Essays

Alberta Review: Stampede Dress

Notes from a contrarian

Jul 2 • Mathew Preston

Alberta Review: Wolf Willow, A Parable

Stegner's Wolf Willow, the frontier mindset, and progress

May 25 • Mathew Preston

Alberta Review: Rediscovering Youth

Small Town (Alberta) Saturday Night

Apr 29 • Mathew Preston

Alberta Review: The Power of Art and Culture

"Our brains need literature the way that our bodies need food. Literature provides our brains with basic sustenance."

Mar 13 • Mathew Preston

Alberta Review: Reading Didion, Reading More

Thoughts on a great essayist's essay and reading's importance to political discourse

Feb 9 • Mathew Preston

Alberta Review: Show Don't Tell

Talking down isn't just ineffective, it is bad storytelling

Nov 17, 2024

Alberta Review: Contradictions of Reading

Reading is a deeply personal act, but is shaped by external factors

Oct 14, 2024

Alberta Review: Hockey is Back

Alberta is a hockey province, first and foremost, and for good reason.

Sep 22, 2024

Alberta Review: Anyone Can Cook

Part two of my chapter from Be Badass

Aug 23, 2024

Alberta Review: Be Badass

A new book from an amazing woman - with a contribution from myself

Aug 16, 2024 • Mathew Preston

Alberta Review: Nature Abhors a Vacuum

Alberta has a lot of space, and we need to grow into it

Jul 22, 2024 • Mathew Preston

Alberta Review: Trippin’

Alberta is purpose-built for the best vacation of them all.

Jun 23, 2024 • Mathew Preston

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