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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Estranged // Napatsi Folger
Napatsi Folger writes on the strangeness and complexities of death, mourning and forgiveness as part of our guest-curated month examining the theme "Life is Stranger Than Fiction." -
Strangeness // Walt Palmer
Walt Palmer examines the word “strangeness” and its implications of othering as part of our guest edited month exploring the theme "Truth is Stranger than Fiction.” -
Scrapyard // Richard Kelly Kemick
Richard Kelly Kemick writes about objects, things, and the meaning we affix to them. This article is part of our guest edited month exploring the theme "Truth is Stranger than Fiction," which challenges readers to push themselves out of their comfort zones and embrace strangeness. -
Celebrating Strangeness // Kris Bone
This month, Kris Bone guest edits on the theme "Truth is Stranger than Fiction," challenging readers to push themselves out of their comfort zones and embrace strangeness. -
Embracing Sincerity with YA: How Jenny Han Helped Me With Love // Dana Ewachow
Dana Ewachow writes about the sincerity that can be found within young adult fiction, and how engaging with this literature can lead us to examine the comfortable shield of sarcasm we often hide behind in our daily lives. -
Listen Deep: A Three-Part Poetry Program by Margaret Christakos // Hajer Mirwali
Hajer Mirwali describes her experience with Listen Deep, a three-part poetry program put on by Margaret Christakos which, as she describes, serves as "an example of what a poetry event can be: experimental community-making that listens to the poem rather than just reads it." -
Questions for My Parents About Love // Aurora Stewart de Peña
The author examines how her ideas on love have been shaped by her parents, as explored through interviews with both her mother and father on the subject. -
We Will Still Need a Space // Lo Humeniuk
Lo Humeniuk writes about the need to preserve physical spaces for literary communities, and the ways in which these spaces function. -
Dark, Loud, and from a Place of Love: JC Bouchard’s Borderline Definitions // John Nyman
John Nyman writes about how he integrates the experience of hearing works from Bouchard's Borderline Definitions in a live setting with his enjoyment of the poetry itself. -
Excerpt from Mooncalves // Victoria Hetherington
This is an excerpt from Mooncalves by Victoria Hetherington, out April 15 from Now or Never Publishing. This excerpt is presented in partnership with moore hype. -
Why Should Toronto’s Writers Care About the Subway Upload? // Jason Freure
Jason Freure looks at what the implications of changes to Toronto's transit system are on the city's literary community and its outskirts. -
Author Note: Marianne Apostolides
Marianne Apostolides recently published an excerpt from I Can’t Get You Out of My Mind: A Book of Lies, Sex, Love, and Artificial Intelligence in The Ex-Puritan Issue 43: Fall 2018. As part of our author notes series, she talks to us about the origins of the book.
