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Issue 1

January 2021

Cannery Row Magazine

A Literary Journal ... with Benefits

Confessions of a Technophobe

by Tanja Rabe

Welcome Wagon

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Knife Fight

by Mat Del Papa

Creative Nonfiction

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Uncle Bob Says Fuck'em

by Tom LeDuc

  Poetry & Musings

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A Certain Kind of Drunk

by John Jantunen

Short Fiction

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A Higher Good

by Rebecca Kramer

Can of Worms

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Rat Race

Ghost Song

by Tanja Rabe

Poetry & Musings

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Christiane F.

by Uli Edel

Screenshots

Is This "Canadian Enough" For Ya?

by John Jantunen

Can of Worms

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Home When Returned

The Day I Decided...

by Jenny Bingham

Poetry & Musings

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Wrong Exit 

 by Tanja Rabe

 Creative Non-Fiction

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The Tent City

by Rebecca Kramer

Poetry & Musings

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Warm People

by Rebecca Kramer

Musical Interlude

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Two Peas in a Pod

by Tom LeDuc

Poetry & Musings

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Warrior Life

by Pamela Palmater

Book Review

  Born in Kingston - Made in Canada

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Issue 2

March 2021

Cannery Row Magazine

A Literary Journal ... with Benefits

What's in a Name?

by Tanja Rabe

Can of Worms

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Peeking Through the Fence

by Tom Leduc

Poetry & Musings

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A Small Northern Town

by Matthew Del Papa

Mat's Musings

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Destination Covid

by Katerina Fretwell

Poetry & Musings

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Niche

by John Jantunen

Short Fiction

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Trees in Ice

by Rebecca Kramer

Musical Interlude

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Did Jesus Smile?

by Rebecca Kramer

Creative Nonfiction

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Once Were Warriors

by Lee Tamahori

Screenshots

A Story Seldom Told...

by John Jantunen

Editor's Desk

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Mancala

by Denis Stokes

Poetry & Musings

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Sex and Death

by Jacob Shulman

Short Fiction

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House Call

by Matthew Del Papa

Short Fiction

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Sea Change

by Cheryl Ruddock

Fishbone Gallery

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Genetic Memory

by Nicholas Ruddock

Poetry & Musings

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The English Lesson

by Tanja Rabe

Creative Nonfiction

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Savage Gerry

by John Jantunen

Book Nook/ Mat

  Born in Kingston - Made in Canada

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Issue 3

May 2021

Cannery Row Magazine

A Literary Journal ... with Benefits

A Question of Subsistence (1)

by Tanja Rabe

Editor's Desk

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Spring's Yellow Horde

by Mat Del Papa

Mat's Musings

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Holes

Restaurant Dishwashers

by Roger Nash

Poetry & Musings

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Ripe

by John Jantunen

Short Fiction

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Last Hummingbird West of Chile

by Nicholas Ruddock

Book Release

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Migrating Whales

by Rebecca Kramer

Musical Interlude

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Terror in the Tub

by Rebecca Kramer

Creative Nonfiction

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Whaler's Cove

by Gregory Patrick

Short Fiction

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Wings of Desire

by Wim Wenders

Screenshots

A Tale of Two Kingstons

by John Jantunen

Can of Worms

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Russian Ties

by Janet Calcaterra

Short Story

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Fishbone Gallery

Robert Michelutti

Visual Arts

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In Praise of Inferior Virtues

by Tanja Rabe

Creative Nonfiction

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Animal Farm Updated

by Katerina Fretwell

Poetry & Musings

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Look Ma, No Hands

by Mat Del Papa

Short Fiction

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Southern Cross

by Denis Stokes

Poetry & Musings

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Small Memories

by Jose Saramago

Book Nook

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 Book Giveaway

  Savage Gerry

 by John Jantunen

  Born in Kingston - Made in Canada

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Issue 4

July 2021

Cannery Row Magazine

A Literary Journal ... with Benefits

A Question of Subsistence (2)

by Tanja Rabe

Editor's Desk

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“They Had Always Done It”

by Katerina  Fretwell

Poetry & Musings

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No Taxation Without Representation

by Mat Del Papa

Mat's Musings

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Forest Discussion

by Rebecca Kramer

Musical Interlude

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Life Has Infinite Value

by Rebecca Kramer

Can of Worms

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Bread For The Sheep

by John Jantunen

Short Fiction

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Rat Race

by Jerry Zucker

Screenshots

Disposable People

by John Jantunen

Can of Worms

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In Praise of Skunks

by Roger Nash

Poetry & Musings

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A Closet of Bad Feelings

by Mat Del Papa

Short Fiction

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Fishbone Gallery

Rebecca Kramer

Photography

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Nightshade Lullaby

by Tanja Rabe

Short Fiction

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Safety

by Denis Stokes

Poetry & Musings

 

Last Hummingbird West of Chile

by Nicholas Ruddock

Book Nook

  Born in Kingston - Made in Canada

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Issue 5

September 2021

Cannery Row Magazine

A Literary Journal ... with Benefits

Jumping the Gun

by Tanja Rabe

Editor's Desk

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Personal  Anthropocene

by Katerina Fretwell

Poetry & Musings

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Unimpressed

by Mat Del Papa

Mat's Musings

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Tobe Dervish

The Sandy Hookers

Musical Interlude

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The Body Politic

by John Jantunen

Short Fiction

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Is there a Mystery to

"Blind Obedience"?

by Nasreen Pejvack

Featured Essay

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Basque Coast #1

by Katerina Fretwell

Poetry & Musings

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Top Twenty

TV Show Binge Guide

by Tanja Rabe

Screenshots

The More Things Change...

by John Jantunen

Editor's Desk

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Odd Fits

Motel Room Table

by Roger Nash

Poetry & Musings

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Tourist Trap

by Matthew Del Papa

Short Fiction

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Fungus Homunculus

 by Tanja Rabe

Fishbone Gallery

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Policy Shmallacy

by Rebecca Kramer

Essay

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Blue Pool

by Rebecca Kramer

Musical Interlude

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The Error of Our Ways

by Tanja Rabe

Short Nonfiction

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Atacama

by Carmen Rodríguez

Book Nook

  Born in Kingston - Made in Canada

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Issue 6

November 2021

Cannery Row Magazine

A Literary Journal ... with Benefits

The Cull of the Wild

by Tanja Rabe

Editor's Desk

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Presidential Pet Peeve

by Mat Del Papa

Mat's Musings

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Light-House Keeper

by Roger Nash

Poetry & Musings

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An Island Risen in Fire

by Greg Patrick

Short Fiction

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Cathedral Forest

by Rebecca Kramer

Musical Interlude

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A Many Splendour'd Thing

by John Jantunen

Short Fiction

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For the Coffin-Makers

by Denis Stokes

Poetry & Musings

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The Education

of Little Tree

by Richard Friedenberg

Screenshots

On Reading to My Son

by John Jantunen

Editor's Desk

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Autumn

by Roger & Chris Nash

Fishbone Gallery

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Not a Snowball's Chance in H...

by Matthew Del Papa

Short Fiction

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The View From Above

by Katerina Fretwell

Poetry & Musings

 

Shady the Shadfly

by Rebecca Kramer

Poetry & Musings

 

From Carson and Suzuki

to Thunberg

by Nasreen Pejvack

Featured Essay

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Howling for Life

by Nasreen Pejvack

Poetry & Musings

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The Hermit of Africville

by Jon Tattrie

Book Nook

  Born in Kingston - Made in Canada

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Issue 7

February 2022

Cannery Row Magazine

A Literary Journal ... with Benefits

Abandoned Objects

by Tanja Rabe

Editor's desk

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Liberation

by Matthew Del Papa

Mat's Musings

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Dandora Landfill

by Katerina Fretwell

Poetry & Musings

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Scent of Place

by Randy Eady

Musings in Nature

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Wintering

by Roger & Chris Nash

Fishbone Gallery

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Farley

by John Jantunen

Short Fiction

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Don't Look Up

by Adam McKay

Screenshots

Small Victories

by John Jantunen

Editor's Desk

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Dragon's Blood

by Randy Eady

Art History

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Nursing Doubts

by Mat Del Papa

Short Fiction

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Psych Ward Privileges

by Rebecca Kramer

Mental Heath

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West Coast Wonder

by Rebecca Kramer

Musical Interlude

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The Crush

by Tanja Rabe

Creative Nonfiction

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The Essential Role of Artists

by Senator Patricia Bovey

Speech Review

  Born in Kingston - Made in Canada

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Issue 8

May 2022

Cannery Row Magazine

A Literary Journal ... with Benefits

Occupational Hazards

by Tanja Rabe

Editor's Desk

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Napoleon's Can

by Matthew Del Papa

Mat's Musings

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In Memory of

Khalil Gibran

by Suzanne Mansour

Musical Interlude

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A Woman's Place is . . .

Everywhere

by Nasreen Pejvack

Women's Rights

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Spring Thoughts

Chris and Roger Nash

Fishbone Gallery

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Final Round

by John Jantunen

Short Fiction

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Maid

by John Wells

Screenshots

Potholes

by John Jantunen

Editor's Desk

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In For a Dime

by John Jantunen

Book Release

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Stones, Soles and

Survivor Solace

by Randy Eady

Art Therapy

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The Dove of Peace

Speaks Out:

by Katerina Fretwell

Poetry & Musings

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The Tail-End of Two Secrets

by Rebecca Kramer

Mental Health

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Willow

by Rebecca Kramer

Musical Interlude

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Adrenaline Junkie

by Les Edgerton

Book Nook

  Born in Kingston - Made in Canada

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Issue 9

August 2022

Cannery Row Magazine

A Literary Journal ... with Benefits

Chasing Distant Horizons

by Tanja Rabe

Editor's Desk

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Water

by Katerina Fretwell

Poetry & Musings

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Blue Hues of

Healing

by Randy Eady

Nature Therapy

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Summer

by Roger & Chris Nash

Poetry & Musings

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The Rise and Fall of

Randy Lavine

by John Jantunen

Short Fiction

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Scholars and Reindeer

by Tasnuva Hayden

Poetry & Musings

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The Commitments

by Tanja Rabe

Screenshots

Riding the R5 Express

by John Jantunen

Editor's Desk

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America Not the Beautiful

by Katerina Fretwell

Poetry & Musings

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Executive Privilege

by Mat Del Papa

Mat's Musings

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Collage

by Alice Shapiro

Fishbone Gallery

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The Freedom to

Self-Actualize

by Rebecca Kramer

Mental Health

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Sea of Cloud

by Rebecca Kramer

Musical Interlude

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On Finding Allies

in Fictional Authors

by John Jantunen

Book Nook

  Born in Kingston - Made in Canada

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Issue 10

November 2022

Cannery Row Magazine

A Literary Journal ... with Benefits

Seasonal Afflictions

by Tanja Rabe

Editor's Desk

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Scattering Thoughts

by Roger Nash

Poetry & Musings

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Fretting Over the Impossible

by Mat Del Papa

Mat's Musings

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Ice Sculpture

by Rebecca Kramer

Musical Interlude

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A Question of Maintenance

by John Jantunen

Creative Nonfiction

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Three Thousand Years of Longing

by George Miller

Screenshots w/Randy

The Thin Blue Line to Hell

by John Jantunen

Editor's Desk

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Night of the Krampus

by Randy Eady

Seasonal Folklore

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Naming

by Katerina Fretwell

Poetry & Musings

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My Brush with Suicide

by Rebecca Kramer

Mental Health

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King's Town Splash

by Tanja Rabe

Fishbone Gallery

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The Last Chieftain of Molokai

by Gregory Patrick

Short Fiction

  Born in Kingston - Made in Canada

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Issue 11

May 2023

Cannery Row Magazine

A Literary Journal ... with Benefits

Over the Rainbow

by Tanja Rabe

Editor's Desk

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Canada's Dirty, Little Secret

by Mat Del Papa

Mat's Musings

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Cellular

by Katerina Fretwell

Poetry & Musings

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Victim

by John Jantunen

Short Fiction

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Waterfall Symphony

by Rebecca Kramer

Musical Interlude

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Beat Poetry and

Freudian Slip-Ups

by Rebecca Kramer

Poetry & Musings

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Mason's Jar

by John Jantunen

Book Launch

In the Beginning...

by Chris Nash

Bio Excerpt

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Spilt Kettle

by Roger Nash

Poetry & Musings

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Whispering Womb

by Randy Eady

Natural History

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Hired Muscle

by Matthew Del Papa

Short Fiction

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Sunset Strip

by Tanja Rabe

Fishbone Gallery

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Socrates vs. the State

by Craig Matheson

Poetry & Musings

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Jerry Lewis Told Me

I Was Going To Die

by Matthew Del Papa

Book Nook

  Born in Kingston - Made in Canada

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Issue 12

 November 2023

Cannery Row Magazine

A Literary Journal ... with Benefits

The Education of Little Munch

by Tanja Rabe

Editor's Desk

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Secret Ninja Squirrels

by Randy Eady

Nature's Critters

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Opening Up the Cottage

by Roger Nash

Poetry & Musings

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Tiers of Justice

by Mat Del Papa

Mat's Musings

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Your Hand

by Rebecca Kramer

Musical Interlude

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CB & BC

by John Jantunen

Short Fiction

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Dream On

by Katerina Fretwell

Poetry & Musings

One of Those Days

by John Jantunen

Editor's Desk

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Ode to Nikola

by Craig Matheson

Poetry & Musings

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Miss Alice's Assignment

by Cheryl Romo

Short Fiction

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Bending Tranquility

by CJ Jackson

Poetry & Musings

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Far From the Maddening Crowd

by Tanja Rabe

Fishbone Gallery

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The Cookie Deed

by Rebecca Kramer

Creative Nonfiction

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Mason's Jar

by John Jantunen

Book Nook w/Mat

  Born in Kingston - Made in Canada

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