Spring issue on the stands

May 2023

We’re getting a great response to our spring issue, packed with assessments, appreciations, and imagery on the theme of Corner Stores. Where can you buy it? In St John’s, try Johnny Ruth, The Travel Bug, Downtown Comics, the gift shop at The Rooms, Food For Thought, and, yes, the esteemed corner store Hallidays. We hope to update out list of national retailers very soon.

Enjoy the dog days of summer – named for Sirius, the Dog Star, of Canis Major, so prominent in the night skies this time of year – we’re going to…

BINGO

BY Jenina MacGillivray

Troy Gallant had curly chestnut hair, and he was tall. By far, he was the cutest and nicest boy in the neighborhood. He would never try to put the moves on you at the Laundromat while you were folding your underwear, for example.

Costume Banks and Conjured Worlds

BY Eva Crocker

As we weave through the racks she tells me the history of specific pieces, like a donated Sherlock Holmes’ style cape and deerstalker hat that was worn during the Boer War. Each costume is a talisman for transformation and picking the right one can help summon a character, conjure a world.