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The Virgin Mary is a Collapsed Umbrella

Posted by Room | Dec 31, 2009 | Poetry, Reading Room

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...

Seagull

Posted by Room | Dec 30, 2009 | Creative Non-Fiction, Reading Room

I am standing in the middle of the ragged highway that passes my home when a wildlife officer offers me a seagull egg sandwich. The road winds its way northeast from Yellowknife for seventy-five kilometres, then just ends. If...

Deciding to Wear an Enormous Hat

Posted by Room | Dec 30, 2009 | Poetry, Reading Room

At 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...

How to Keep Your Day Job

Posted by Room | Dec 29, 2009 | Fiction, Reading Room

Do 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...

2009 Contest Winners Announced

Posted by Room | Oct 27, 2009 | Contest Winners

Congratulations 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...