What Survives
"My great-grandfather exists now only in memory, unacknowledged even by his tombstone."

By Carmen Tiampo

Two Homes, One Wolf
If home is where the heart is, do immigrants have two hearts?

By David Albahari

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I's the barista that steeps the tea
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Mocha, London Fog, Cappuccino
All around the café

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Across Countries
"Canadianness comes not from imitating customs, but from developing one's own connection to the country."

By Stephen Henighan

The Patio
On her patio in 1960s Sardinia Julia L. Star stole lemons, learned Italian expletives and almost fell to her death.

By Julia L. Star

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Percentagewise

Dear Geist,

Which is correct: per cent, or percent? I started looking through dictionaries but they're all different and it seems random (no pun intended!)

—Joe Writer, Morden SK

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