The Game of Life Archive

The Big Freak-Out

by Anita Lahey Roller coasters and the thrill-seekers who ride them. [full text]

The Maisonneuve Madness

by Alana Coates Quebec’s Yo-yo champ shows off his signature trick in real time [full text]

The Weirdness Flows Between Us

by Francis Joseph Smith The Life and Times of Dinosaur Jr. [full text]

In Praise of the Greasy Spoon

by Colin Snowsell A place to go to sit life out [full text]

Truffles and Tortellini at 140 KM/H

by Mona Awad I’m afraid of flying. [full text]

Hell of a Thing

by Jessica Block Chris Koentges talks about loss in the Crowsnest Pass [full text]

Hell of a Thing

by Jessica Block Chris Koentges talks about loss in the Crowsnest Pass [full text]

A Day on the Sea

by Jon Prior Third-place finalist in Maisonneuve’s “Are we having fun yet?” literary contest [full text]

Dad’s Porn

by Ted Gideonse Under the mattress, out of the closet [full text]

Our Trivia, Ourselves

by Jon Mooallem In pursuit of useless answers [full text]

Caught In the Machine

by Ames Holbrook The Pentagon calls up the wrong soldier for Iraq [full text]

Dead Goat Polo

by Greg Raikes A short introduction to buzkashi, Afghanistan’s national sport [full text]

The Time In Between

by David Bergen Fiction [full text]

Before Your Very Eyes

by Russell Smith, David Niddrie On being part of a crowd [full text]

Frequently Asked Questions About the Route From Lima to Ayacucho

by Roy Kesey Winnor of Maisonneuve’s “Are Having Fun Yet?” literary contest [full text]

Legal Minority

by Leslie Blanco On being Hispanic, a woman and alive [full text]
Tenth Anniversary: Spring

ISSUE 43 Tenth Anniversary: Spring 2012

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also in this issue:

  • Face the Music

    by Tim Falconer How can someone who passionately loves music also be a terrible singer? Tim Falconer takes up voice lessons—and discovers the surprising science of tone deafness.
  • The Big Job

    by Deni Y. Béchard As a teenager, Deni Y. Béchard went to Vancouver to live with his father, an ex-con with a penchant for telling tall tales. He met a man desperate to forget the past.
  • The Homesickness of Astronauts

    by Johanna Skibsrud "She felt a great sadness. She would remember next to nothing of this, even soon."
  • [see full issue contents]