Spec Creative

In the heart of the Annex, lives this blue two-storied bookstore: BMV Books. A home for bookworms and all other book-animals alike, our store is by the community for the community...

[Not affiliated with BMV Books. Speculative creative work only]

Summer is ending but this shoe-season is not over just yet! Our boots are made for walkin’ and your boots should be too...

[Not affiliated with Maguire Shoes. Speculative creative work only.]

“I’m most excited for change. Not too much. Just something new.”

Sweet and self-assured, my fourteen year old cousin is ready for a little change. It’s a grey, overcast afternoon in March as we sit down at the kitchen table to chat about what exactly it’s like to be a middle schooler in a post-pandemic world.

My cousin is in grade 8 which, I think we can all agree, is one of toughest years of school there is. At that age, you could be playing fairies in the schoolyard at lunch, skipping class

The absurdly verbose TV series Succession has done it again. Season 4 is here and it is just as wordy as the last 3. But it’s not just wordy - it has an extremely specific, cultivated garble that mixes the corporate, market-speak of elite America and a degrading, vulgar but clever language.

Yes, the characters of Succession are despicable. It’s no secret that all the main characters, while nuanced in their evil and beloved despite their flaws, are just as much manipulative, backstabbing and cor

How long has it been since you were on a sports team? Be honest, was it back in high school? Gym class in elementary? If you aren’t a dedicated athlete or didn’t manage to keep up with organized sports in university, I’m guessing it's been awhile.

Personally, I hadn’t been part of a team since my glory days of high school football (we were terrible) and high school ultimate frisbee (just there for a good time). Sure, I had played soccer in the park the odd time, skated on the rink in my neighbo

Get out your picnic blankets and break out your speakers - it’s time to get to the park.

Congrats everyone, we’ve made it through winter. No more layers and wool socks and obsessive knitting! Begone with expensive heating bills, Twilight books and seasonal depression! The time for freckles is here!