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She removed the pot-cover stealthily and pulled out the soup-bone.

Hunger

Martha stood at the window looking out.

The Bird Watchers

There is a hill that flows silently into the Gatineau river about forty miles North of the city of Ottawa, with a small plateau in the middle.

How Casey Lost His Girl: A Short Story

'John,' said Casey, picking up his towel and tossing it over his shoulder with a snap, 'When I marry I want my wife to be a virgin. It's as simply as that.'

One Mile Run

'Calling the starters for the one mile run, Junior Class.'

The Brink of Destruction

From the edge of the bed where she sat reading Tookie her goodnight story, Lois could look down into the garden.

The Summer 2015 all-fiction is now available!

The Fiddlehead summer fiction issue is now available, and it’s the perfect read whether you’re lounging at the beach or sitting in a hammock. Spend those long, lazy, hazy days of summer, luxuriating in the fictional worlds of the fifteen stories gathered here. We have stories from established national and international writers such as Daniel Woodrell, D.R. MacDonald, and Kathy Page and stories from up-and-comers such as Charlie Fiset, Rod Moody-Corbett, and Mona’a Malik. And that's just some of the authors found within! . . .

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