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The Two Lots
Theft, death and don't-mess-with-me expressions—unlocking the family portrait. Read more
Mall Moll
Kris Rothstein on a book written by a book nerd, for book nerds about a book nerd. Read more
An Atlas of Noir
Michael Hayward on an anthology of noir fiction set in neighbourhoods around Vancouver. Read more
Nicola Winstanley
Wall Spirits
Nicola Winstanley's comic on hearing spirits in the walls at a foster when she was young. Read more
Photo by Yoshi Canopus (Wikimedia)
King of the Post-Anthropocene
Kaiju are the heroes we deserve. Read more
Castles, Countesses, and Cat Women
Kelsea O'Connor on queer lovers, gothic horror and fairy tale themes. Read more
Wittgenstein Walks (Commercial Drive)
"8.21 Fur Bearers Defender"—the difficulty is to say no more than we know. Read more
No One Knows
Unreliable narrator, post-modernist self-reference and contemporary literary references—Michael Hayward on the nature of the autobiography. Read more
Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)
There is no way to step back from the orgy of kisses without offending. Read more
Road Trip with Cupid
“Want to marry me? My wife she burned me. She just burned me, you know. Now I’m going to court to burn her back.” Read more
Anti-Apocalypse
Kristen Lawson on the hero's journey through "queer/feminist/Asian/West Coast/Rocky Mountain sensibilities." Read more
Vanished Shore
To build a city on land flooded by the tides isn’t just a mistake—it’s utopic. Read more
One for the Books
Jesmine Cham on the unknown story of two women who race around the world in eighty days. Read more
In Memoriam: Edith Iglauer, 1917 - 2019
Respected journalist, Geist contributor and maker of olive sandwiches. Read more
