Fiction

The Lesson

The fourth and final installment in our fiction series, wherein we’ve asked four authors to write a short story inspired by World War I. Commissioned in partnership with the Globe and Mail.

Chasing Lights

When celebrities become gods, the faithful become an army.

The Bluebirds

The third installment in our fiction series, wherein we’ve asked four authors to write a short story inspired by World War I. Commissioned in partnership with the Globe and Mail.

This is For the Common Good

Meat is everywhere, once you start looking.

Image via Wikimedia
It's Always Sunny and Warm in Windsor

Two men and a pregnant woman are caught in a blizzard during the journey from Toronto to Windsor. An outtake from the acclaimed novel Emancipation Day.

The Charming Man

The second instalment in a new fiction series, wherein we’ve asked five authors to write a short story inspired by World War I. Commissioned in partnership with The Globe and Mail.

Friends Wanted for Lonely Soldiers

The first instalment in a new fiction series, wherein we've asked five authors to write a short story inspired by World War I. Commissioned in partnership with the Globe and Mail.

Illustrations by Sophia Foster-Dimino
Bright Lights, Dark Spirits

All cities have spirits, and all spirits have an animal familiar. A brief history of the bear of Berlin, the crow of Tokyo, and the blind white alligator king of New York City.

Paintings of Kisses at the Rio Art Fair
Documentation

A couple's kisses, from first to last, are catalogued in this short story from Shelly Oria's upcoming collection New York 1, Tel Aviv 0.

The Tub Is Just the Safest Place

It was the only sin that Julie had ever prearranged in her entire life.