• THE SAGE PART TWO

    The Sage was inchoate and distressed as he flew off into the darkness of the forest. He trundled through brackets and thistles. He wheeled into a thorn bush. He tripped […]

  • THE SAGE

    Everyone came from far and wide to hear the soothes of the Sage. Citizens lined up from the door of his stone hut, down the path through his herb garden, past the […]

  • THESEUS’ SHIP

    Did you know you can get appendicitis twice? The trick is to not get surgery for the first time. If you catch it early enough and you ask nicely, the […]

  • THE GLIMMERING SOMETHING HE ALWAYS CRAVED

    The store was a mess when I arrived. Strewn pumps and stilettos and, in the middle of it all, twisted wings, blood pooling like spilled oil—a crow, haloed by shattered […]

  • GRAINS OF RED SAND

    You begin bouldering when you are 11. Your first time at the climbing gym, you gaze at the plastic holds, like candies, your mouth agape.    You take to it […]

  • ZAPPED

    Every day, the inflatable tubeman flailed in advertisements of “USED CARS,” and “HOT DEALS”. “DREAM CARS!” read his sign. “HIGH END! CHEAP!” Cars screamed past at horrifying speeds and he […]

  • JUN-KAN PERMACULTURE IS ON A MISSION OF REPAIR

    Just off Notre-Dame Rd. in Petersburg, Ontario is the Jun-kan Permaculture Garden. The garden sits on one of 20 acres in the Petersburg Community Garden, and volunteers tend permaculture food […]

  • OUT OF THE BOX COUNSELLING CATERS TO MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES

    Out of the Box Counselling and Collaborations is a counseling and supportservice for Two Spirit, LGBTQIA+, Neurodivergent and Nonspeaking people, and those who love them. They provide one-on-one counseling, group […]

  • YAZAN AND LEEN’S DREAM COME TRUE: ROMMANA CAFE

    Located at 569 Lancaster St. W., Rommana Cafe is committed to making Palestinian food and culture accessible to everyone in the Waterloo Region and beyond.   “Food is part of […]

  • AYR’S MUSIC AND BOOKS COLLECTS MORE THAN MEDIA

    Situated at 80 Stanley St. in Ayr, Ontario, Music & Books is both the first ever record store and first ever bookstore to open in Ayr.   Beyond just selling […]