31 Days of Stories 2025, Day 20: “Half-Pipe” by Zoe Whittall
Whittall manages a delicate balancing act: she addresses an incident of sexual assault without turning her story into a simple trauma narrative.
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A Blog About Books and Reading
Whittall manages a delicate balancing act: she addresses an incident of sexual assault without turning her story into a simple trauma narrative.
The stories here are entertaining enough, provocative enough, and spicy enough that their ultimate provenance doesn't really make any difference.
This year's festival runs at Queen's Park on May 27 and 28.