Welcome to !

A Calgary literary journal for words that jolt…

 

People exclaim all the time, so

why not stories? 

 

We publish writings that makes

readers stop, gasp, laugh, or —

possibly — have a heart attack.

 

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Current Online Issue
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Three Poems

by Charlie Brice | July 12, 2026 | Poetry | Surprised!

“I come from the Cheyenne Country Club where chubby hands / hold highballs and gin rummy cards in the smokey bar…” 

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The Animals

by Jodi Pearce | July 12, 2026 | Fiction | Soooo awkward!

“Bash and I divorced four years ago, but Gram keeps inviting him to Christmas, so I have to wear the red dress…”

[Read Full Story]

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The Tomb-Burner of Oak Point 

by Nathaniel G. Moore | July 12, 2026 | Fiction | Tomb-Burner?!

“The law in New Brunswick requires twelve months of documented separation before the gears of a divorce…”

Two Poems

by Corey Mesler | July 12, 2026 | Poetry | Startled

“Ygdrasil, our giant oak, / spreads its heaviest / limb over the street. / He’s reaching for something…”

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!Make me exclaim!

Random things are truly surprising…

good if you’re bored (or not) and want something worth your time

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