Quill and Quire

Fiction: Short

Flying to Yellow

By Linda Holeman

Yellow is, as Alexander Theroux has written, a colour “with a thousand meanings.” Connoting both glory and disturbing estrangement, it contains, Theroux contends, an opposing duality.This duality is central to Flying to Yellow, a debut ... Read More »

March 19, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Short

Gelignite Jack

By Paul Davies

Paul Davies seems a sort of Renaissance man. Born in 1954, he has already had several careers, including that of antiquarian bookseller, research analyst in frontier oil and gas, and book designer. He began publishing ... Read More »

March 16, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Short

Kiss Me

By Andrew Pyper

“In this story I have made for myself I am a troll who lives under the bridge... closing my ears to the clamour of love as it passes over my head.” So mourns the narrator ... Read More »

March 10, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Short

Traplines: Stories

By Eden Robinson

Remember the name Eden Robinson. You will be seeing it again, on other covers.Born on the Haisla Nation Kitamaat reserve in British Columbia, Robinson, 27, is a writer of startling promise, someone with unique material ... Read More »

March 10, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Short

Season of Apples

By Ann Copeland

In Season of Apples, Ann Copeland’s new collection of stories, the author proves herself masterful at evoking the rich content and drama in what would otherwise appear to be simple incidents and humdrum lives. In ... Read More »

March 10, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Short