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July 2011
The Cat
The Cat
According to Kathleen Winter’s guidelines for composing a short story
Summer Reading • by Sarah Selecky
The Rules of Engagement
The Rules of Engagement
According to Sarah Selecky’s guidelines for composing a short story
Summer Reading • by Alexi Zentner
The Performer Speaks to Her Perfect Apprentice Beneath the Arches
The Performer Speaks to Her Perfect Apprentice Beneath the Arches
According to Michael Lista’s guidelines for composing a poem
Summer Reading • by Damian Rogers
Madame Poirier’s Dog
Madame Poirier’s Dog
According to Alexi Zentner’s guidelines for composing a short story
Summer Reading • by Kathleen Winter
The Scarborough Bluffs
The Scarborough Bluffs
According to Damian Rogers’ guidelines for composing a poem
Summer Reading • by Michael Lista
July 2010
My Life as a Canadian Writer
My Life as a Canadian Writer
A suite of poems from The Walrus’s Summer Reading issue
Summer Reading • by David McGimpsey
Su-Na, Bird
Su-Na, Bird
“The last of our kind came into the city tonight”
Summer Reading • by Madeleine Thien
Stet
Stet
“You really want to be a frickin’ hoser, eh?”
Summer Reading • by Miguel Syjuco
Billy Bennett
Billy Bennett
“Bill Bennett has a criminal record”
Summer Reading • by Michael Winter
A Few Acres of Snow
A Few Acres of Snow
“After a week of the snow, the man figures he has a story”
Summer Reading • by Stephen Marche
Say the Names (after Al Purdy)
Say the Names (after Al Purdy)
“Something I’ve been meaning to tell you”
Summer Reading • by Zsuzsi Gartner
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff
“Then he kissed me, and the kiss was like spinach to Popeye”
Summer Reading • by Heather O’Neill
Waiting for God
Waiting for God
“I was curious to know which God this man was evoking”
Summer Reading • by Rawi Hage
The Kit Bag
The Kit Bag
“His dog barked briefly to announce a car”
Summer Reading • by Linden MacIntyre
Mask
Mask
“What do you think Conrad Black is doing right now?”
Summer Reading • by Lisa Moore
Canadian Studies
Canadian Studies
New fiction by Lisa Moore, Linden MacIntyre, Rawi Hage, Heather O’Neill, Zsuzsi Gartner, Stephen Marche, Michael Winter, Miguel Syjuco, and Madeleine Thien; with poems by David McGimpsey
Summer Reading • by Various Authors
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