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.

• “Listening to Detroiters”: 3 Questions for Aaron Foley

  By E Martin Nolan | November 17, 2017

  E Martin Nolan asks Aaron Foley three questions about "How to Live in Detroit Without Being a Jackass" and "The Detroit Neighborhood Guidebook."

• Call Out: Literary Suburbia

  By Kathryn Stagg | November 15, 2017

  The Puritan is accepting poetry, fiction, CNF, and criticism submissions on the subject of Literary Suburbia, our next supplemented edited by Kathryn Stagg

• Reforming the Breath of Canada in Sonnet L’Abbé’s Anima Canadensis

  By Adam Mohamed | November 13, 2017

  Adam Mohamed reviews Sonnet L’Abbé’s first chapbook, "Anima Canadensis," with references to Canada 150 and the concept of a "Canadian identity."

• Interview with Alexandra Leggat

  By Fawn Parker | November 9, 2017

  Fawn Parker and Alexandra Leggat discuss the founding of Two Wolves Press, publishing as a craft, and the importance of mentorship in the writing community.

• Comics on Poetry, Poets on Comedy

  By Kris Bone | November 6, 2017

  In this follow-up to Kris Bone's piece published in The Puritan Issue 38, poets and comedians give their thoughts on a piece from the opposite medium.

• St. Jesus of the Zombies

  By Trevor Campbell | November 2, 2017

  This Halloween, Trevor Campbell shares how he began linking Catholic lore to ghost stories in "St. Jesus of the Zombies."

• Near Death and Ghosts: Interview with Stephan A. Schwartz

  By Aurora Stewart de Peña | October 30, 2017

  Town Crier guest editor interviews Stephan A. Schwartz on the science of non-local consciousness, including ghosts, near death experiences, and more

• A Crossroads of Spirits: Story of a Spirit Rescue Medium

  By Jeff Carpenter | October 25, 2017

  Jeff Carpenter, spirit rescue medium, recounts one house haunted by a multitude of sellers, and his process for helping them pass on

• The Ghost of Grace

  By Nick Rossi | October 23, 2017

  Nick Rossi shares his ghost story about a girl named Grace and an apartment building with bad heating and plush orange carpets.

• The Shadow Boy

  By Ruben Carbajal | October 20, 2017

  Ruben Carbajal talks about his eerie experiences with sleep paralysis and clinging to the idea of something existing beyond our natural world.

• Cool Ghost

  By Julia Lederer | October 18, 2017

  Julia Lederer talks about enjoying scary movies as a kid and not believing in ghosts, with the exception of the cool ghost haunting her bachelor apartment.

• Author Note: Jeremy Colangelo

  By Jeremy Colangelo | October 16, 2017

  Jeremy Colangelo discusses a memory from his childhood. His short story “The Fox Beneath the Statue” was published in The Puritan Spring 2017.