“The future will be fine,” my next-door neighbour said through her mask as we ended our brief conversation at two-arms-length distance on a garbage collection day in April. “Stay safe!” …
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“Vimla, quick! Bring the tray here!” Ashi madam screeched from across the dining room as Vimla ran helter-skelter all over the unvarnished kitchen floor trying to fix breakfast. It was …
There are times I am convinced Anna’s mere presence activates my gout. Other times I wish to hug her. She is taking over my kitchen – my Indian restaurant. She …
April is nascent and the air is thick with morning dew. Ears agonizing, like you’ve just removed headphones that were wrapped around your head for too long. Legs aching as …
Holding The Holy Bible in his hands, Hardy Ko feels overwhelmingly flattered. All afternoon, he could not help but read again and again the inscription: To Hardy Ko May this …
When I was young and living above the Panama Cafe, I yearned to go to the Canadian National Exhibition on Labour Day weekend. The CNE was a fabled place of …
She waited quietly by the bus stop, barely awake, her mind numb and her muscles aching from the chills of dawn. She yearned for a better life, to start a …
“Where’s the harm?” Gladys asks. “$20 for—it isn’t like you haven’t done it at all, Sheila.” “That’s different. They were guys I liked,” Sheila says with a wistful smile. “You …
May shrugs her left shoulder to keep her bag from slipping, glances up across the classical vinyl section in search of wayward Mimi, and then back down to the slim …
Join us for the launch of the anthology “Immersions” and immerse yourself in unexpected worlds. Your janitors are secretly part of an underground society. Craigslist shamans are available for shape …