fiction

Too Much Mean Me

By Geoffrey Brown We both were there. We were both there. I was who I was there. When I was […]

Parade

By Sarah Gordon October 16.04. We had a parade today. A big fucking dog and pony show for the governor […]

The Minutes

By Peter Norman A respectable man noticed a woman seated on a bench, gazing around her and writing in a […]

Hands Held at Religious Angles

By Kevin Spenst Tiny deposits of magic were contained in the tears of fairies and it was for this reason […]

Traveling From Scratch

Where do I start? Do I start before the real or with the imagined? Do I start before vows are […]

Shack the Clam Girl

Shack finds shells in the dirt sometimes. Marnie said it’s because the ocean was here once, and the dirt used […]

Small Game Hunter

By Joel Katelnikoff A factory, Saskatoon, 4pm. Al forklifts a palette of melamine-coated particle board into the Big Saw. As […]

The Fishermen and the Goose

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

Bloodsport

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

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

Fiction: Band Names

Fiction: Band Names By Tor Lukasik-Foss Gord walked out of the grocery store, felt the wind in his hair, pulled his […]

Excerpt: Fear of Fighting

Excerpt: Fear of Fighting By Stacey May Fowles Nineteen. I tried to be Ben’s “cool girlfriend.” This meant that I tried […]