WORDS Hans TammemagiIllustration Sierra Lundy My eyes were wide open, but it was utterly black with not the tiniest sliver of light. And it was intensely hot. Drums pounded, reverberating like the heartbeat of some giant beast. Then a deep guttural voice started singing in …
Narrative
on tour
Words & Illustration by Sierra Lundy Following is an excerpt from a tour journal written by Sierra Lundy, who, along with Jon Middleton, is part of the indie folk duo Ocie Elliott. This journal entry describes one day of a US tour undertaken last year with Australian folk …
Sandhill cranes and a photographer
Words Thelma FayleIllustration Sierra Lundy As a way of coping through the pandemic, I enrolled in an online biology course with the University of Victoria and learned there are 10,000 species of birds. Charmed by a description of the adaptable sandhill crane, one of the …
Christmas cookies, pups and a little boy
Words Sharon EastonIllustration Sierra Lundy The day before Christmas Eve, I invited four-year-old Dylan, from up the street, over to bake Christmas cookies. Cookie dough was made, rolling pin ready, a variety of Christmas cookie cutters set out, an assortment of trimmings …
Hiraeth
Words: Marie-France Boissonneault > Illustration: Sierra Lundy The rain teemed down that first morning before returning to work as I sat in my chair, sipping my warm tea. I scrolled through the memories on my social media account; my morning routine of perusing what I was …
My Identity as a Writer
WORDS Cheryl Schindler X Illustration Sierra Lundy My love of writing began as a young child. As soon as I learned to write, I expressed myself through poetry and simple song lyrics, masking my shyness with a bubbly creative spirit. My style and words were simple in nature …
Match
It made me re-evaluate and recognize that what I wanted was what I had had earlier in life but was unlikely to have again. Words Karen Van Rheenen X Illustration Sierra Lundy When I was a teenager, I was considered a bit of a babe. I had long blond hair and was teenage …
Lights. Action. Glamour?
WORDS angela cowan X illustration sierra lundy It’s in this moment, standing, waiting and watching, while a glacier-cold wind knifes through my jacket and burns my ears, I realize that what strikes me the most is just how incredibly hard every single person here is working. At …