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Like most high school students in British Columbia, I had read Katherine Mansfield’s short story “Miss Brill” in English class. I found the story so compelling that I looked up The Collected Short Stories.

The Flit and Perch of a feather 
of a feather, Thaddeus Holownia & Harry Thurston. Anchorage Press, 2024. 

Pathos, Suspense, and the Absurd: Steven Heighton’s Storytelling Gifts 
Sacred Rage: Selected Stories, Steven Heighton. Biblioasis, 2025. 

I feel seen when listening to the gift that is American punk/alt band Mannequin Pussy. Their entire discography is a progression of artistic and musical truth, with each release becoming more unflinchingly personal and exquisitely composed than the last—but their 2024 album I Got Heaven is my personal favorite.

It’s a privilege to journey with David Lynch in Catching The Big Fish—Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity. He hooked me on his first line: “Ideas are like fish.” Intrigued, I agreed to dive deeper with him. Some of his observations are deeply personal, yet his writing makes room for the reader.

An Invitation into the Ancient Forests of Haidi Gwaii 
A Room in the Forest, Heather Ramsay. Caitlin Press, 2025. 

Politics or Opera, Revolution or Art? The Triumph of Felicity Alexander’s Decision 
The World So Wide, Zilla Jones. Cormorant Books, 2025. 

I've been listening a lot to Sally Shapiro's recent album Ready to Live a Lie.

We’re thrilled to announce that Ariadne Asho is the winner of our 2025 Fiction Contest and $2,000 prize! Her story, “Faultline,” will appear in the upcoming Winter issue of The Fiddlehead (no. 306).

Ariadne Asho grew up on Vancouver Island and now lives in Montreal. Her work has appeared in The New Quarterly, and her stories were longlisted for the CBC Short Story Prize twice, in 2023 and 2025. She is currently working on a collection of short fiction.