Maisonneuve

Tuesday, June 18, 2013
When the Monks Come to Town

By Mark Mann A mysterious Buddhist organization recently arrived on Prince Edward Island with millions of dollars and a taste for organic farming. The monks and their followers are friendly—until you start asking too many questions.
Friday, June 14, 2013
Tree Man

By André Babyn André Babyn’s first-place story from Maisonneuve’s 2013 Genre Fiction Contest. This year’s theme was fables and parables.
Friday, June 14, 2013
Four Young Girls, 1000 Things

By Rosa Aiello One of two second place winners in Maisonneuve's 2013 genre fiction contest. This year's theme was fables and parables.
Friday, June 14, 2013
The Other Magpie

By Mikala Georgia Grante One of two second place winners in Maisonneuve's 2013 genre fiction contest. This year's theme was fables and parables.

Articles

Old Wounds

By Claire Prime

Aboriginal women face staggering rates of domestic violence, especially on remote reserves.

Properties of The Past: Interview with Rutu Modan

By Haley Cullingham

Comic book artist Rutu Modan on the influence of family and history in her new work, The Property.

Sad Food

By Katherine Ashenburg

From “funeral pie” to Party Chicken, the meals we eat following a death say a great deal about the way we mourn.

A Medley of a Few of My Prejudices

By Raymond Bock

Quebec and Iceland may seem nothing alike, but they do share certain similarities: whether from seismic phenomena or language politics, both are constantly changing shape.

While the Women Watch

By Quinn MacDonald

Does the lack of female analysts in hockey broadcasting reinforce sexism?

Are doctors and drug companies to blame for the opioid-abuse crisis? After two shocking deaths in small-town Ontario, Ann Silversides reports from one of the largest coroner’s inquests in Canadian history.

The New Face of Chinese Cyber-Espionage

By Christopher Watt

Are military hackers targeting Tibetan activists?

Vive le Vermont Libre

By Kelly Ebbels

Could the most left-wing state in America survive as an independent country? A growing movement of secessionists thinks so.

A People's History of the Punch

By Kaitlin Fontana

Plays have fights in them because lives have fights in them.

Nerds in the Wood

By Luc Rinaldi

Geocaching—a hyper-modern treasure hunt that uses GPS signals and mathematical clues—is luring millions of techies away from their computers.

Stilled Life

By Emily M. Keeler

The morbid craft of taxidermy still exerts a powerful lure.

Blog Posts

The Ford Brothers and the Complicated Politics of Class

By Eric Andrew-Gee

Rob Ford with a puppet. Photograph by Shaun Merritt.For many downtowners, streaming Doug Ford’s Global News interview on their laptops, the thin gold ...

Why Montrealers Must Resist Bylaw P-6

By Fred Burrill

The 2012 Quebec student strike. Photograph by David Vilder. The right to demonstrate means little to me. As the recent mass arrests under the controversial ...

The Boules Roses of Montreal's Gay Village

By Christopher DeWolf

When the stretch of Ste. Catherine Street in Montreal’s Gay Village was pedestrianized for two and a half months in the summer of 2008 ...

Video Reel

When the Monks Come to Town

Tree Man

Four Young Girls, 1000 Things

The Other Magpie