Fiction: Short

The Hair Wreath and Other Stories

Ghosts and other mysterious forces intrude on the characters in the new collection of dark fiction from Toronto-based writer (and Tightrope Books publisher) Halli Villegas. Several of the stories involve homes – especially sterile, charmless ... Read More »

November 4, 2010 | Filed under: Fiction: Short

★ Missed Her

By Ivan E. Coyote

Relationships. Clothes. Food. Haircuts. Little dogs. Cab rides. Sex. All of these things carry heavy meaning in the writing of Ivan E. Coyote. Her specialty, and ultimately her strength, lies in putting the simple, subtle ... Read More »

November 4, 2010 | Filed under: Fiction: Short

Rudy Wiebe: Collected Stories, 1955–2010

By Rudy Wiebe

Rudy Wiebe’s reputation is based on his novels and non-fiction, which have focused on Aboriginal themes and his Mennonite heritage. Though he is not widely known as a short story writer, a half-century’s worth of ... Read More »

November 4, 2010 | Filed under: Fiction: Short

★ Sarah Court

By Craig Davidson

Fredericton-based writer Craig Davidson’s 2006 book The Preserve, written under the pseudonym Patrick Lestewka, was a horror novel set in northern Canada. Under his own name, he published the more literary Rust and Bone in ... Read More »

October 12, 2010 | Filed under: Fiction: Short

★ Light Lifting

By Alexander MacLeod

Light Lifting is one of those rare debuts: a breathtakingly good collection of short fiction that heralds the arrival of a significant new talent. It’s also the sort of book one worries won’t get the ... Read More »

September 20, 2010 | Filed under: Fiction: Short

Writing Without Direction: 10½ Short Stories by Canadian Authors Under 30

By Coralee Leroux and Troy Cunningham, eds.

The 11 stories in Writing Without Direction deal with a range of issues, from the picayune (university roommates who drive each other crazy) to the much more serious (a mother’s boyfriend who sexually abuses her ... Read More »

August 30, 2010 | Filed under: Fiction: Short

I Still Don’t Even Know You

By Michelle Berry

Though the best stories in Michelle Berry’s collection I Still Don’t Even Know You begin with predictable set-ups, they go well past the point of familiarity and push the boundaries of a reader’s comfort. Readers ... Read More »

August 30, 2010 | Filed under: Fiction: Short

This Cake Is for the Party

By Sarah Selecky

One of the great joys of reading a collection of short fiction is the opportunity to experience a writer at play. Characters, themes, absurdities, and moods that could become overwhelming in a novel are somehow ... Read More »

August 30, 2010 | Filed under: Fiction: Short

Evolve: Vampire Stories of the New Undead

By Nancy Kilpatrick, ed.

With stories from genre veterans Kelley Armstrong and Tanya Huff, as well as a slew of newcomers, Evolve: Vampire Stories of the New Undead is a worthy anthology for vampire lovers. Nancy Kilpatrick is no ... Read More »

August 30, 2010 | Filed under: Fiction: Short

★ Greedy Little Eyes

By Billie Livingston

Billie Livingston’s first collection of short fiction exhibits her trademark snappy wit while delving into the sadder aspects of life: mental illness, family breakdown, and abuse. The 10 stories in this collection are heartbreaking in ... Read More »

August 30, 2010 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Short

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