The sign on the metro platform says “considering suicide? We’re here for you”, and I roll my eyes. Sure, it's an important message, a necessary lifeline, but as a high functioning person with mental illness, it feels like there's no support until you threaten to throw yourself onto the tracks.

Dr. Lemco's Creative Club events kept coming up in my feed. Invitations to paint, pictures, folks having fun, friends posting, proud of (or laughing at) their resulting pieces. And it wasn't just random people; it was the comedians I hold in high regard, people I can speak to frankly, people I trust when they say I think you’d like this.

Ad'Horrible is a Chinese non-binary drag artist based in Côte-Saint-Luc who performs as a "sleep paralysis demon." Specializing in "Drag Thing" and horror-inspired clowning, they use the stage to explore the intersection of cultural heritage and the absurdity of gender binaries.

I can't quite pinpoint when extremism became the norm. For every instance I consider as a starting point, I can hear the voices of one “team” screaming that it only happened because the “other team” did blah blah blah first, pushing the timeline back, and proving my point with their fierce defense of the extremism from “their side”.

Céleste Bonnier is a Montréal based tattoo artist and visual creator whose work lives where body, memory, and intuition meet. She approaches tattooing as more than image making, viewing it instead as a way of marking moments, emotions, and transitions directly onto the skin.

Welcome, Dear Reader, to the shitty part of winter. The parties are over, the sparkly hits have been packed away, and now…well, now it's just cold and dark.

On the corner of St Laurent and des Pins lies a tall yet unassuming building that you might recognise from the bold lettering that spells out “HALBRO BLDG.” For the past few decades, its lofts have served as a sort of haven for artists looking to rent studios or find a place to stay.

Michael A. Occhionero is a Montreal based author whose work spans three novels and a collection of poetry. Between holding an M.A. in English Literature and finalizing his upcoming novella, he finds his rhythm spinning old records and traveling.

Words have power. In so many ways, we speak things into reality. For instance, the people who are always complaining, tend to lead themselves into reasons to complain, while attracting others who thrive on the same fuel.

Jackki Harrt writes real songs that live in the underbelly of life, blurring heartbreak and addiction into something human and holy. By dragging the things people hide into the light, they turn pain into power chords and confession into connection. Influenced by the rougher edges of the punk lineage, Harrt proves that there is truth in the noise and power in surviving the mess.