Coffee and Thoughts
By contributor Brandon Kornelson Brandon Kornelson is a Sociology and History student. He hopes to become a journalist.
Bernie Sanders and the Resurrection?
Brandon Kornelson is a Sociology and History student. He hopes to become a journalist.
Democracy in Shawnigan
By contributor Brandon Kornelson
you looked up when you finished reading this because i’m an asshole
by philip gordon i’m continually baffled in a mostly passive way by the way in which ‘normal’ people have conversations. two guys sitting next to me in starbucks are talking and guy one (big ears, black leather jacket, blue shirt, scruffy black facial hair, high-ish voice) has been talking for like five minutes about … Continued
The Hypocrite
By Jeff Sieniewicz Oh, slick trick, easy as feigned sympathy, others will never see. Friend and foe, you’ll lick. You and truth never collide. Twist here, schisms cleft clear. Crack the oyster wide. Each desire, every dream true. What’s the due? Merely turn liar. Make many mighty claim, spew hubris over sanctimony. Hide void and insecurity, … Continued
Poetry: Point
By contributor Elaine Lay. Elaine is a new Canadian, born and raised mostly in the Philippines. She graduated Dalhousie University a year ago with a B.A. in English, minor in Classics, and is now taking Creative Writing at VIU. The poem was originally titled The Truth and was inspired by Audiomachine’s soundtrack of the same name, as well … Continued

Poetry: Fire…
By contributor Emery Konst. Emery is an English major focusing on fiction and poetry. Besides reading and writing in her hammock, she enjoys annoying the neighbors with her loud music. Her poem, Fire…,was forged from a dream about mountain rock, dawning sky, and an eternal fire. Fire… burning embers crackle upon slabs of cold stone its fiery … Continued