Issue No. 9
Winter 2026
In the ninth issue of The Ampersand Review, we are proud to present a variety of short stories, poems, and works of creative nonfiction that showcase innovative writing in the Canadian literary landscape. This issue features an exclusive interview with Anuja Varghese, poetry by Catherine Graham and Chris Johnson, fiction by Aaron Tucker, and more!
Contents
Poetry
Chris bailey
Reinterment
Emma rhodes
Nicholas Bradley
Paleontological Evenings
Catherine Graham
Disturbing Presence
Dave Margoshes
Phone Booths
Odysseus
t.m. chalk
Dubblespeak
All Choice Is But Heifers
Jessica Bebenek
The Burden of Ownership
Angela hibbs
Familiar Ideas
That Moon
Peter richardson
Calabash
Sneha subramanian kanta
Ornithomancy
Leah Duarte
Serra de Monchique, Finn do Mundo / End of the World
Chris johnson
Polymeric Matrices
Courtney bates-hardy
A Dream
Fiction
alya somar
This Is What I Was Afraid Of
Aaron tucker
sanchari sur
Sorry Doesn’t Make a Dead Man Alive
Non-Fiction
Jean sheppard
ayomide Bayowa
Feature
Anuja varghese
Interviews
Three Short Interviews With Reading Series:
Ellen Chang-Richardson & Nina Jane Drystek
Reviews
aviva rubin
I Remember Lights by Ben Ladouceur
kimberly cameron
Diving Board by Tomás Downey (trans. Sarah Moses)
Kathryn MacDonald
lynda williams
A Place for People Like Us by Danila Botha
j.m.
Field Work: On Baseball and Making a Living by Andrew Forbes