E-Book Immortality and Nostalgia Yellowing, Gone
artwork below by the author There is a secondhand bookstore not far from where I live called Recycled Books. The purple-hued two-story building sits on the northeast corner of the town square in Denton, Texas– only a stumble away from the local bars, an antique mall with a truly impressive collection of faux-medieval edged weapons, and … Continue Reading
Culture, Digital{Fiction} The Scar Maker
by Saara Dutton “I’ll scar you for life.” That was The Scar Maker’s professional promise. Then he’d add, “I’ll make you interesting. For just $69.99.” He launched this business venture once tattoos ceased to be edgy. Tattoos, he realized, were no longer badges of youthful rebellion. They were time stamps of faded youth. Any vegan … Continue Reading
Fiction, LiteratureFinding ‘contemporary resonance’ in World War I
“There’s no point writing about the past unless there’s some sort of contemporary resonance.” These may seem like strange words coming from Irish novelist John Boyne, who has almost exclusively written about the past and achieved worldwide renown for his book The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, which was set during the Holocaust. But during … Continue Reading
Interviews, WritersThe Elliott Murphy Papers 24 – Strings of the Storm (Part 4)
An interview with Cindy Bullens When I was eight or nine, my pre-pubescent boy crushes included Suzi Quattro, Lena Zavaroni and Bonnie Langford. I also appreciated the music of Gary Glitter and Joan Jett. Clearly I empathized with the precocious and the glamorous. I’d like to say that changed as an adult, but probably it … Continue Reading
Interviews, Musicians, The Elliott Murphy PapersA Very Dutch Addiction
I knew it was something I wanted to do even before I moved to the Netherlands. It’s such a part of life there. Sure, people do in Canada too, but not nearly as much or as openly. It’s not nearly as easy to do in Canada. Once I finally arrived in the Netherlands, I was … Continue Reading
Commentary, Culture{Fiction} Haloed Skin
by Emily Cameron Tiffany sat at a bus stop waiting for the 4 line to take her home. She was the only one at the stop and preferred it that way. Rather than concerning herself with strange men in windbreaker coats, Tiffany was free to spend her time waiting peeling pieces of calcified gum from … Continue Reading
Fiction, LiteratureFlipping Tibor Fischer
by Steven Partridge The end papers of Tibor Fischer’s new book take design inspiration from Greek pottery and the London Underground. The former prefixes a story about the Trojan War, the latter a woman who returns to her London flat to find the locks are changed. The reader can choose which story to read first and … Continue Reading
Books, Reviews{Poetry} We Used to Trade Each Other
by Chloe N. Clark when I wanted you, I wanted you in pieces of color like cloths being cut for patterns, like pieces of quartz ground down and mixed with glue, spread across my skin until I hardened like cicada husks thinking I belonged as part of you. when I wanted you, I wanted the … Continue Reading
Literature, PoetryDoug Hunter and the Attachment to Nature
Rowan & Sif places new works alongside the collectibles of celebrated print-maker and sculptor, Doug Hunter. Hunter not only was an honourary member of ‘Team Saskatchewan’, participating in snow sculpture competitions (and winning), but he also created the ‘Oskana’ sculpture, which still rests in Wascana Park. In addition, Doug Hunter’s sculpture collection is currently on … Continue Reading
Art, Art NewsPop Goes The CDN Music Video Industry
Zouch Magazine caught up with one of Toronto’s up and comers in the music video world, Diana Pop, to speak about her work with rapper Peps C and the Canadian music video industry in general. First, take a look at Diana’s video for Peps C’s “Truth”: Z – Where did the idea come from for … Continue Reading
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