Sticks and Stones

In this masterful collection of short fiction from some of Canada's brightest literary voices, eight stories explore the delicate intersection of trauma, healing, and the bonds that both break and save us. Sticks and Stones delves deep into the landscapes of loss and recovery, it threads together themes of inheritance-both genetic and emotional-and it offers stories to remind us that what breaks us can also reveal our true strength, and that sometimes, the heaviest stones we carry are the ones that build our path to healing.

Selected from a large pool of submissions, these eight stories showcase the depth and diversity of Canadian literary talent, each one a testament to the power of confronting our deepest fears and finding connection in our shared human experience.