Paul Carlucci’s Layered Stories of Life in a Northern Town
byIn The High-Rise in Fort Fierce, Carlucci’s characters are complex and his strength is that he captures how people can be capable of both love and unforgivable brutality
short stories
The Best Canadian Stories Must Be Some Good
byJohn Metcalf has sought out stories with “sparkling language [and] glorious rhetoric;” for the most part he’s succeeded
Origin Stories: That Time Chad Pelley Read This All Happened and Started Writing
by“I was in this flux in my life, and…reading Michael Winter’s book, about this guy going through all the same stuff, really resonated with me”
Fiction Brings Halifax Explosion to Heart
byNew novels allow us to investigate the unknowable questions behind unacceptable realities of human stupidity and tragedies that befall innocents
Tales of Cats, Dogs, Cooking Antics and What’s Wrong With Golf
byGrandpa Pike’s Outhouse Reader is funny, reflective, poignant and not really potty humour
Wayne Curtis’ Search for Home
byHome is both a memory and an elusive goal in these stories about moving and settling, trying to connect and missing connections
The Effect of Frost on Southern Vines: From the Cozy to the Macabre
byUnique story lines that are quickly consumed