A divide is a hard thing to overcome. It can make us feel distant from one another, creating cracks so wide that they seem almost impossible to cross. When both sides do the work to build a bridge and discover what lies in the middle, it can change how they see each other forever.

The things that bring us together can be found in places like the Calgary Saddledome, where immigrant parents and their children connect, or an event hall where former friends unexpectedly cross paths. They can also be found in the supernatural worlds of jinn and vampires, amid unwanted marriages and drifting friendships. Unexpected paths and circumstances can form bonds that become unbreakable or keep shifting.

Over time, these connections can strengthen, decay or fall away. These stories explore how people come together across cultures and generations, forming connections—whether good or bad—and emerging forever changed.

Programmer, Geo Laforme