I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. “To grieve is to rot from the inside out,” (Pedersen). Estranged from his family for twenty-years, Nick Morrow returns to Stag Crossing, his family’s farmhouse in rural Nebraska, after receiving a call from his abusive father telling him he’s dying. But Nick isn’t the only …
I received this book from Simon and Schuster Canada in exchange for an honest review. “Now I’m coming to think that I don’t want anything to do with heroes, ever again,” (Beagle 162). Gaius Aurelius Constantine Heliogabalus Thrax (or Robert, as he prefers to be called) has taken over his recently deceased’s father’s dragon extermination business. In the …
A lot of exciting writing stuff has happened with me recently, but I haven’t talked about it on here. I thought about it, but I tend to get a little suspicious about overpromoting things. The last time a lot of exciting writing things were happening in my life I promoted them1 like crazy, partly out of …
“You can never win at playing the cis game. You can win on so much, but you will never win that…I hate that they make me choose. I hate it like I hate almost nothing else,” (Plett 125). Thirty-year-old Wendy Reimer’s Mennonite grandmother has just died. After an awkward funeral service, Wendy ends up learning that …
I’m very exciting to be joining Neil Smith, Christina Brooks, and Murgatroyd Monoghan to read excerpts of our stories, answer questions, and discuss them. It’s going to be a fun event happening on Wednesday April 17th at 8:30pm for the low low price of FREE, which is always nice. You do need to reserve a spot and “purchase” a …
In The Book of Séances, Claire Goodchild examines the history of speaking with the dead and our fascination with the afterlife while also detailing the different ways in which a person can build a connection and communicate with spirits from beyond. I’m a bit of a fraidy cat when it comes to ghosts, so me purchasing …
I am honoured and overwhelmed to announce that my short story “Peach Baby” won gritLIT’s 2024 Writing Contest! I will be reading an excerpt of my story with the other winners on the contest virtually for gritLIT on April 17th at 8:30pm for anyone interested in attending! Read “Peach Baby” Attend the virtual Writing Contest …
Incredibly excited and honoured to announce that my short story “Peach Baby” has made it to gritLit’s shortlist for their writing contest! Thank you so so much, I don’t even know what to say!
“My scared voice also asks if it’s truly possible to have a chosen family when, for me at least, almost everyone in it is tied romantically to another, or will be, their sense of family closing in on itself as they couple up and have kids. I feel frustrated with myself for wanting to be …
I’m very honoured to announce that my short story “Peach Baby” made gritLit’s 2024 Writing Contest Longlist! Check out the other longlist authors here.
Sarah O'Connor 