Calgary has seen a lot in its relatively short history.Residents have endured conflicts, challenges, epidemics, explosions, and floods. The 1988 Winter Olympics, the Calgary Zoo, and the Hart wrestling dynasty put the city on the world stage.Into all these moments saunters a little grey cat with odd eyes, a curiously expressive tail, and too many toes, touching Calgarians and changing their lives.This composite nove...

Forty-one enthralling stories from the most talented new science fiction, fantasy, and horror writers.MetaStellar is an online publication focusing on science fiction, fantasy, and horror launched in September 2020, founded by a dozen speculative fiction writers, editors, and artists from around the world.Since then, it's published hundreds of short stories by hundreds of writers, both original fiction, reprints, and excerpts. The proceeds from this antholo...

From the search for a Canadian hero to a heart-wrenching immigration tale, with a whole lot of hockey in between, this short story collection is Sorry, Not Sorry: an unapologetic celebration of Canadian life through story.In a heart-warming mix of fiction and creative nonfiction from 16 Canadian writers, readers are taken on a journey through Canadian life:We search for a Canadian herowe hear of a lady who meets her hockey hero...

Everyone needs a Murgatroyd in their life.In this collection of short stories and poetry featuring a character called Murgatroyd you find creative Murgatroyds, robotic Murgatroyds, clowning Murgatroyds, and caring Murgatroyds. Each one is a metaphor for something to ponder and to celebrate.Featuring contributions from Shawn L. Bird, Laurène Boutin, Finnian Burnett, Sherry Cassells, Renee Cronley, Susan Duffield-Lodge, Robyn Diner, Lindsey Harrington,Trevor Hodges, Zilla Jon...

What's more Canadian than this?A beaver that's lost its tail, dancing moose and canoe trips are just the beginning. There are also haunted islands, mystical ferry crossings, giant mosquitos, shifters, lake monsters, aliens, super heroes, and icons of the past.Come drive vast distances, drink coffee at Tims, laugh at the Leafs, and celebrate the joys of new Canadians.This collection of new Canadian tall tales is sometimes nostalgic, often funny, and ...

A collection of short stories, essays, art and interviews in celebration of Candas Jane Dorsey.Contains work by Timothy J. Anderson, Greg Bechtel, Eileen Bell, Gregg Chamberlain, Alexandrea Flynn and Annalise Glinker, Barb Galler-Smith, Anita Jenkins, Laina Kelly, Derryl Murphy, John Park, Rhonda Parrish, Ursula Pflug, Robert Runté, Diane L. Walton, BD Wilson and S.G. Wong.

Step through the looking glass into WonderlandAre you ready to take a trip down the rabbit hole? Embark on an enchanting journey through a Wonderland where queens reign supreme and the tapestry of love, identity, and self-discovery is woven with threads of LGBTQIA+ brilliance. Queens in Wonderland beckons you down the glittering landscape of diverse tales inspired by Lewis Carroll's iconic books.In this daring anthology, a young transgender man and an India...

There's a delicate balance between mental health and mental illness…Who are STRANGERS AMONG US?We are your fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters, sons and daughters, friends and lovers. We staff your stores, cross your streets, and study in your schools, invisible among you. We are your outcasts and underdogs, and often, your unsung heroes.Nineteen science fiction and fantasy authors tackle the division between mental health and...

New stories from: Aliya Whiteley, Robert Runté, Laura Duerr and featuring a Mug Story from Ken MacLeodSF poetry from: G. ToroBook Reviews: Warship by Neil Asher, Driftwood by Marie BrennanArt: Stephen Daly, Andrew Owens, Caroline Grebbell and cover art by Tsu

Follow twenty-three science fiction and fantasy authors on their journeys through Asia and beyond. Stories that explore magic and science. Stories about love, revenge, and choices. Stories that challenge ideas about race, belonging, and politics. Stories about where we come from and where weare going. Each wrestling between ghostly pasts and uncertain future. Each trying to find a voice in history.ALL EMOTIONS ARE UNIVERSAL. WE LIVE, WE DREAM, WE STRIVE, WE...

Tess has always been tormented by waking visions that make her question her sanity. When the orphanage she lives in burns down, she decides to face her fears and find out once and for all what is wrong with her. She believes the truth must lie with her parents, and so, armed with only an address and phone number, Tess travels to a crumbling mansion in rural Quebec, where she discovers evidence of mistreatment of mental patients. She also makes an unlikely ally and gradually unearths her fa...

**“**An indulgently fun romp full of ‘lochness’ **monsters, tree trolls, and housekeeping pixies . . . a welcome twist on familiar fantasy themes.”—**Publishers WeeklyIt’s not as great as you’d think, living in a tourist town that’s known as “the most magical place in America.” Same boring high school, just twice as many monsters under the bridges and rival Families killing each other for ...