Mexico The Miramichi Reader

Refuge by Merilyn Simonds

November 6, 2018November 5, 2018 by James M. Fisher

After a life that rubbed up against the century’s great events in New York City, Mexico, and Montreal, 96-year-old Cassandra MacCallum is surviving well enough, alone on her island, when a young Burmese woman contacts her, claiming to be kin.

Resort by Andrew Daley

December 6, 2017December 3, 2017 by James M. Fisher

Daley is a novelist and screenwriter. He was raised in Orangeville, Ontario, and moved to Toronto to attend university. Aside from a year in England, he’s lived there ever since. He’s done a variety of jobs and seems to have … Continue reading

Outside People and Other Stories by Mariam Pirbhai

June 12, 2018October 21, 2017 by James M. Fisher

Mariam Pirbhai was born in Pakistan and lived in England and the Philippines before emigrating to Canada. She lives in Waterloo, Ontario, where she is an Associate Professor in the Department of English and Film Studies, at Wilfrid Laurier University. … Continue reading

In Many Waters by Ami Sands Brodoff

January 7, 2021March 12, 2017 by James M. Fisher

In Many Waters is the gripping story of three orphans whose lives intersect on the island of Malta during our current, urgent refugee crisis.