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.
31 Days of Stories 2025, Day 23: “Ogbuefi” by Vincent Anioke
The passage into manhood for Chibuike involves the shedding of innocent blood.
31 Days of Stories 2025, Day 22: “Her Ex Writes a Novel” by Shashi Bhat
"Fiction is a more subtle and sophisticated revenge porn."
31 Days of Stories 2025, Day 21: “BrasÃlia” by Clarice Lispector; Katrina Dodson, trans.
"But that is exactly how we live: lost in time and space."
31 Days of Stories 2025, Day 20: “Half-Pipe” by Zoe Whittall
Whittall manages a delicate balancing act: she addresses an incident of sexual assault without turning her story into a simple trauma narrative.
31 Days of Stories 2025, Day 18: “Glimmer” by Ian Rankin
"Glimmer" is a lean story, right from its declarative opening sentence.