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Month: September 2016

Jay and the Janitor

On September 11, 2016 By Mitra ThompsonIn Creative Non-FictionLeave a comment

Anyone who’s killed some time on social media will have noticed the curious popularity of listicles about introverts. You know the type. All odd numbers and appeals to your ego. 27 Problems Only Introverts Will Understand. 23 Things All Introverts Are Guilty of Doing. 19 Things That Are Basically Porn to Introverts. All real titles of actual …

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Monster

On September 11, 2016September 11, 2016 By Mitra ThompsonIn Short StoriesLeave a comment

He fell lamely sideways, grizzled head meeting damp cobbles with an unbroken, heavy thwack. The gnarled clump of concrete that had felled him came soon after, bouncing crunchingly off the tiles. A thin ribbon of blood – black ink in the dusky twilight – unfurled from below his twisted limbs, and as it spread slowly …

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A Night at White River

On September 11, 2016September 11, 2016 By Mitra ThompsonIn Short StoriesLeave a comment

Willow blew softly on the incense holder and let the white swirls of sandalwood drift up into the pines. “They’re going to love it. I can feel it,” she said. Falcon smiled and blew her a kiss as he hauled the canoe out of storage and slid it across the grass to the jetty at …

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Hushion Bath for sale?

On September 11, 2016May 21, 2017 By Mitra ThompsonIn MediaLeave a comment

[Vues sur la Bourgogne, Vol 5, no 2 - Summer 2016] After years lying derelict, a heritage site in the heart of Little Burgundy could soon be transformed into a new housing project. Hushion Bath, a former public swimming pool that has remained closed since a 1988 arson attack destroyed much of the interior, is …

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Yoga for a buck?

On September 11, 2016May 21, 2017 By Mitra ThompsonIn MediaLeave a comment

[Vues sur la Bourgogne, Vol 5, no 1 - Spring 2016] Yoga teachers from a popular Griffintown studio have been heading to Little Burgundy to hold weekly classes at the Little Burgundy Coalition. The 45-minute sessions are open to everyone in the community, even for those who have never tried yoga before. Best of all: …

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