Coming Attractions 07Edited by Mark Anthony Jarman (Oberon Press)Oberon Press’ Coming Attractions 07 showcases three emerging Canadian talents. It opens with its strongest stories by BC author Julie Paul. In her hilarious and sharp-witted “Boring Baby,” a new mother, already fed up with the trappings of motherhood, compares her newborn to an end table. Anik […]
Ryan Turner
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Dexel develops front porch blues
The 19th century apartment building with the distinctive wraparound veranda on the corner of Hollis at Morris Streets may be headed for demolition. Dexel Developments Ltd, owner of the site, has a proposal with the city to redevelop the property, including two adjacent buildings of similar design. The proposal calls for a single 10-storey complex […]
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Until morning
I remember standing there, staring at the back of him. His slouched shoulders, the irregular shape of his head. Marco was always at the kitchen window, after supper when he got back from the gym. He’d come in and plunk his kit bag down on top of me, the smell of barbells and wet socks, […]