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ISSUE 84 IS HERE !!
Thank you to all our contributors and editors!! Check it out for yourself why dontcha ?

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11.08.2025 19:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Filling Station Issue 85 - Companionship

Submissions for our special COMPANIONSHIP issue will be open until Friday, July 4th. You can submit your work at fillingstation.submittable.com/submit.

02.06.2025 14:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New interview on the filling Station blog !!
Our fiction editor Tasnuva Hayden talks with author Sarah Gibbs, whose newest poetry collection, The Hundred-Year Circus, came out with Frontenac House last year.
Read the conversation here: www.fillingstation.ca/post/an-inte...

30.01.2025 00:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

reprinted the 24th issue with my son's photography, now reprinting #25 the one about horse-racing guest edited by @cnnswitzerland.bsky.social

19.06.2024 03:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Meghan Kemp-Gee : Three poems A yellow post-it note from the Fishhead Nebula, six thousand lightyears away ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  after Elizabeth Bishop ย  โ€” b...

newly posted: Meghan Kemp-Gee : Three poems
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02.06.2024 13:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Promotional graphic for online book review. JENNIFER MCDOUGALL REVIEWS REIMAGINING FIRE: THE FUTURE OF ENERGY BY EVELINE KOLIJN. Black text on pale blue background.

Promotional graphic for online book review. JENNIFER MCDOUGALL REVIEWS REIMAGINING FIRE: THE FUTURE OF ENERGY BY EVELINE KOLIJN. Black text on pale blue background.

New on the blog: filling Station collective member Jennifer McDougall reviews Reimagining Fire: The Future of Energy, edited by Eveline Kolijn!! You can check it out here: www.fillingstation.ca/post/review-... ๐Ÿ”ฅโ˜€๏ธ๐ŸงŠ

31.05.2024 21:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Promotional graphic for filling Station Magazine launch event. "ISSUE 82 LAUNCH. FEATURING XEN VIRTUE, TYLER B. PERRY, LOGAN POLLON, AND K. JACKMAN. FRIDAY, MAY 24th 7:00PM. GOOD NEWS COFFEE." Black text with red shadow effect on a light blue circle, superimposed on a grainy red and black background.

Promotional graphic for filling Station Magazine launch event. "ISSUE 82 LAUNCH. FEATURING XEN VIRTUE, TYLER B. PERRY, LOGAN POLLON, AND K. JACKMAN. FRIDAY, MAY 24th 7:00PM. GOOD NEWS COFFEE." Black text with red shadow effect on a light blue circle, superimposed on a grainy red and black background.

Final launch lineup!! We're incredibly excited to be featuring Xen Virtue, Tyler B. Perry, Logan Pollon, and k. jackman at our Issue 82 launch event. We'd love to see you there!!

Friday May 24th, 7:00PM
Good News Coffee (1608 17 Ave. SE, Calgary)

21.05.2024 01:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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CBC has whitewashed Israelโ€™s crimes in Gaza. I saw it firsthand โ‹† The Breach Working for five years as a producer at the public broadcaster, I witnessed the double standards and discrimination in its coverage of Palestineโ€”and experienced directly how CBC disciplines those who ...

A CBC producer is lifting the veil on how the broadcaster whitewashed Israelโ€™s horrors in Gaza.

In a tell-all essay, she describes the inner workings of newsrooms where double standards and biasesย  sidelined the truthโ€”before she resigned in protest.

16.05.2024 19:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 46    ๐Ÿ” 29    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
Promotional graphic for filling Station Magazine launch event. "ISSUE 82 LAUNCH. FEATURING XEN VIRTUE, TYLER B. PERRY, K. JACKMAN, AND MORE T.B.A.. FRIDAY, MAY 24th 7:00PM. GOOD NEWS COFFEE." Black text with red shadow effect on a light blue circle, superimposed on a grainy red and black background.

Promotional graphic for filling Station Magazine launch event. "ISSUE 82 LAUNCH. FEATURING XEN VIRTUE, TYLER B. PERRY, K. JACKMAN, AND MORE T.B.A.. FRIDAY, MAY 24th 7:00PM. GOOD NEWS COFFEE." Black text with red shadow effect on a light blue circle, superimposed on a grainy red and black background.

Launch update!! We're so excited to be featuring Xen Virtue, Tyler B. Perry, and k. jackman at our Issue 82 launch event. We'd love to see you there!!

Friday May 24th, 7:00PM
Good News Coffee (1608 17 Ave. SE, Calgary)

16.05.2024 00:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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In Solidarity with the Students. Following the arrests of hundreds ofย protesters at Columbia University, students have gathered on campuses across the country demanding that their schoolsย stop doing business with Israel. In solidarit...

Verso Books has made ebooks on Palestine, mass protests, and student rebellions free to download on their website.

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26.04.2024 21:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 196    ๐Ÿ” 213    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Cover of magazine, mostly black and red overexposed image of a bee o'er a flower. Drawn over this in mid century schematic art a diagram of speech between two Male codes figures. They are listening to one another though they are spaced conspicuously apart.

Cover of magazine, mostly black and red overexposed image of a bee o'er a flower. Drawn over this in mid century schematic art a diagram of speech between two Male codes figures. They are listening to one another though they are spaced conspicuously apart.

@fillingstation.bsky.social #82, cover by Jacob James Bews

01.05.2024 03:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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filling Station OPEN FOR GENERAL SUBMISSIONS IN ALL CATEGORIESGENERAL GUIDELINESย filling Station accepts singular or simultaneous submissions of previously unpublished poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, critical ...

HELLO!!!!!! โ›ฝ General poetry and fiction submissions are now open until May 31st. We're so excited to read your work!!!! โ›ฝ

fillingstation.submittable.com/submit โ›ฝ

02.04.2024 05:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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filling Station Issue 82 The LANGUAGE issue, featuring new work from: Ahimsa Timoteo Bodhrรกn, Matthew Barron, James Braun, Megan Callahan, Douglas Cole, paulo da costa, Jaimie Franchi, Ed Go, Erina Harris, Henry Heavyshield,

The LANGUAGE issue is finally out in the world!! Featuring incredible new work by paulo da costa, Xen Virtue, Ahimsa Timoteo Bodhrรกn, Shane Neilson, Sara Truuvert, and many others. Check it out here!!

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19.04.2024 00:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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An Interview with Stuart Ian McKay: Fiction Editor Tasnuva Hayden Read poet Stuart Ian Mckay's full conversation with Tasnuva Hayden aboutartistic inspiration, spirituality, and how the act of writing and readingpoetry makes us better human beings.Find a copy of Stu...

NEW ON THE BLOG: Fiction editor Tasnuva Hayden interviews poet Stuart Ian McKay, author of the commune of our waking. ๐ŸŒŸ๐Ÿ–Š๏ธโ›ฐ๏ธ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ

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11.04.2024 22:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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filling Station OPEN FOR GENERAL SUBMISSIONS IN ALL CATEGORIESGENERAL GUIDELINESย filling Station accepts singular or simultaneous submissions of previously unpublished poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, critical ...

HELLO!!!!!! โ›ฝ General poetry and fiction submissions are now open until May 31st. We're so excited to read your work!!!! โ›ฝ

fillingstation.submittable.com/submit โ›ฝ

02.04.2024 05:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Up late at night doing mailing list data entry and listening to a Dunes of Arrakis sound generator

24.03.2024 06:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Our new issue is gonna be out pretty soon!!! The theme is LANGUAGE. Featuring work by Nnadi Samuel, Khashayar "Kess" Mohammadi, Shane Neilson, Sophia Lengle, Megan Callahan, and Xen Virtue, among numerous others. We're incredibly excited for you to read it!!

14.03.2024 02:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

periodicities: a journal of poetry and poetics turns four years old this month, so perhaps it is worth revisiting the anniversary editorial i wrote last year: periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2023/03/peri...

11.03.2024 16:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Drawings from Before the Red Year by Ethan Vilu โ€” Anstruther Press Chapbook In Stock ISBN 978-1-998774-25-8 Please allow two weeks for shipping

Awesome chapbook alert! New from long-time friend of the press, Ethan Vilu: www.anstrutherpress.com/new-products...

21.02.2024 02:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The latest issue of +doc (my little magazine of longer poems) is now available! Featuring new work by Clifton Gachagua and Connor Ferguson. $4 CAD in Canada, $6 US/Intl, and if you'd like a copy but money is tight, let me know and I'll send you one. <3

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21.02.2024 00:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

icymi - check out our review of "The Cat Looked Back," a compelling new mystery novel by Louise Carson, out now with Signature Editions! ๐Ÿˆ๐ŸŽ†

21.02.2024 01:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
what do all cops do but bust lovers? Tell journalists. So we may think of them over coffee. #art #artsky #comics #collage

what do all cops do but bust lovers? Tell journalists. So we may think of them over coffee. #art #artsky #comics #collage

0045 MWAHMWA

14.02.2024 05:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Louise Carsonโ€™s โ€œThe Cat Looked Backโ€: a review Read Managing Editor Ethan Vilu's review of Louise Carson's 2023 mystery novel "The Cat Looked Back". Have a book you'd like us to review? Please reach out at meditor.fs@gmail.com! A solitary woman ...

New on the blog: Our managing editor @cnnswitzerland.bsky.social reviews Louise Carson's "The Cat Looked Back". Check it out here: www.fillingstation.ca/post/louise-...

11.02.2024 23:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

We're so thrilled to say that we've nominated Michelle Renee's "Blue car" and Hana Mason's "One Body Born From One Cell" to the National Magazine Awards, in the poetry and fiction categories respectively!! Infinite best of luck to these amazing writers ๐Ÿ™๐ŸŽ‰

23.01.2024 23:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

sooooooooo. what's the move

12.01.2024 08:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

just reaffirming this. it's gonna be beautiful. still not gonna tell you anything

08.01.2024 09:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Our new issue is gonna be so dialed. It's not coming out until like March and I can't really tell you anything about it, but nonetheless it's actually gonna be just so completely dialed in

18.12.2023 04:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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A Door into a Closed World: A Review of Stars Need Counting: Essays on Suicide This review by Concetta Principe was originally published in Issue 78 of filling Station Magazine. Read the full review below.

Here's a review that was originally published in our 78th issue: www.fillingstation.ca/post/a-door-...

06.12.2023 07:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@fillingstation.bsky.social loving the new issue. Hockey poetry, impossible typewritten landscapes, and I've barely scratched the surface

27.11.2023 05:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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