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ISSUE NO. 4 | APRIL/MAY 2025 | VOLUME 6
The 44 North presents: The Catch-Up!
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Artist Spotlight: Cal Campos
From Tkaronto (Toronto), Ontario, Cal has been sharing their story as a Filipinx, Queer, Transgender, Non-binary person for over a decade, prioritizing uplifting the stories of marginalized communities (e.g. 2SLGBTQIA+, PGM/BIPOC). Cal is steadfast in their values, and believes that feeling less alone—closer to our truest selves—comes from crafting space to be with the heartbreak innate to human lives.
The Writer's Room: Short Story News Cycle Series
"Learning to Fly Again: Navigating Political & Social Justice Anxiety".
The short story series explores key issues in our national and global news cycles. Mass media frequently offers dehumanizing language and headlines that sell, numbing us into apathy rather than compelling us to take a deeper look into stories.
Book Review: "Brutes" by Dizz Tate
"The exploration of girlhood in her novel centres around a group of tweens during the sudden disappearance of another cooler, rebellious girl. Set in Florida and all the exploited glitz and glamour around Florida child beauty pageants, you really don’t have much of an idea of what's going on, except somewhere on the page, you are looking at these cruel, unforgiving pre-teens as someone you once were. "
