Irma Kniivila

Irma Kniivila

Canada
Irma Kniivila is an artist and writer. Her favourite thing is to arrive in a new place and wander, preferably uphill. The Crosswind Cafe is a love letter to those new places, and to the return home.
07
Jun
Chapter 3, Part 7

Chapter 3, Part 7

Breaking news: stoic ginger cat wears a tiny blue backpack I've been wandering around TCAF this weekend and
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31
May
Chapter 3, Part 6

Chapter 3, Part 6

(Jones has a better idea.) Last week I caught the 4K remaster of Whisper of the Heart at the Revue
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24
May
Chapter 3, Part 5

Chapter 3, Part 5

My children! They are so hungry! Who would go to war for a little mouse clutching a single cracker in
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17
May
Chapter 3, Part 4

Chapter 3, Part 4

The plot thickens, the pantries empty. I'm in beautiful Montreal for MCAF this weekend! It's been
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10
May
Chapter 3, Part 3

Chapter 3, Part 3

Pugs with Brooklyn accents = the height of comedy?? I'll be at MCAF this coming weekend (May 15 - 17th)
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03
May
Chapter 3, Part 2

Chapter 3, Part 2

Sirs Cacio and Pepe enter the picture! The Crosswind Cafe received a recommender grant from TCAF, through the Ontario Arts
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26
Apr
Chapter 3, Part 1

Chapter 3, Part 1

HELLO!!! We're back! I've been packing and moving - I'm pretty done with worldly possessions
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22
Mar
Interlude #1, Part 4

Interlude #1, Part 4

In which Fig has a dream (had a dream...?) Thanks so much for reading Chapter 2, and this little interlude!
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15
Mar
Interlude #1, Part 3

Interlude #1, Part 3

"Uh oh."
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08
Mar
Interlude #1, Part 2

Interlude #1, Part 2

Baby Fig makes a cake! The mountains of snow have finally melted enough to expose a few raggedy patches of
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