Novelette Is Trying: An Ode to Black Femmehood in "Vancouver"

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Novelette Is Trying: An Ode to Black Femmehood in "Vancouver"

Novelette is Trying is a heartwarming five-part series about a Black, disabled, bisexual woman falling into a sudden transitional journey in her late twenties. The catalyst of this new era is, unfortunately, a result of her being subjected to the ableism of her ex-boyfriend amidst being broken up with, and being painfully unequipped to articulate the emotional harm that he is causing her through his insensitive justifications for ending their long term relationship of six years. 

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"Under the Canopy" and "Last night, I named my body Solace" by Hanna Formosa

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"Under the Canopy" and "Last night, I named my body Solace" by Hanna Formosa

Last night, I named my body Solace, which means that I am a grown-up

kid, in blue Adidas track shorts, with a face flushed from either sunstroke or

rage, where rage refers to my pillowcase soaked with spit and two decades’ 

worth of silence. Silence, of course, gives way to sound, and this afternoon’s hymn

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Sell Out, A Series: 5 Questions with Anne SueYeun Seol

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Sell Out, A Series: 5 Questions with Anne SueYeun Seol

Sell Out is a series by interdisciplinary artist Angela Fama (she/they), who co-creates conversations with individual artists across Vancouver. Questioning ideas of artistry, identity, “day jobs,” and how they intertwine, Fama settles in with each artist (at a local café of their choice) and asks the same series of questions. With one roll of medium format film, Fama captures portraits of the artist after their conversations.

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Sell Out, A Series: 5 Questions with Em Haine

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Sell Out, A Series: 5 Questions with Em Haine

Sell Out is a series by interdisciplinary artist Angela Fama (she/they), who co-creates conversations with individual artists across Vancouver. Questioning ideas of artistry, identity, “day jobs,” and how they intertwine, Fama settles in with each artist (at a local café of their choice) and asks the same series of questions. With one roll of medium format film, Fama captures portraits of the artist after their conversations.

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The Potentialities of Queer Cree Love in Billy-Ray Belcourt's coexistence: A Testament to Queer Indigenous Lovers Everywhere

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The Potentialities of Queer Cree Love in Billy-Ray Belcourt's coexistence: A Testament to Queer Indigenous Lovers Everywhere

As a queer Indigenous person, it’s rare to come across books that I resonate with. Billy-Ray Belcourt’s (Driftpile Cree Nation) books have been profoundly important to me for this reason. Belcourt’s writing has made me feel seen in ways I did not know were possible in the constraints of conventional publishing houses. His recent collection of short stories titled coexistence–featuring many queer Cree narrators and characters from Northern Alberta–not only enriches but also weaves together his previous work in its exploration of loneliness and its embrace of care and love.

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A deep dive into Seagrass reveals the intergenerational trauma that lingers within Japanese-Canadian communities

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A deep dive into Seagrass reveals the intergenerational trauma that lingers within Japanese-Canadian communities

There’s something quite eerie about the image of seagrass floating in the darkness of the deep ocean. Imagine yourself drifting in the middle of open water as it moves beneath you, unbeknownst to when it will reach out to graze your bare skin. It’s a haunting image, and it’s one that lingers.

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Sell Out, A Series: 5 Questions with Herbert

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Sell Out, A Series: 5 Questions with Herbert

Sell Out is a series by interdisciplinary artist Angela Fama (she/they), who co-creates conversations with individual artists across Vancouver. Questioning ideas of artistry, identity, “day jobs,” and how they intertwine, Fama settles in with each artist (at a local café of their choice) and asks the same series of questions. With one roll of medium format film, Fama captures portraits of the artist after their conversations.

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