English & Literature Studies

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This Space Is Taken

From: Any Other Way

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Stephanie Nolan describes how a casual football game among friends in the park and how it shaped her identiy. 2 $0.20 Add
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"A Blue Rose Perfume" 1974

From: The Quebec Anthology

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"Un parfum bleu-rose," translated here as "A Blue Rose Perfume" by Basil Kingstone, first appeared in 1974 in the Montreal magazine Liberté. It is a simple story—a … 14 $0.84 Add
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2.0 Café of Silence

From: You Only Live Twice

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Mike and Chase meet at near their favourite filmmaker’s home and find it easier to write than to talk, as the café they are in is robbed by an armed man. ; 1 $0.10 Add
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The World’s Largest Lesbian Hockey League

From: Any Other Way

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Margaret Webb describes how the Women’s Hockey Club of Toronto gave lesbians from disparate backgrounds a space of their own to connect and compete. 4 $0.40 Add
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"Part II of Children of My Heart" 1979

From: The Quebec Anthology

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Although Ces enfants de ma vie (1977), translated by Alan Brown in 1979 as Children of My Heart, has also been called both memoir and novel, it transcends genre classification, just as its author … 28 $1.68 Add
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2.1 Funeral

From: You Only Live Twice

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Chase reflects on his grandmother’s death. ; 4 $0.40 Add
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Sex, Scandal, and Punishment in Early Toronto

From: Any Other Way

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Looking back to pre-confederation Ontario, this section provides accounts of the scandals and political machinations that ensued when prominent gentlemen were found to be consorting with other men. ; 5 $0.50 Add
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"The Good Old Days" 1981

From: The Quebec Anthology

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Though perhaps less overtly political than many of Major’s other works, "The Good Old Days" is definitely a story about disillusionment— a theme that runs through all of … 14 $0.84 Add
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2.2 Mark

From: You Only Live Twice

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Mike shares a reflection of his friend Mark, who despite working at being exceptionally positive and kind, died of suicide when he was 35. Chase reflects back the story of Mark, which is also … ; 4 $0.40 Add
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Alexander Wood: The Invention of a Legend

From: Any Other Way

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Ed Jackson explores the truth behind the legend of Alexander Wood, a merchant and prominent Torontonian who was embroiled in a sex scandal in the early 1800’s 2 $0.20 Add
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"The Secret Voice" 1982

From: The Quebec Anthology

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Le Surveillant was translated in 1990 as The Secret Voice by Matt Cohen, and it is from this collection that the title story has been taken. "The Secret Voice" exemplifies … 6 $0.36 Add
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2.3 How Could You Ever Leave Me?

From: You Only Live Twice

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Mike considers how people in their second lives often plan their funerals, like his mother. He continues to share about Mark’s death and funeral. ; 3 $0.30 Add