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It Was Fun Until It Wasn’t: Broken Pencil, 1995-2024

It is with profound sadness that I announce the closure of Broken Pencil Magazine, an independent publication I co-founded 30 […]

BP is Closed, But You Can Still Access Our Archives

Dear friends, Broken Pencil’s fabulous thirty year run has concluded. But we are going to keep our website and archives […]

Review: Nothing Without Us Too

With many of these speculative stories rooted in sci-fi, the line between reality and metaphor nearly disappears, playing with a reader’s inability to clearly differentiate between fact and fiction when it comes to the realities of disability.

Review: Beat The Rust

Life doesn’t unfold in a neat narrative, neither does Kelly Fruh's brief, deft, illustrated vignettes.

Poster Boy: Dril On Art, Philosophy, Life Beyond Twitter, All That Garbage

"People will beg for AI-free content like they do for water that isn’t tainted with lead. And when AI becomes synonymous with ‘Shit,’ it will die like every other Silicon Valley Clown Show and nobody will miss it."

Call for Submissions: Urban Legends

Overview “Urban Legends” is a compilation zine about urban legends, local myths, and folklore. Share your writing or art that’s […]

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Latest Reviews

Review: Love Is A Place But You Cannot Live There

The human brain and its capacity to love have never been simple. Jade Wallace’s poetry incites a lot of introspection into how we are connected to our environments in intimate ways, but not necessarily made loving by them.

Review: Feminism for a Genderqueer Generation

The way Melendez mixes theory with personal anecdotes is a graceful way to deliver intellectual critique with relatable humour. This is a strong, accessible read that even someone who might be hearing about “agender” for the first time can understand.

Review: People Collide

Unfolding like a thriller, People Collide is as much about marriage and what draws people together (and apart) as it is about gender or art.
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Latest Posts

Introducing Sarah Steinberg

Hal Niedzviecki (Moderator)

If only I hadn’t left my fur hat on the 97 bus six years ago, I’m sure we would have […]

Error State

Skot Deeming

By skot deeming Somewhere on the cover of this issue is a code. A pixelated square that at first glance looks […]

Editor’s Note

Lindsay

By Lindsay Gibb I want to write a love letter to the library. A big part of this desire comes from […]

The Fishermen and the Goose

Hal Niedzviecki (Moderator)

By Patrick Horner Indie Writers’ Deathmatch 2010 Semi-Finalist Harold wiped the sweat from his forehead with the sleeve of his t-shirt […]

Bloodsport

Hal Niedzviecki (Moderator)

By Amy Dupcak Indie Writers’ Deathmatch 2010 Semi-Finalist I never told anybody, but under the stage are four “rooms.” Without walls […]

Three Dudes, Some Drugs, and a Bear

Hal Niedzviecki (Moderator)

By Jordan Abel Indie Writers’ Deathmatch 2010 Runner-Up By the time the acid took hold, we were halfway to Edmonton. Tommy […]

Somnambulist

Hal Niedzviecki (Moderator)

By Martha Grover Martha Grover is currently a student in the creative writing MFA program at the California College of Arts […]

The Rabble of Downtown Toronto

Hal Niedzviecki (Moderator)

The following pages are an excerpt from my latest comic, The Rabble of Downtown Toronto. If you’re familiar with my […]