Dispatches
Features
The Two Lots
Theft, death and don't-mess-with-me expressions—unlocking the family portrait. Read more
Wittgenstein Walks (Commercial Drive)
"8.21 Fur Bearers Defender"—the difficulty is to say no more than we know. 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
In Memoriam: Edith Iglauer, 1917 - 2019
Respected journalist, Geist contributor and maker of olive sandwiches. Read more
Ice Cream Dude
Compassionate, good truck driver, likes kids, likes ice cream—the makings of a no-fail ice cream dude. Read more
Photo by Waferboard (Flickr)
Mission
Salmon runs, voodoo juice and chewing the fat in Mission. Read more
Photo by Wikimedia user Thomas1313
After the Money
Notes from the Governor General’s Literary Awards. Read more
Till Talk
Han Fusen navigates multiculturalism and kookoo sabzi from inside a Persian grocery store. Read more
Chicken at Large
What was a lone hen doing in the yard, a few feet from a busy city street? Read more
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Laying on Hands
In Peterborough, Pastor Billy cures arthritis, back pain, bone spurs, lymphoma, stage four liver cancer, sleep apnea and atrial fibrillation Read more
We Smoke Our Smokes
From morning to night, there's always someone coming in for smokes and a chat. Read more
King Zog and the Secret Heart of Albania
The secret heart of Albania is imbued with compassion and a desire to help those in need Read more
K to 7
Veronique Darwin revisits her childhood journal, from hearing ghosts in kindergarten to staring at hotties in grade seven. Read more
Great Historical Curiosity
The facts (and fictions) surrounding the tale of Quebec's most famous murderess, La Corriveau. Read more
What Survives
My great-grandfather exists now only in memory, unacknowledged even by his tombstone Read more
