Welcome to !

A Calgary literary journal for words that jolt…

 

People exclaim all the time, so

why not stories? 

 

We publish writings that make

readers stop, gasp, laugh, or —

possibly — have a heart attack.

!!!


Current Print Issue

Incoming Exclamations

2026/9/5

76 pages; 15 pieces; all exclamations. Make sure to know that there are exclamations incoming…

Starting at $0.99 CAD


Current Online Issue

Triptych at the Burial of Sorrow

by Leo Rael / November 8, 2026 / Poetry / “Gasp!”

“On the coast of Brazil, / the soil expects the coming of an Englishman / and in grave anticipation…”


Breaking Up With My College Bf

by Ellaha Rabail / November 8, 2026 / Poetry / dating culture

“Desperate for the glory of love, / I said he’ll know the taste of my skin, / eat at the table of my tongue…”

[read]


Billionaires: Fecal Rich Orifices

by Mitchell Biggs / November 8, 2026 / Poetry / Exclamation: eww that’s kinda gross…but valid?

“sativa skunk curry and crayon / breathe in this musk / you ox you cow…”

[read]


The Chronicle of a Builder Who Perished in His Dream

by Samuel ‘Adalusan’ Isogun / November 8, 2026 / Fiction / philosophical!

“In a world where you can be what you want…”

[read]


Surprise Me

!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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[Take me to a random story]


Newsletter

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We’ve got a newsletter that send free issues of Exclamation Mark every Sunday. Now you can exclaim anywhere, anytime…

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