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    Fireworks

    by Eden Hertzog December 29, 2021
    by Eden Hertzog December 29, 2021

    On Canada Day, I try to do six things at once. Like always. pack a bagwrite a listpack another bagmake a callmake the snacks Something comes over me, as it sometimes…

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    John Lennon/Love Kills Us All

    by Eden Hertzog December 8, 2021
    by Eden Hertzog December 8, 2021

    I’m nine years old. Childhood home. Mother’s house. The living room floor, late. I’m a secret down here, everyone asleep. Carpet, faded and worn. Headphones. Crossed legs. I play records…

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    RECONCILIATION ACTION STEPS

    by Eden Hertzog June 15, 2021
    by Eden Hertzog June 15, 2021

    The following is a list of action steps for settlers to take towards the work of reconciliation. I offer deep gratitude to The On Canada Project http://www.oncanadaproject.ca for their information and advocacy,…

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    Break to Become

    by Eden Hertzog October 26, 2019
    by Eden Hertzog October 26, 2019

    A straight line. My house, to the train, to the airport. To security, and through it. Down an escalator, a coffee – too bitter – board the plane. I exhale…

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    For Her

    by Eden Hertzog March 7, 2019
    by Eden Hertzog March 7, 2019

    I’ve got my hands on the steering wheel of a shitty rental car. Frankie is buckled into her booster in the back seat. I’m smug. I’m on time. There’s the…

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    Valentine

    by Eden Hertzog February 14, 2019
    by Eden Hertzog February 14, 2019

    January heartbreak is the worst kind. Nothing to buffer it. Days are shorter, dark is darker, and slush abounds. The walls are quiet. Stark. He was gone. Twenty-three years-old and…

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    This Bed

    by Eden Hertzog January 31, 2019
    by Eden Hertzog January 31, 2019

    A bowl of dried-up Cheerios on the counter, flakes of croissant, cups of half-drunk coffee. Today is almost nine months since Easter weekend, when he and I knew that part…

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  • Fireworks
  • John Lennon/Love Kills Us All
  • RECONCILIATION ACTION STEPS
  • Break to Become
  • For Her

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