Lights by Kassandra Haakman

Letter from the Editors - Issue 7

Welcome to the seventh issue of Toronto Journal, and . . . we all know what it’s like to leave things to the last minute. Narrated by Brigid Cami.

Tubes for the People by Anthony Salvalaggio

HISTORY FEATURE. I’m not entirely certain if Charles Dickens ever rode the London Underground . . . but, in theory, he could have – and that’s good enough for me. Narrated by the author.

Boy Soldier by Brian Clark

STORIES FROM THE CITY. In the fall of 1942, with the Second World War raging, my father wanted to join the fight. But Doug Clark was six months shy of his eighteenth birthday and required parental permission to enlist in the Canadian military. Narrated by the author.

Lights by Kassandra Haakman

FICTION. All those motorists sitting at traffic lights cursing, should realize that it is not HydroQuebec’s fault. – Hydro-Quebec, 1989. Narrated by Anthony Salvalaggio.

Oxtails with Paulette by Morgan Reid

FICTION. On Friday evenings, Tara treated herself to a medium oxtail with rice and peas. ‘I work hard and I deserve it,’ she convinced herself, knowing the twenty-dollar meal was pricey on her monthly budget. Narrated by the author.