“We is all we have”: Science, nature, and politics intertwine in Derek Webster’s National Animal
The poems in National Animal do not cleave to unidirectional pieties about nature or the resilience of humankind.
Pedagogy as practice: A new anthology aims to define best practices for teaching creative writing in universities
Numerous chapters address interdisciplinary practice and the value of working not just across genres but across academic fields of interest.
31 Days of Stories 2025, Day 31: “The Underside of a Wing” by Paola Ferrante
Ferrante's tale shows the ongoing potential for the short form to continue to evolve outside a strictly mimetic mode.
31 Days of Stories 2025, Day 30: “lived experience” by Billy-Ray Belcourt
Belcourt's tactic in "lived experience" is to trouble this unquestioned notion of progress and urban gentrification.
31 Days of Stories 2025, Day 29: “I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream” by Harlan Ellison
The presentation of the technology in the story firmly situates it in the tech skeptic realm.
Content warning: Some thoughts on the Alberta government’s new initiative to police content in provincial schools
The term "explicit sexual content" is often code for gay, lesbian, or trans content.
31 Days of Stories 2025, Day 28: “Started Early, Took My Dog” by Caroline Adderson
Throughout the story, relationships between and among the characters are drawn in different shades.
Alberta provincial government announces new policy to ensure “age-appropriate” material in school libraries
“I’m shocked this is happening in Canada.”
31 Days of Stories 2025, Day 27: “The Loves of Lady Purple” by Angela Carter
Lazarus, raised from the dead, is a potent biblical allusion for the marionette that comes to life as a woman.
31 Days of Stories 2025, Day 26: “Pending Licensor Approval” by Adam Cesare
"Pending Licensor Approval" is structured largely as a conversation between a writer and a bartender.