Of all the things I fear, making a spectacle of myself ranks very high on that list.

We tried to make baguettes on the flour-dusted kitchen counter

Leipzig, Germany – March 15-21 – includes a visit to the Leipzig Book Fair! Maybe you’ve been writing for years. Maybe you’ve never had the courage or the opportunity to set…

Leipzig, Germany – March 15-21 – includes a visit to the Leipzig Book Fair! Maybe you’ve been writing for years. Maybe you’ve never had the courage or the opportunity to set…

Take the kettle off before it screams.

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Personally, I thought He was pushing it, trying too hard with the “Creator of all things” bit. It was a bit much—over the top, I might say.

My fingers pinch the crisp envelope corners until it stings, and I drop the emotional trigger like I’ve accidentally caught a wasp.

It shouldn’t have, but that’s what that little envelope did. It drew her in. It drew her out. Out of her own life and into a world of what ifs.

“It was a lovely funeral,” Brit told the husband. Her eyes avoided the drink in the man’s hand—his third or fourth since they’d come back to the house.

Join our writing treat in Leipzig, Germany, March 15-21, 2026. This ticket is for a second person in a room you've booked here. The total cost for two people sharing a room is $2100 CAD. Details here: If you would like to pay via a payment plan or Interac etransfer, please contact Marion Lougheed via this form.

Join our writing treat in Leipzig, Germany, March 15-21, 2026. This ticket is for one person in a room by yourself. If you'd like to add a second person, please purchase the add-on here: Details here: If you would like to pay via a payment plan or Interac etransfer, please contact Marion Lougheed via this form

Moira had her suspicions about the headache. She wondered whether Margaret had planned all along that Moira would come on her own.

“I WANT TO KISS YOU,” read the subject line in my inbox.

What is autofiction? How is it different from memoir or creative nonfiction? What personal, political and literary purposes might it serve?

Guidelines for the Off Topic Contest for writers!

My love of horses ran like a thunderous herd in my blood, linking together three generations.

In my dream I walk / through fields of arrowroot balsawood