Making Light of Tragedy Non-Fiction When Rachel confides in Beth

When Rachel confides in Beth her ambitious career plans and her intention to rekindle an old flame with man-about-town Tim Donnelly

Owen Sound-based artist Tony Miller’s 80 stark and arresting black-and-white linocuts present an unflinching portrait of a remarkable African-Canadian whose story of resilience and reinvention offers a fascinating glimpse into the history of Southwestern Ontario

Karl Jirgens presents a collection of interlinked fictions that inhabit halfway worlds between past and present

’ Or as Keith modestly observes in his introduction to this collection

and the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London

Making Light of Tragedy Non-Fiction When Rachel confides in BethMaking light of tragedy, Jessica Grant. Grant flies under the radar of realism to find targets worth writing about. These stories are profound, magical and true to life. Nothing seems impossible. Its good to be reminded of that. Can a story be both a shrug and a prayer? Can it punch you in the arm because, hey, it is only joking, and the next minute fall at your feet, cling to your knees, beg you to listen? Sure. The stories in Making Light of Tragedy