Health + Lifestyle Creative Nonfiction 25.03.20 Addicted to ASMR Rick Clement Can ASMR videos help an addict overcome depression and anxiety? Fresh out of rehab, our author explores his journey from breakdown to recovery. Read Full Article
Health + Lifestyle Creative Nonfiction 24.03.20 943 Stories Sarah Vandale Each year, 943 children are diagnosed with cancer in Canada. These are four stories of the perseverance, loss, and love these children and their families have experienced. Read Full Article
Identity Creative Nonfiction 24.03.20 Adult Children Nicole Buffie Every family has skeletons in the closet. Sometimes the closet is a shelf in a van-turned-home for seven people and sometimes that skeleton is eating half a loaf of bread for dinner. What really happens to kids when their parents have a mental illness? Read Full Article
Health + Lifestyle Feature 23.03.20 A Mother or a Man Kelsey Schaefer Gender equality is strongly promoted in Canada today, but the experiences of child-free women indicate that women are still not equal to men. Read Full Article
Communications + Media Creative Nonfiction 23.03.20 How Infomercials Led to an Onion Salad on my Counter William Klippenstein “BuT iNfOmErCiAlS aRe FuLl Of LiEs AnD cRaP!” you say. Yet they exist. They must work, right? Do they only sell crap? It’s time to put them to the test. Come on a tour of the infomercial universe, starting with Vince’s nuts. Read Full Article
Identity Creative Nonfiction 19.03.20 I was a teenage punk rock legend: a revisionist personal history Riley Hastings Memory is a fleeting thing, rife with inaccuracy. These events are as true as my brain allows. Some names have been changed to protect the ridiculous. Read Full Article
Planet Feature 19.03.20 Like to Strike Allyn Lyons Can the internet be used to create tangible change? Or does it only encourage people to tweet hashtags from the comfort of their couches? Manitoba Youth for Climate Action is an activist group in Winnipeg, using social media to engage with other activists who are worried about their future. But how does it translate into offline change? Read Full Article
Identity Creative Nonfiction 19.03.20 Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? Patrick Eulalia After years of prayer and soul-searching, I decided to live my truth for everyone to see. “Dear God, I’m gay, please watch over me.” Read Full Article
Identity Creative Nonfiction 19.03.20 Living a Truth and a Lie Rein Cabalquinto How can you be gay and straight at the same time? See how a not-so-closeted boy kept his sexuality a secret from his family. Read Full Article