Joan’s husband stormed off into the woods a year ago, after a rare fight. He […]
Highway of Tears, by Jessica McDiarmid
Since the 1970s, thousands of Indigenous teenaged girls and women along Highway 16 in British […]
A Victory Garden for Trying Times, by Debi Goodwin
Having a loved one diagnosed with stage three esophageal cancer means a lot of things, […]
Little Fish, by Casey Plett
Trigger warning for discussion of suicide and transphobia. In many ways, Wendy Reimer lives a […]
The Accidental Veterinarian, by Philip Schott
Philip Schott’s slight book, The Accidental Veterinarian, is a collection of posts from his blog, […]
That Time I Loved You, by Carrianne Leung
Trigger warning for suicide. Years ago, I read Sherwood Anderson’s collection of stories, Winesburg, Ohio. The collection moves from […]
Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach, by Kelly Robson
Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach, by Kelly Robson is the kind book I pick […]
Madame Victoria, by Catherine Leroux
In the notes and acknowledgements at the end of Madame Victoria, by Catherine Leroux and translated […]
Moon of the Crusted Snow, by Waubgeshig Rice
These days, most of us live lives almost completely divorced from the hard, unpredictable work […]
Refuge, by Merilyn Simonds
Cass MacCallum has had a life of ups and downs. At ninety-six, she has more […]