Being a tourist is so much better when you don’t have to carry a map around. (Harrison Smith)

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How to be a tourist in your own city

With the stresses of the school year finally laid to rest­—even if only until the fall—stirrings of adventure begin to consume the thoughts of many a burnt-out student. Really, there’s no better time to indulge in your explorative nature than during the summer.

Previously in Postscript

April 5, 2007

The fugitive in the backseat

One night in August 2002, as we curved around the 401’s on-ramp, we saw a skinny, barefooted, young guy wearing a teal sweater and holding his thumb up in the air. “We should pick him up,” I said, mostly joking. Rick pulled the car over and we told the dude that we were only going to Napanee, but that he could ride with us that far. Months later, sitting in the town’s public library waiting for my ride, I picked up a Rolling Stone magazine. Flipping through back to front, I saw a picture of a face that caught my eye. Turning the page, I saw the words “Hunting America’s Most Wanted Eco-Terrorist: The Flight of Tre Arrow.”

March 30, 2007

Stuck in the middle with who?

Some would say the root of Donald Trump and Rosie O’Donnell’s extremely public beefing is a yearning for publicity or celebrity-induced mental instability. Others would say that it all comes down to birth order.

March 23, 2007

Disappeared

Morgan Vanek is alarmed that she will be completing her undergraduate degree in English, with a minor in development studies, in less than two months. She’s excited by the sudden new interest in prose on the Queen’s creative writing scene, too, because she thinks that poems—for all their poignant brevity—have been stumping student writers for far too long now. Her work is forthcoming in Lake Effect 3.

March 16, 2007

A Short Visit

Nicholas Henneberry is a fourth-year engineering student doing a minor in English. Growing up as a military kid, he doesn’t really have a hometown, but his family is currently based out of Belgium. Though not autobiographical, the main character in “The Short Visit” and other background details are based on Nicholas’ own experiences, including research he did drinking scotch with beer chasers. This is Nicholas’ first time being published, though his writing is forthcoming in the Undergraduate Review.

March 9, 2007

The Fall of Icarus

Justin Vessair is a fourth-year English major and is hoping to continue his writing at the University of Toronto through a master’s in creative writing. He hails from the small town of Honey Harbour, Ont., and is launching a website to showcase his work at islandsintheair.com. Justin came up with the idea for “The Fall of Icarus” after viewing the painting of the same name by Pieter Brueghel and thinking maybe Icarus needed a better send-off than just a leg sticking out of the water.