The Believer Magazine
Articles by
Sam Shelstad
Sam Shelstad lives in Toronto, Ontario. His first book of short stories, Cop House, was released this fall by Nightwood Editions.
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December 21, 2017This Year’s Top-Selling Book is an Accent Pillow
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July 18, 2017A Few Questions Before We Decide to Let You Join Our Running Club
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December 14, 2015Trampolines Were Supposed to Bring Us Closer Together, But I Think They’re Driving Us Further Apart
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July 6, 2015Pool Rules
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February 27, 2015Sentient Cloud of Poisonous Gas Seeks Companion
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July 2, 2014Minutes from a Town Hall Meeting of My Anxieties
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August 28, 2013This Deer Won’t Look Both Ways
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January 17, 2013The Right Time
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February 10, 2025Voting for the Mayor Who Promised to Blow Up the City Doesn’t Mean I Approve of the Mayor Blowing Up the City
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February 13, 2025Finally, My Tax Dollars Are Being Used to Uncover Publicly Available Government Information
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February 5, 2025Here at DOGE, We’ve Streamlined Every Aspect of America’s Collapse
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February 4, 2025An Accurate Organizational Chart of Your University
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