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	Culture Clash An Inuk soldier remembers his two week leave in Japan during the Korean war. "I was thinking to myself that these people were a bit like my people, ready to work hard to survive." By Eddy Weetaltuk
	First Contact A British citizen, newly wed and converted to Islam, moves to Montreal. By Munirah MacLean

Announcing the Postcard Story Contest Shortlist! After months of deliberation, we are happy to share the shortlist for the 2018 Geist Literal Literary Postcard Story Contest. Thank you to everyone who submitted. James Avramenko, "Happy Trails" Todd Besant, "We've burned" Mary J Breen, "The Blue Nun" Chantal Eustace, "Cleaning Lady" Gwen Lamont, "What's in a Smile" Carin Makuz, "A Dangerous Habit" Lana Pesch, "Begin by telling no one" Janet Trull, "Pay as You Play" Jessica Waite, "A Cloud of Calm Energy" The winning entries can be found in Geist 109.

Geist 109 Has Arrived! What's inside? Terence Byrnes joins the Ottawa Valley Marauders for a day of shooting in full cowboy regalia. Stinky Potato Golem: A short story by Cary Fagan. The winners of the Postcard Story Contest.

	Jewish Gauchos Alberto Manguel's grandparents, and many others, fled violence in Russia for a new life in Argentina . By Alberto Manguel
	Uncle Dong Fei Weyman Chan shares a family story about his one hundred and four year old uncle who just keeps going. By Weyman Chan

THIS WEEK IN REVIEW Time for a Rewrite Daniel Francis on The Comeback by John Ralston Saul. More » Toronto Wartime Journal Rose Burkoff on Gunda Lambton's Sun in Winter. More » Eccentric Comedy Kris Rothstein on Miss Smithers by Susan Juby. More »

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