Intermittent Odysseys
The room I grew up in is an affront to the eyes.
Issue 73: Spring 2026
Fiction
The Last Trolley Heater
The wind carried both sweet and sour Saskatoons as Bethany walked to the bus stop on 95th.
Star People
Rocks and stones pop beneath the tires, as the girls and I drive down the long gravel lane.
Hybrid/Experimental
A space for exploring experimental and multi-form writing in combination with disciplines including (but not limited to) visual art, mixed-media, science and technology, audio, performance, and video; a space of endless possibility.
Poetry
"Somebody Loves Us All" & "They Are Bombing in the Hills"
Somebody is playing for you
Essays
Customs Declaration
The standard balikbayan box measures 24 inches by 18 inches by 18 inches.
Blood Magic
It starts in the crook of a spiral of stones.
Interviews
On Fantasy and Fascination: A Conversation with Amal El-Mohtar
When Amal agrees to an interview with me about Seasons of Glass and Iron, it is September 2025 ...
On Swimming and the Puzzle of Constraint: A Conversation with Anna Swanson
Anna Swanson’s poetry has appeared in a range of journals and anthologies, and her first poetry collection, The Nights Also (Tightrope Books, 2010), won the Gerald Lampert Award and a Lambda Literary Award.
Reviews
Unmaking the Archive: Goose and the Legacy of Petropoetics
Canada’s oil and gas industry plays a pivotal role in both Melanie Dennis Unrau’s academic work and her poetry.
Pyrogy, pierogi, perogy: A Review of Ukrainian Ritual on the Prairies
When I moved to Québec from Saskatchewan, I became convinced that no one knew how to spell the word “perogy.”
