Short Non-Fiction

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#CanLit at the Crossroads

#CanLit at the Crossroads

Violence Is Nothing New; How We Deal with It Might Be

From: Refuse

Lucia Lorenzi’s essay challenges us not only to reckon with the history of CanLit as an institution structured by multiple forms of oppression and exclusion, but also to think about how … 9 $0.90 Add
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An Elsewhere That Is Home
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An Elsewhere That Is Home

Chapter Nine

From: A Friend Sails in on a Poem

Personal essays on the friendship between Phillis Levin and author Mary Peacock. 8 $0.80 Add
Death Machine

Death Machine

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Nitisanak

Death Machine

From: Nitisanak

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Divine: Maria Callas

Divine: Maria Callas

From: Double Melancholy

In this chapter, the author discusses self-improvement and how Maria Callas influenced his idea of self-actualization. The material is presented as dated journal entries with commentary. 12 $1.20 Add
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Divisions, constraints and bindings

Divisions, constraints and bindings

From: My Conversations with Canadians

The author discusses her perceptions and theories of gender in context of her Sto:lo identity. 6 $0.60 Add
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Interlude: a slow-paced, though gilded, hysteria
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Interlude: a slow-paced, though gilded, hysteria

From: The Sunday Book

Personal essays exploring topics such as the journey through middle-age, anxiety and modern life, aging and loss, confronting the complexities of being a parent in the Anthropocene, living with a … 4 $0.40 Add
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Interludes in my Driveway
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Interludes in my Driveway

From: Send Me Into the Woods Alone

The essay "Interludes in my Driveway." 3 $0.30 Add
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Museum Could Have Avoided Culture Clash

Museum Could Have Avoided Culture Clash

From: Blank

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On Solitude

On Solitude

Rereading May Sarton's Journals

From: Ordinary Paradise

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Say Something in Your Language
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Say Something in Your Language

From: Tongues

Languages: Amharic, English. On writing and language. 7 $0.70 Add
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The Crooked Grocer
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The Crooked Grocer

From: Touch Anywhere to Begin

The essay “The Crooked Grocer” reflects on Liv, Norway, drugs, overdose and loss, Partick, missed opportunities and being haunted by life in the midwest. 18 $1.80 Add
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The Shattered Teacup

The Shattered Teacup

From: Be Scared of Everything

The essay titled "The Shattered Teacup." 9 $0.90 Add
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The Turning of the Wheel
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The Turning of the Wheel

Part Two: Body

From: Good Mom on Paper

Part Two: Body 9 $0.90 Add
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Witness

Witness

From: Before I Was a Critic I Was a Human Being

The author discuss the impact the release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s report had on her thinking and the multicultural myth of Canada. 10 $1.00 Add
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Appropriation

Appropriation

From: My Conversations with Canadians

The author discusses cultural appropriation in a personal context as well as the complexities of the idea of cultural ownership. 24 $2.40 Add