The Town Crier
The Town Crier operated as a hub for criticism and commentary, connecting a community of writers, readers, and commentators through social media, and focusing on the interplay of literary opinion in and around the city of Toronto until its closure in February 2021.
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Trolling: Bret Easton Ellis’s White, Millennial Writing and Taking the Bait // Dana Ewachow
Dana Ewachow dissects Bret Easton Ellis' comments on the millennial generation and considers the ways he trolls, and the reasons behind his trolling.. -
An Interview with Dean Serravalle // Nathaniel G. Moore
Nathaniel G. Moore interviews Dean Serravalle about his latest novel Where I Fall, Where She Rises, published by Inanna Publications. -
Review: 7,2 by Prathna Lor & Pleasure Dome Poems by Cody Caetano // Jeremy Luke Hill
Jeremy Luke Hill reviews 7,2 by Prathna Lor and Pleasure Dome Poems by Cody Caetano, the first two releases from the What Queer Reading imprint out of knife | fork | book. -
Review: The Knockoff Eclipse by Melissa Bull // Jason Freure
Jason Freure reviews Melissa Bull's collection of stories, The Knockoff Eclipse, which look at twentysomething life in Montreal. The Knockoff Eclipse was published by Anvil Press. -
Author Note: Archana Sridhar
Archana Sridhar is the author of the poem “The Ring,” which appeared in The Ex-Puritan Issue 44: Winter 2019. As part of our Author Note series, she explains some of the influences behind the work. -
Author Note: Lauren Peat
As part of our Author Notes series, Lauren Peat talks about digging deep into the past for her poems “Afterlight” and “Sati,” which appeared in The Ex-Puritan Issue 44, Winter 2019. -
Author Note: Kristen Unrau
As part of our Author Notes series, Kristen Unrau talks about the blurring of fact and fiction in her poem “Love Letters to Joan of Arc,” which appeared in The Ex-Puritan Issue 44, Winter 2019. -
Author Note: Rosebud Ben-Oni
Rosebud Ben-Oni is the author of the poem “POET WRESTLING WITH THE POSSIBILITY SHE’S LIVING IN A SIMULATION {INSIDE A SIMULATION}” which appeared in The Ex-Puritan Issue 43, Fall 2018. As part of our Author Notes series, she answers some of our questions about the context behind the piece. -
Patterns // Kris Bone
In his piece on patterns and lack of patterns, Kris Bone wraps up his guest edited month looking at how "Life is Stranger than Fiction." -
Things Change // Dr. Daniel Alati
Dr. Daniel Alati examines our relationship to places after strange or jarring events occur, as part of our guest edited month on the theme "Life is Stranger Than Fiction." -
Healing Through Horror // Brendan Vidito
Brendan Vidito shares an account of using horror as a means of healing as part of our guest curated month examining the theme "Life is Stranger than Fiction." -
Portrait of the Artist as an Object // Rebecca Salazar
Rebecca Salazar examines the concepts of strangeness and eccentricity among artists, asking, among other things, "who can afford to don strangeness as a luxury, and to remove it when convenient?" This article is part of our guest-curated month examining the theme “Life is Stranger Than Fiction."
