Fiction Issue: Write/Alright
I may not be great at many things But all my life I’ve been told I can write I may not be a... but I stay in university because the brain on my shoulders... Read more.
Fiction Issue: 43
The sharp metal screeching Crawling down the corridor The musk of iron Shamed by the stench of sterility A shriek of distress Muted by the moaning... Read more.
Fiction Issue: Matryoshka
tiles tick by how many panels to count before my tongue meets the air waits retreats finds the pattern and follows cocoon after cocoon layers to... Read more.
Fiction Issue: For Romeo Dallaire
Oh Romeo Do you know where you are? Frenching a bottle of scotch Pills float in it Under a Quebec park bench. You beg us to kill you ... Read more.
Fiction Issue: Nally Nally McDrab
I had a movie dream about a manic ex-lawyer, played by Robin Williams, who kills himself by jumping off a tower. It was a musical. The avuncular Williams,... Read more.
Fiction Issue: Freaking the F Out in the Bathroom-Based on a True Story
What is that? WHAT is THAT? Don’t touch it. Don’t touch IT. Sarah, I swear to GOD don’t do it—EW. I just had to, I had to know what it feels like.... Read more.
Fiction Issue: Full
On the homepage of YouTube, there’s a new “What I Eat in a Day” video. She presses it even though she already knows she’s going to regret it four... Read more.
Fiction Issue: Daydreams Café
She sat down in her favourite chair right next to the wide, slightly dingy window that looked out to the busy town street. The smell of fresh coffee with a... Read more.
Fiction Issue: Overcome
At the end of the day, I am alone. It doesn’t matter how many smiles are shared with friends - By nightfall, I lie awake, crippled by loneliness. I have a... Read more.
Fiction Issue: Winter’s Road
Between the trees, under the stars, I walk the winter’s road. The night sky is bright and the snow seems to glow. I’ve come this way once when I was... Read more.
Fiction Issue: Written in the Stars
Cedric and I were like the sun and the moon; not quite opposites, but decidedly different. I was always the quiet, shy girl who never minded being in the... Read more.
Fiction Issue: Chemo
What is the value of an eyelash, really? They’re a nuisance most of the time We flick them away Lodging themselves in an eye, other times our... Read more.
Fiction Issue: Programmed
It’s complete garbage! A metallic hand crumpled the newly written poem and threw it backhand across the room. The discarded effort joined the other paper... Read more.
Dear Ty: DIY Erotic Fiction
Dear Ty, I’m enrolled in the English program here at the U of O and I’m looking to explore a different type of fiction we don’t learn in the... Read more.
Dear Ty: Losing It
Dear Ty, My friends always talk about their sexcapades, but when it’s my turn to speak, I have nothing to share. I turned 23 over the break and I still... Read more.
The rise of the podcast
Shaping listeners and creators beyond entertainment Once upon a time, podcasts were simply a new and relatively accessible platform where people had a better... Read more.
Fall from grace at Bell High School
The extended community of an Ottawa high school has been brought together in a way that few imagined possible, and fewer still will ever understand. On Nov.... Read more.
Year in Review: The Best Songs of 2018
The Fulcrum picks our top 10 songs of the year 1) "This Is America," Childish Gambino, Single (May... Read more.
Year in Review: The Best in Film in 2018
The Fulcrum picks our top 10 movies of the year These reviews do not contain spoilers, we promise. 1) Hereditary, Ari Aster Over the past few... Read more.
Dear Ty: Ice, Ice Baby
Dear Ty, My partner and I have been together since high school, and at this point we know all the ropes to pretty much every and any sexual kink or fetish.... Read more.
Inside the fascinating world of ASMR
A growing trend in sensational sounds Calming or creepy? Autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR), a tingling sensation of euphoria commonly triggered... Read more.
Why indie films reigned in 2018
Indie flicks like Annihilation received critical acclaim this year The 2018 Oscar nominees were a somewhat surprising lineup for those accustomed to the... Read more.
Year in Review: Canadian politics in 2018
Some of the most notable moments in provincial and federal politics this year When you have a neighbour like the United States, perhaps the largest political... Read more.
Year in Review: The best in television in 2018
The Fulcrum picks our top 10 TV shows of the year These reviews do not contain spoilers, we promise. 1) Sharp Objects (Season 1, HBO) When I read... Read more.
Year in Review: The Best Albums of 2018
The Fulcrum picks our favourite albums of 2018 1) Swimming, Mac Miller (August 2018) https://open.spotify.com/album/5wtE5aLX5r7jOosmPhJhhk Losing... Read more.