Over the years I’ve bought hundreds of literary journals. I try to read a couple every week. I’m always on the lookout for good stories, and for new ideas about how short stories can work. And in the back of my mind is the question: might this journal be a good fit for what I write?

But where to put them all? I read online literary journals too, but I don’t have to find a place to store those!

Grain at Cacao 70, Montreal

In the spring I started a major clean out. I took a batch of older issues to my local library for their book sale.

The librarian on duty that day took the bags with a grateful smile but came over to me a few minutes later as I was checking out the new arrivals shelves. “I’m sorry,” she said, Continue reading →