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The Things We Leave Behind
The eight short stories included in this anthology offer a glimpse at Canada’s geographic landscape—spanning the Yukon, Canadian Prairies, Great Lakes, and metropolitan Toronto while starring protagonists who are well-storied in loss, yet not all choose to grieve.
You will crunch across sub-zero tundra and bake on the beach alongside our hero(in)es. You will live like hermits and populate condos. You will search the remains of a knocked down church and dig up a decades old box. You will fall in love with a fallen angel and a sufferer of galeophobia.
Like the Canadians who created them, our feisty leads think outside the box to adapt to the challenges and changes thrust upon them.
You will crunch across sub-zero tundra and bake on the beach alongside our hero(in)es. You will live like hermits and populate condos. You will search the remains of a knocked down church and dig up a decades old box. You will fall in love with a fallen angel and a sufferer of galeophobia.
Like the Canadians who created them, our feisty leads think outside the box to adapt to the challenges and changes thrust upon them.
100 pages, Paperback
Published April 30, 2022
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June 1, 2022
(Yes, I wrote one of the 8 stories in this anthology, so this review is for the other 7!) The stories in this anthology were a delight to read. Each one is a sharp, authentic, fully-rendered vignette, with protagonists I wish I could stay with for much longer. Some stories were funny, some were surprising, some packed an emotional punch, some all three! I am so proud to be a part of this collection with these seven very talented authors.
March 16, 2022
This is such a beautiful collection of short stories, where anyone can find something to relate with.
My favourite quote is from Cheryl Skory Suma:
“Loss is stressful. Damaging. Naturally, I’ve not been myself lately.
Sadly, one can only delay life’s turning moments for so long.”
How appropriate for the world we’re living in, currently. I highly recommend you get your hands on this book as soon as possible!
My favourite quote is from Cheryl Skory Suma:
“Loss is stressful. Damaging. Naturally, I’ve not been myself lately.
Sadly, one can only delay life’s turning moments for so long.”
How appropriate for the world we’re living in, currently. I highly recommend you get your hands on this book as soon as possible!
June 11, 2022
Highly recommend! Each short story is well-written, unpredictable and stays with you after you close the book.
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