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Author: V McCuaig

V is a guest contributor for the Short Ends. As a technical writer, poet, and anthropologist, she's interested in form, function, and how to break the rules. No stranger to the strange, she's particularly attracted to experimental media and transmedia storytelling in online content.
Phantasmagoria

The Past That Haunts Us: Memory as History in The Act of Killing

1 Sep 20231 Sep 2023
We often think of memory and history hand in hand. We recall the what's happened previously through memories, but some things stand out more than others: we remember our first…
Music

In the Ether: All About Lily Chou Chou and the Effervescence of Music

1 Jun 202331 May 2023
We hear an average of 1.3 million songs in our lifetime. How many of those songs stay with you throughout our lives? How many of them can you sing by…
Habitats

Rehearsing Uncertainty in The Rehearsal

1 Mar 20231 Mar 2023
I’m an overthinker. Oftentimes, I’m distracted by everyday situations. Yesterday’s encounter, where I bumbled my way through ordering a latte, only to get a filter coffee and refused to confront…
Food

For the Love of Soup: the Quest for Perfect Ramen in Tampopo

1 Jul 2022
I love soup. To my friends and family, this obsession can seem a little unusual. After all, much of western cuisine tends to place soup in a supporting role. In…
Honour

When Spirits Come To Visit

1 Mar 20221 Mar 2022
When was the first time you encountered a spirit? Mine was many years ago. I remember one night when my mom made dinner for an extra person. Before she sat…
Into the Digital Age

The Collective Spectacle of Chris Chan: A Comprehensive History

1 Nov 202131 Oct 2021
CW: Sexual violence.  A/N: There is significant discourse and confusion surrounding Chris Chan’s pronouns. For this article, I choose to use ‘they/them’, even though Chris identifies as a trans woman.…

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