The Fredericton Walking Bridge lit up at night, seen through some dead winter trees.

Why I Wrote this Book: Issue #66 — Poetry Issue!

Featuring David Ly, Conyer Clayton, Sanna Wani, and Jade Wallace David Ly, author of Ritual, Interrupted (Palimpsest Press, September 2026) I feel like I have a curiosity to be close to something scary — see how close I can get before the warning lights flash in my mind to run. And, for me, there’s nothing …

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The Fredericton Walking Bridge lit up at night, seen through some dead winter trees.

Why I Wrote This Book: Issue #65

Featuring Gina N. Brown, Jules Torti, Lisa de Nikolits, and Alice Fitzpatrick Gina N. Brown, author of Pickled in Love (NovaHeart, Sep 2025) Pickled in Love was a TMR Best Book of 2025! In early 2025, the world felt chaotic. Friends were anxious and urged me to write something relatable, light-hearted and distracting. I thought …

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The Fredericton Walking Bridge lit up at night, seen through some dead winter trees.

Why I Wrote This Book: Issue #64 — Anstruther Press takeover!

Featuring Chelsea Humphries, Jenny Berkel, Edie Reaney Chunn, and Jordan Redekop-Jones Chelsea Humphries, author of Flower Language Flower Language emerged, in part, from my fascination with the Victorian age and my love of secret codes and hidden meanings. Floriography is the language of flowers, popularized by the Victorians in the nineteenth century. It ascribes significance …

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