Saskatchewan The Miramichi Reader

The Narrows of Fear by Carol Rose GoldenEagle

July 16, 2021July 10, 2021 by Patricia Sandberg

The Narrows of Fear (Wapawikoscikanik) weaves the stories of a group of women committed to helping one another. Despite abuse experienced by some, both in their own community and in residential schools, these women learn to celebrate their culture, its stories, its dancing, its drums, and its elders.

Tunnels of Time – Moose Jaw Time Travel Adventure #1 by Mary Harelkin Bishop

November 29, 2020November 8, 2020 by James M. Fisher

Instead of having fun on a school field trip to the mountains, 13-year-old Andrea has to spend the weekend with her family at a boring wedding in boring Moose Jaw. Her interest isn't even piqued by stories of when gangsters and gamblers hid in secret tunnels below Moose Jaw streets.

Buried: A Novel by Ruth Chorney

July 12, 2020 by James M. Fisher

It seems that the majority of Canada’s writers live either on our East or West Coasts or in Southern Ontario. A recent call for mid-western Canadian writers turned up a few names, Ruth Chorney’s among them. Ms. Chorney lives in … Continue reading

When the Bartender Dims the Lights, storytelling after 80 by Ron Evans

June 22, 2020June 21, 2020 by Ruth Anne Chorney

When the Bartender Dims the Lights, storytelling after 80 by Ron Evans contains “bits and pieces of memory that managed to snag on the fence line and make a story because they sounded right.” A combination of memoir, parable, and … Continue reading

Twenty-One Ways to Die in Saskatchewan by R.E. Stansfield

May 27, 2020May 27, 2020 by Bill Arnott

When I asked mom where babies come from she said Regina. I believe. So I spent my childhood thinking every birth occurred in the capital of Saskatchewan. This, combined with the expression people are Saskatchewan’s primary export, and it was … Continue reading