Little Fortified Stories by Barbara Black
Can you tell a story in a few lines? Yes, it’s possible — but can you make a book’s worth of them? This is what Barbara Black is trying to do in her collection, Little Fortified Stories.
Creative Fiction
Excerpt: The Years Shall Run Like Rabbits
Hello.
I know you are scared. It’s okay. I know, I know. All this is frightening.
The Corset & the Jellyfish by Nick Bantock
In these stories-each consisting of precisely 100 words-strange creatures slip through alleyways, and eerie streets swallow people whole. Taken altogether, they may constitute a puzzle that no one has been able to solve thus far. Could there even be one missing story?
Nothing Good Happens in Wazirabad on a Wednesday by Jamaluddin Aram
In this novel about peace in a time of war, debut author Jamaluddin Aram masterfully breathes life into the colourful characters of the town of Wazirabad, in early 1990s Kabul, Afghanistan.
Raccoon: A Wondertale by Sean Kane
The dream of an urban paradise comes true for the Raccoons of a small suburban city when they rise up, throw out their government, and create an ecological commonwealth.
Apastoral by Lee D. Thompson
Harold “Bones” Malone has become an unnatural thing. Convicted of murder, he is tried and sentenced to become Constock, a new penal system wherein the worst of society have their brains transplanted into farm animals — Pigs, goats, even llamas, and Bones’ case, a Shetland Sheep.
Everything You Dream is Real by Lisa de Nikolits
Hilarious and at the same time poignant, Everything You Dream Is Real is a fabulous, adventure-filled sequel to highly acclaimed The Rage Room that will delight fans both new and old.
Nether Regions by Randal Graham
Gear up for laughter in the hereafter as Socrates sets out to assassinate every soul who can remember the mortal world.
Léa by Ariela Freedman
Based on the life of famed activist Léa Roback, this novel brings to life a heroine emboldened by political struggles that resonate to this day.
Inhaled: A Novel Based on a True Story by Nathalie Guilbeault
Inhaled tells the story of a woman who indulges in a weekend of revenge sex as her marriage is faltering. Somehow, she finds herself in a relationship that might be a living hell, but she is unable to break free. Her sometimes charismatic, sometimes unbalanced, lover invades her body, her mind, and every facet of her life.
Mad Honey by Katie Welch
Mad Honey immerses the reader in a search for truth bounded by the everyday magic of beekeeping, family and finding peace, while asking how much we really understand the natural world.
Excerpt: Call Me Stan
Published by Guernica Editions, Call Me Stan is the story of a man endlessly struggling to adjust as the world keeps changing around him.
Natural Selection by Diane McGyver
The year is 2051. Almost three decades have passed since the Devastation destroyed civilization. Only the strong and wise survived; the weak and intellects perished. New societies emerged, forging a future with skills from the distant past.
Under an Outlaw Moon by Deitrich Kalteis
Under an Outlaw Moon is based on the true story of Depression-era bank robbers Bennie and Stella Mae Dickson. She’s a teenage outsider longing to fit in. He’s a few years older and he’s trouble. They meet at a local skating rink and the sparks fly.
Because Venus Crossed An Alpine Violet On The Day That I Was Born by Mona Høvring, trans. Kari Dickson and Rachel Rankin
In a hotel, high up in a mountain village, two sisters aim to reconnect after distant years that contrast their close, almost twin-like upbringing. Martha has just been discharged from a sanatorium after a mental breakdown. Ella agrees to keep her company in the hope that the clean winter air will provide clarity—and a way back to their childhood connection.
