The Butcher of Park Ex and Other Semi-Truthful Tales by Andreas Kessaris
Czech Techno & Other Stories of Music by Mark Anthony Jarman
If you like your stories to follow a straight line, this quintuplet may give you whiplash. Each one invites you into an introspective world of intense emotions, whether for a woman, 4-track cassette, California in the 90s, or disdain for … Continue reading
The Lightning of Possible Storms by Jonathan Ball
Boy With a Problem by Chris Benjamin
How does a teenager deal with grief? Where do you turn in the aftermath of tragedy? What can ease the shame of a dark secret? Who can help when things feel helpless? In sparse but emotive prose, Chris Benjamin’s collection … Continue reading
Fontainebleu by Madeline Sonik
Seeking Shade By Frances Boyle
Nothing Could Be Further from the Truth: Stories by Christopher Evans
People Like Frank: and other stories from the edge of normal by Jenn Ashton
Jenn Ashton’s short stories are peopled with humble and forward-leaning characters, the collection aptly called People Like Frank.
Like many avid readers, I enjoy a good and satisfying dive into dark waters. I regularly embrace contradictions, twists and moral ambiguity. … Continue reading
2020 “The Very Best!” Book Awards: Best Short Fiction Winners!
For 2019, there were only two short fiction books in this particular category, so we declared it a tie. This year, we were blessed with some of the best and imaginative short fiction to choose from. It is difficult to … Continue reading
The End of Me: Stories by John Gould
2020 Shortlist: “The Very Best!”Short Fiction
Last year, the Best Short Fiction category sported a meagre two titles (mind you, they were excellent ones!) but 2020 proved to be more of a watershed year for good solid, short story collections. Even some ingenious flash fiction was … Continue reading
Seeds and Other Stories by Ursula Pflug
In my years of reading and reviewing, I consider Ursula Pflug one of my “finds”, that is, an author that I enjoy reading and want to read everything he/she produces. I was first introduced to Ms. Pflug by her 2017 … Continue reading
In the Beggarly Style of Imitation by Jean Marc Ah-Sen
Jean Marc Ah-Sen, award-winning author of Grand Menteur — a novel about Mauritian street gangs—, has returned with something new: a collection of short pieces titled In the Beggarly Style of Imitation. Now a novelist and short story writer, Ah-Sen … Continue reading
The Jean Marc Ah-Sen Interview
Marc Ah-Sen is the Toronto-based author of Grand Menteur, which The Globe and Mail selected as a top 100 Best Book in 2015. The National Post has hailed his work as “an inventive escape from the conventional.” His second book, … Continue reading