Portfolio: Jason Sikoak
BY Jason Sikoak
Thought and Memory The shamans spirit helpers, his connection to the spirit world, assist the shaman in his connection to the physical world. They remind him of the season of…
Yanksgiving in Newfoundland
BY Emily Deming
“No one insists on the crudité platter every year because they love raw vegetables. We are insisting on our place at the table; on being recognized for what we believe we are within our family, within our group of friends, within our community.”
Call for submissions
BY Rebecca Cohoe
NQonline.ca, the Newfoundland Quarterly’s online alter-ego is seeking creative non-fiction, columns, articles, personal narrative, fiction, and poetry on a number of topics relevant to the 150th anniversary of Canada.
“I have a vivid memory, from when I was five years old, of sitting on a rock out in the tundra and feeling at peace.”
BY John Graham
“I have a vivid memory, from when I was five years old, of sitting on a rock out in the tundra and feeling at peace. I’ve always felt a strong connection to the Land and that in some way the Land is who I am.”
Still Wild
BY Kristine Power
Your eyes:
bird dark,
the lights of the city,
civilized dots on the horizon
kept calling like a nagging friend
through the corner window.
Personal soundtrack- A chat with Jamie Fitzpatrick
BY Rebecca Cohoe
“When you’re young, you use music to invent yourself.” So said Jamie Fitzpatrick when I spoke with him about his second novel, The End of Music. Throughout the story, popular songs, from old standards to indie rock, shape the world of his characters. Our conversation ranged from his hometown of Gander to whether or not it is wrong to make your children listen to The Eagles in the car.