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Beelzebub in the Jungle by Michelle Syba

Michelle Syba tells the story of how a hike in the Mexican jungle made her rethink her faith. She told her story live at This Really Happened at the Blue Metropolis Montreal International Literary Festival on April 26, 2013.

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Posted on June 14, 2013 by Tally Abecassis • This Really Happened

Modernist Man by Jeff Gandell

Jeff Gandell tells the story of how he came to believe that losing his virginity would help him stop losing his hair. He told his story live at This Really Happened at the Blue Metropolis Montreal International Literary Festival on April 26, 2013.

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Posted on June 11, 2013 by Maria Schamis Turner • This Really Happened

Paris: Europe by Haiku Part II by Rohan Quinby

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Arrive at evening
Men urinate by the Seine
Notre Dame looms dark

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Posted on June 11, 2013 by Maria Schamis Turner

Turtle Power by Joshua Levy

Joshua Levy tells the story of how his fear of a turtle helped him learn to swim. He told his story at This Really Happened at the Blue Metropolis Montreal International Literary Festival on April 26, 2013.

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Posted on June 11, 2013 by Maria Schamis Turner • This Really Happened

Traveling Europe in Haiku by Rohan Quinby

Panini Show Geneva

Just here, Geneva
Good food makes me weep sadly
So f*ck you, Nashville

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Posted on June 7, 2013 by Maria Schamis Turner

The Content Sale by Benjamin Hackman

This is the sixth installment in a series of 11 audio poems collectively known as “The Benjy Poems,” written and directed by Benjamin Hackman, and produced and engineered by Craig Saltz.

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Posted on June 6, 2013 by Maria Schamis Turner

Rites of Passage by Matt Goldberg

Matt Goldberg tells the story of a surprising outcome of a rite of passage. He told his story live at This Really Happened at the Blue Metropolis Montreal International Literary Festival on April 26, 2013.

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Posted on June 2, 2013 by Maria Schamis Turner • This Really Happened

TCAF RECAP: Feeling the Love by Georgia Webber

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In the wake of the 10th anniversary of the Toronto Comic Arts Festival, I declare that there is a new stereotype in town. Wait! I know, stereotypes are bad… But hear me out with this one, if only to curse me with accurate citations when you’re done reading.

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Posted on May 20, 2013 by Maria Schamis Turner

Benjy’s Vendetta

This is the fifth installment in a series of 11 audio poems collectively known as “The Benjy Poems,” written and directed by Benjamin Hackman, and produced and engineered by Craig Saltz.

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Posted on May 14, 2013 by Maria Schamis Turner

What not to expect when you’re expecting by Andrea Stanford

Andrea Stanford tells the story of how her upstairs neighbours ruined her Type A pregnancy planning. She told her story at This Really Happened at the Blue Metropolis Montreal International Literary Festival on April 26, 2013.

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Posted on May 11, 2013 by Maria Schamis Turner • This Really Happened

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Picnic

The city was a marshmallow of sticky smog and I wanted out. I carried bags loaded with beach towels and sandwiches down the front steps while George checked the oil of the old car. I had to step around a couple of languid coffee drinkers who'd spilled out of the café on the corner and made themselves comfortable on our stairs. Everyone was in my way.
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