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Scene of the Crime
It was unusual.
Modern Renter
Click thru for sadness
The Dog Walker
Illustrated commentary on a steaming heap of canine excrement
Burned by the Stake
A witch with a penchant for exasperated exhalations

Stories

Black Hole, They Call Me

Sucking in on instinct, automatic, tearing apart and ripping... That’s what I am, what I do.

The Iceberg Skier

There once was a man who loved to ski ...

Most Popular Rope For

The unintended consequences of a superior product

Interviews

Interview with Richard Van Camp

In conversation with the prolific Dene writer more»

Interview with Aurora Browne

Producer and star of CBC's Baroness von Sketch Show more»

Interview with Steve Murray

The Eisner Award-winner tells his entire life story over a breakfast burrito more»

Stuart McLean (1948-2017)

Remembering the novelist, humorist and host of CBC Radio’s The Vinyl Café more»

Poetry

Add to dictionary ~ “thesaurus” is a verb now

Honestly, tell me a shared Google Doc is NOT the least erotic place on Earth more»

Émile Nelligan

“Ah! Comme la neige a neigé!” might be one of the most perfect lines in poetry. more»

There was a knock . . .

. . . at the door. more»

Gospel Pop

Of God or Carly Simon more»

10 Must-Have Items for WFH

According to the Phantom of the Opera more»

Banters

Trees are infinitely more useful when they’re dead

They say integrity is the most desirable virtue, but I say it’s continence more»

Rain ponchos are for cowards

They say that absence makes the heart grow fonder more»

A mirror is really just a window with a disturbing view

Call me prudish, but I prefer doing it alone more»

A window is really just a mirror with a bug screen

They say three’s a company but four’s a crowd, unless you’re in an orgy more»

News

Feathertale 27 wins Silver and Gold at the 2023 National Magazine Awards

Canada's most celebrated illustrated monkey magazine has been celebrated again more»

Feathertale wins another National Magazine Award

This is the second time an issue of Feathertale has won for Best Cover more»

Feathertale wins National Magazine Award for Art Direction

Also nominated for Best Magazine: Art, Literary and Culture more»

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