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Oct 1, 2026
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Aug 16, 2026

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  1. Issue · Oct 1, 2026

    We’ll Be Old Men Together: On Manchán Magan’s Time Amongst Us in Alberta (opens the original)

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    One year ago, Manchán Magan, left this world, his life taken by cancer. A’coachladh - a Gaelic word for death that also means ‘a change’. In what I didn’t realize would be my last voice note sent to him, I said, not wanting to let him out of the fierce grip of this world, “We’ll be old men together Manchán.”He replied, “We will be Tad. We will be… but not in this lifetime.”I’ve been wanting to share this story ever since. Parts of it are known only to me and I think he’d be happy to have it shar

  2. Issue · Aug 31, 2026

    Upcoming Events for Culture Workers for Autumn 2026 (USA, Canada and UK) (opens the original)

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    Greetings,If you are in the world of culture work and trying to do something about the insanity of the times we’re in by planting the seeds of possibility for a time you won’t live to see… well… it’s good to have company on the road and be on the receiving end of that old-time, cultured wisdom from those who’ve put in the hard yards. In the the next four months, we are spoiled with options…September 3rd, Clynderwen, Wales<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://tr

  3. Issue · Aug 16, 2026

    The Redemption Business (opens the original)

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    (written many years ago)Redemption is like my leather jacket, left behind at a thrift store in a community just outside of Lethbridge where, every Sunday, for the considerable sum of $5 you could go in an take anything you wanted. No minimum amount. No maximum. It was left there for any of the reasons people leave worthy things behind. Perhaps because they no longer needed or wanted it, because the lining was already too frayed by the wear and tear, because they were moving somewhere and didn’t

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