Summer 2007

Snapshots of Reality

Snapshots of Reality

At a smoke-filled bar in the Gulf city-state of Dubai, the Filipino…

Death of a ”Gotcha” Journalist

Death of a ”Gotcha” Journalist

The first story I wrote for a national magazine got a successful…

Ants Invade Picnic … Details at 6

Ants Invade Picnic … Details at 6

Thomas showed up late but didn’t need a formal announcement to know…

Dynamic Duel

Dynamic Duel

The floor-to-ceiling windows in the editor-in-chief’s office at The Vancouver Sun face…

To You, I’m Fluff …

To You, I’m Fluff …

To you, I’m fluff. I kill time in doctors’ waiting rooms. I’m…

The Numbers Game

The Numbers Game

One September evening during my last year of high school, I went…

Into the Wild

Into the Wild

In its premiere issue almost four years ago, The Walrus magazine introduced…

A Wasteland No More

A Wasteland No More

It’s another warm, sunny day in late October 2006 and Alanna Mitchell…

Dear Sylvia

Dear Sylvia

I’m in the basement and it’s cold. Above the low hum of…

Hot Prospects

Hot Prospects

Except for his $250,000 grey F430 Ferrari and his equally costly Bentley…

It’s a Crime

It’s a Crime

Chuckie smashes the metal pipe into the side of Freshy’s face. Freshy…

Shining a Light

Shining a Light

In a prospector’s camp, Bob Richards reads by oil lamp about the…

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