I’d […]

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August 14, 2019

The 2019 Peter Hinchcliffe Short Fiction Award Contest Longlist

Thank you to all of our 2019 Peter Hinchcliffe Short Fiction Contest entrants. There was a strong crop of stories this year that pushed the boundaries of tradition. We were struck by the deep complexity of each entry. After thoughtful deliberation, we are proud to announce this year’s longlisted writers and their exceptional stories. 2019 […]

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August 13, 2019

Launched: The Art of Leaving by Ayelet Tsabari

Welcome to the latest instalment of Launched, the series with the scoop on new books by Canadian authors. Ayelet Tsabari’s second book, The Art of Leaving, was published earlier this year by Harper Collins. Tsabari is the author of the story collection The Best Place on Earth, which won the Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature and […]

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