The honourable mention in our 2009 poetry contest, judged by Sachiko Murakami. Walk down the street getting wet from the rain washes sheets onto clothes stuck to skin. Take clothes off; walk down the street naked and alone. It...
Read MoreAt first the idea of the hat might have been a cover-up, a need to move through the world without being seen. But down deep, I know that wanting led to it and not the other way around. The hat became a strange kind of mask, like...
Read MoreDo a dry run on the bus a week before you start, at the right time of day, carrying the right amount of stuff, in the stiff uncomfortable black shoes you can’t run in. If you don’t own such shoes, buy some. Don’t get paint on...
Read MoreCongratulations to the winners of Room’s 2009 Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Non-Fiction Contest!Thank you to all who participated this year’s contest. Look for first and second place winners in issue 33.1, coming to...
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