Folklore
Diamonds and toads; pleasing and not-pleasing.
Writing
Part One of a queer pagan love story.
Books
Brittani Sonnenberg on the dizzying and exhilarating process of attending your own book launch in a foreign country.
Relationships
Vanessa Willoughby's latest, "Dumbing Down."
Feminism
Gretchen McCulloch, The Toast's resident linguist, on why we have gendered pronouns at all, and where they may be headed.
Magic
In which Holden Caulfield is attacked by vampires. We all think he had it coming.
History
In which we are taught the real history behind the legend of Snow White.
LGBT
A short story about a lesbian Chicana werewolf and her trans Filipina witch girlfriend. Obviously.
Folklore
Annie Thériault on the feminine provenance of fairy tales
Perfidy and Wretched Villainy
The rich pageantry of Canada's weird and lovely flags. Spoiler: there are lots of lions on them.
Writing
Susan Jane Bigelow presents a very curious short story about a crate of possessed eggs.
Writing
Red Mills returns with "The Gift."
Aging
Millennials have taken to growing raven-black wings earlier than any previous generation.
Magic
If the only people who could time travel were a couple of teenagers.
Aging
Some thoughts on age and getting older.