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
3 Poems by Matthew Gustafson
by Matthew Gustafson / September 13, 2026 / Poetry / how did this romance poem take me to dead clarinetists?
“I look for sturdy / in the forest, pull…”
Improper identification
by Circe / September 13, 2026 / Poetry / confusions!
“My name is whatever the season brings, / Turn me into a daughter of the city or the bearer of torch…”
Severed Head
by Liu Yuniang / September 13, 2026 / Fiction / Wait, WHAT?!
“That woman’s name started with an M, a firm clasp of the lips in the shape of a guillotine blade fucking…”
One Potato, Two Potato
by Natalie Michelle / September 13, 2026 / Fiction / no mashed potatoes
“It was my mother’s second house in this marriage. Marriage number four…”
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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