What Readers Are Saying…
“The linked stories in this collection act as riveting slices of life that feel so very real. The author fully inhabits these authentic characters, many of whom live close to the edge, and skillfully lets the reader into their worlds. Compassion, humour, and honest sentiment are ever-present as the hardship and humanity in everyday life is shown vividly within these pages.”
~ Kevin Hardcastle & Kagiso Lesego Molope, Guest Judges for there SWG’s John V. Hicks Long Manuscript Award in Fiction
“Dressing on the Side is an investigation of grief and the sometimes surprising ways in which it manifests itself… A scene that includes a tense conversation with the son is one we can all relate to, not the least because the dialogue at this moment is so superbly rendered.”
~ Jane Urquhart, Guest Judge for the Alice Munro Festival of the Short Story Contest
”A Good Son is vividly set in action and place … [with] heart-wrenching quotidian details, including the best of all endings: simple, evocative, grounded in the ordinary.”
~ Anonymous, Jury Member for the Writers’ Union of Canada Short Prose Competition for Emerging Writers