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Grounds for Divorce in Writing: Crippling Clichés

March 28, 2022 by Kayla Geitzler

Perhaps you’ve also heard the argument that creative writing should allow space for all kinds of expression? This is true and it does. However, that argument is often used as an excuse when it comes to clichés.

Career Experience: A Four Part Series

June 24, 2020 by Bill Arnott

Career Experience Part Four finds Bill Arnott, still in high school, but he needs to critique a ZZ Top concert for his creative writing class.

The Dog Who Ate the Vegetable Garden & Helped Save the Planet by Meg Hurley

June 6, 2020May 30, 2020 by James M. Fisher

A book that was written by a dog? A dog who is vegan? An audacious undertaking, to be sure. But does it work? Can this dog write? Let's see.

Confessions of A Prize-Winning Poet

May 13, 2020 by Chris Banks

When my first book came out, I was suddenly thrust into the spotlight as “an up and coming young Canadian poet to watch out for” simply by having the good luck to land on a few awards lists. My book … Continue reading

Send More Tourists…the Last Ones Were Delicious by Tracey Waddleton

September 30, 2019September 30, 2019 by James M. Fisher

While some reviewers think that the humorous title befits this book, I think there is a darker side to many of the stories to which I was immediately attracted to.

Use Your Imagination! by Kris Bertin

August 15, 2019March 10, 2019 by James M. Fisher

Halifax-based writer Kris Bertin has won many awards for his previous short story collection, Bad Things Happen (2016, Biblioasis) and I'm sure that Use Your Imagination! (2019, Vagrant Press*) will garner its share. Composed of seven stories spread over 200 pages, these are the type of short stories you can really get into.

Two New Short Story Collections from Tightrope Books

January 6, 2019October 28, 2018 by James M. Fisher

One thing is definite about Toronto’s Tightrope Books: they know a good short story when they see one. In 2016, they published Danila Botha’s excellent collection of short stories For All of the Men (and Some of the Women) I’ve … Continue reading

Three New 2018 Titles From Breakwater Books

August 12, 2018 by James M. Fisher

These three new titles from Newfoundland’s Breakwater Books have something for everyone, from very young to a more mature audience.

The Secret of Bowring Park by Christine Gordon Manley (with illustrations by Laurel Keating) is … Continue reading

mouth human must die by Lee D. Thompson

February 26, 2017February 9, 2017 by James M. Fisher

This 2017 chapbook by New Brunswick author Lee D. Thompson is either the work of a literary genius or a literary madman (not that the two are mutually exclusive). Having a small acquaintance with Mr Thompson impels me to put … Continue reading