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Circus Girl
Jenny didn’t have to run away to join the circus—it came to her. But not with midgets, bearded ladies or elephant men in tow. No sir, the circus had gone out and bought itself some style. more »
Mar 28, 2013 by Joel Fishbane in Short Stories
"Gypsy Goat Woman" by Jake Genen
Show Business
A young girl gets a taste of show business by acting as Sleeping Beauty in a sideshow. more »
Aug 13, 2012 by Angela Mairead Coid in Short Stories
Another Ventriloquist
In this excerpt from Adam Gilders' Another Ventriloquist, a father builds his daughter a swan's nest, a ventriloquist revises his act, and a beaver terrorizes a neighbourhood. more »
Jun 4, 2012 by Adam Gilders in Short Stories
Fireman's Carry
In this excerpt from Steven Heighton's new book The Dead Are More Visible, a firefighter must decide what lives are worth saving in the heat of a four-alarm fire. The official line is that firefighters save people - but what about reptiles? more »
May 24, 2012 by Steven Heighton in Short Stories
To Be Read by My Children in the Event of My Demise
In Katie Daubs' short fiction, a father writes a deathbed letter to his children, explaining the surprising way he really met their mother. more »
May 3, 2012 by Katie Daubs in Short Stories (1 Comments)
Calypso
An orchestra, an audience and a conductor dancing the calypso to the national anthem in David Albahari's Calypso. more »
Oct 31, 2011 by David Albahari in Short Stories
Jeremy Bruneel
Tilly Starblanket
"And if you haven’t yet learned which colour you are, it shouldn’t matter, one tends to think." more »
Feb 28, 2011 by Kelly Shepherd in Short Stories (3 Comments)
Rat Lake
Another classic story from Geist's 20th Anniversary Collector's Issue. more »
Jan 17, 2011 by Salvatore Difalco in Short Stories
Import-Export
The Halifax mafia never had to sell cornpuffs to meet Morris' quota. more »
Aug 5, 2010 by Shane Neilson in Short Stories (1 Comments)
The Natural Elements
Men left women and women left men and it was all perfectly legal—even natural. more »
Apr 2, 2010 by Lynn Coady in Short Stories (1 Comments)
