Books of the Year: 2023 in reading
These are books that made an impression on me.
31 Days of Stories 2023, Day 20: “Expecting” by Steven Heighton
Imagery involving implicit threat is threaded throughout the story.
The Journey Prize and Best Canadian Stories anthologies showcase strong offerings – and a few misfires
Each of these anthologies features a range of subjects and approaches, testifying to the richness of the landscape in Canada.
31 Days of Stories 2022, Day 1: “The Dead Are More Visible” by Steven Heighton
One of the author’s best, this story interrogates the notion of societal visibility through the prism of a middle-aged-woman working as a labourer flooding ice rinks in the middle of the night.