Dear Mom and Dad, I Want to Be a Writer
At four years old, I was asked what I wanted to be when I grew up. I was in kindergarten—barely able to leave my mom’s side for five minutes without...
Literature
Portal’s Portfolio Spotlight Series
Portal hosts its first poetry night of 2022 with Charlie Petch and student readers Tammi Carto, Bella Hoodle, and Jack Corfield (14:38). Jack also...
Commanding Hope: The Power We Have to Renew a World in Peril
Commanding Hope: The Power We Have to Renew a World in Peril Thomas Homer-Dixon Vintage Canada, 2022 464 pages ISBN: 978-0307363176 $24.00 Reviewed...
What Makes a Poet?
A gathering of students listens attentively inside the student lounge in building 355 on VIU's Nanaimo campus, myself among them. Though a cold rain...
The Trials and Tribulations of a Bookworm
I’ve been banned. From getting new books. By me. Why, you might ask? Because I suffer from the age-old problem of readers the world over: too many...
Aimee Wall’s Debut
This interview first appeared in an episode of Portal Magazine’s Portfolio series on YouTube, and has been edited for written format. * * * I found...