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Confessions of a Circus Performer A woman travels home to Britain and reunites with her old friends: the giantess, the bearded lady and the skeleton man. By R.H. Slansky |
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Clown Portraiture
While framing a family portrait, Shay Wilson finds a mysterious photo of two young men wearing clown suits. By Shay Wilson |
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Pinhole Photography at the CultchGeist contributor Terra Poirier’s pinhole photographs will be on display at Vancouver's Cultch Gallery in April. Check out some of her work in Geist 100 and can be viewed here. |
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Be Careful What You Wish For
A tarot card reading for Sir John Franklin in advance of his voyage to Australia. By Phoebe Tsang |
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Rating Dr. Chestnut
"I went to this doctor with an ear infection, and he told me my ears were too large for my head. 'Has anyone ever called you Dumbo?' he asked." By Elaine McCluskey |
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Andy the Indian: A Contact No Contact StoryOur latest contributor, J. Jill Robinson, shares her memory of the first Aboriginal person she met. "I walked into the worn hotel lobby, where an Indian man—that was the right word back then—was sitting on a wooden bench beside the front desk, also the Greyhound station, looking down at the ragged old carpet. He raised his head, looked up at me with a shy, toothy grin. “Hey, little big fella!” he said, and laughed." Read the rest of J. Jill Robinson's Contact story online now. If you would like to submit a story, check out Contact No Contact for details. |
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THIS WEEK IN REVIEW
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