Faint Praise
By Mike Hopkins
He does not meditate. His house is free of Buddha statues, singing bowls and books of sutras. He is not vegetarian. He does not listen to Leonard Cohen or Billy Bragg.
My brother found God. He sent me emails about being saved until I told him I didn’t want to be.
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The latest poetry, fiction, essays, art and reviews from Verity La.
What Lies in Front of Us (Victoria Kuttainen)
My father picks me up from the international terminal, curbside at YVR. It is October, 2015. Grey skies. Vancouver air—wet,…
Without (Ellen Shelley)
He’s moved to Varsity Lakes; loose as an untied shoe or a shameless escape. Raised down south where bands play…
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