Welcome to !
A Calgary literary journal for words that jolt…
People exclaim all the time, so
why not stories?
We publish writings that makes
readers stop, gasp, laugh, or —
possibly — have a heart attack.
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Current Online Issue
A Legacy of Axillae
by Aaron McGuffin / August 16, 2026 / Poetry / A Legacy!
“As children we sat in the back of our Volkswagen sedan / and snickered at air pockets of forced flatus…”
Gastro-Station
by J.T.P. Hanks / August 16, 2026 / Poetry / Revelation in gastropods and gas stations!
“What a draining, raining day. Two hours of writing an essay will do that I suppose…”
Lucian Freud’s Eyes
by R James Sennett Jr/ August 16, 2026 / Poetry / Startled
“explode when they focus / more than deity – / taking you / in all your reality / more naked than breath –”
Scheherazade, Oh My !!!
by Michael Aleman / August 16, 2026 / Poetry / Oh My!!!
“I’ve listened to Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade / twice in the last forty-eight hours so don’t dare ignore the sign”
Surprise Me
!Make me exclaim!
Random things are truly surprising…
good if you’re bored (or not) and want something worth your time
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