31 Days of Stories 2023, Day 22: “Snowblower” by Michelle Porter
Porter's story is as significant for what it leaves out as for what it includes.
31 Days of Stories 2023, Day 20: “Expecting” by Steven Heighton
Imagery involving implicit threat is threaded throughout the story.
31 Days of Stories 2023, Day 17: “Doi Moi Beans” by Philip Huynh
"Doi Moi Beans" is a story about exploitation; not the obvious kind, but the subtle version.
31 Days of Stories 2023, Day 15: “Willing” by Premee Mohamed
The story operates in the subgenre that has typically become known as folk horror.
31 Days of Stories 2023, Day 14: “Amberine” by Camille Hernández-Ramdwar
Camille Hernández-Ramdwar's story addresses the nuances involved in the anti-vax movement via the eponymous character.
31 Days of Stories 2023, Day 13: “Title” by John Barth and “Elements of the Short Story” by Stuart Ross
Barth, like Ross, writes in a highly ironic mode.
31 Days of Stories 2023, Day 12: “Rhubarb” by Lauren Carter
The key symbol for reclaiming something of youth's vigour and potential is the rhubarb that serves as the story's title.
31 Days of Stories 2023, Day 11: “Doves” by Carol Bruneau
Bruneau's story is about human suffering and the willingness of people who witness it to intervene
31 Days of Stories 2023, Day 10: “A North American Education” by Clark Blaise
As much as it is a story about sex, "A North American Education" is also a story about fathers and sons.
31 Days of Stories 2023, Day 8: “The Raincoat” by Martha Bátiz
Bátiz's story examines the class divides that permeate the city through the prism of a Mexican immigrant.