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Lauren Peat’s Writing Space
These days, I do most of my writing at the Central Branch of the Vancouver Public Library. At first, this habit was pragmatic: I found I could focus more easily outside my apartment, and the library was a place I could linger for hours without spending any money. Over time, though, the library has come […]
Finding the Form with Stephen J. Price
Most of my stories come to me as an image inspired by something like a line from a song or story or I have witnessed. The Hawthorne Effect begin as a refrain that kept swimming about in my head – This is a love story. It’s important to remember that. That struck me as interesting, […]
Stephen J. Price’s Writing Space
My office is my sanctuary. It is generally acknowledged in my household that my writing space is the coolest room in the house. It has all my distractions – reading and music and guitars – which are necessary to my writing process. I am not one of those writers who is able to focus on their project for long […]
International Women’s Day Reads
In honour of International Women’s day, here is a collection of works across our recent issues, and past X Page Workshops, which celebrates the creativity, strength, and resilience of women. Join us in recognizing the power of women’s narratives today, and every day. These reads will be available to enjoy until next week! Fiction “Wildflower […]
What’s Leannah Riah Fidler Reading?
I am currently, hungrily working my way through Iona Whishaw’s ‘Lane Winslow’ series. I am trying to hold back, to not read too fast, knowing there are a limited number of books in the series so far. But, I can’t stop myself. A dear friend, and avid reader, turned me onto this series in the fall and […]
What’s James Dunnigan Reading?
When I moved from Montreal to Toronto for my PhD, I made a promise to myself that I would never lose fluency in French, the language of my home and of half my family. To make sure of that, I’ve tried to read as much as I possibly could in French every year. Last August, […]
Eleonore Schönmaier’s Writing Space
I work in a room with a garden view. I own neither room nor garden, but I have a key. From a dumpster I pulled out a small red-legged school table, and transported it by bicycle. I added a chair with a red seat. This is how my work in the room began. I’ve since found a […]
What’s Glenn Willmott Reading?
“I went cold all over when I saw who it was—Joel! He stood in the doorway, his big gentle eyes never wavering from my face, looking so thin and tired. He was so different from Jack, I saw in that first glance; Joel was part woman, but Jack was all man.” Trashy romance. Not “trashy […]
What’s Stephen J. Price Reading?
My 2025 goal is to read books I should have read by now. The first three installments are 100 Years of Solitude, The Woman in White and The Fifth Season (this one ended up on the list because I found it at a thrift store for $3.00 and I’ve always wanted to read it.) But before getting […]
Finding the Form with MJ Malleck
Penance took six years to reveal itself to me, and because it kept me at the drafting board, it also taught me about my personal writing process. I notice, now, my reflex tendencies, and can choose to follow or subvert them with each new piece. I began writing the story in 2018. I’d visited Getty […]