Fiction. Over the years, Trish has led a fairly stable family life, albeit one that was short on stimulation beyond that which rural living can offer. Suddenly Trish finds herself faced with an ailing marriage, a teenaged daughter who'd prefer to live with her alcoholic grandmother than at home, and a half-sister who seems bent on exposing Trish as an inferior to herself. Trish's husband leaves her and takes a job in another town. Not only does Trish face the prospect of being left completely alone, but she feels she is living a nightmare, one that forces her to face her past and present circumstances.

Author City: MONTREAL, QC CAN

Connie Barnes Rose's short fiction has been published in several magazines and journals across Canada. Her 1997 collection of linked stories, Getting Out of Town (Cormorant Books, 1998), was short-listed for two prestigious awards: the QSPELL Award and the Dartmouth Award. She lives in Montreal, teaches creative writing at Concordia University, and spends her summers in Nova Scotia. In 2005, she won the CBC Short Fiction Award. Most recently, she is the author of ROAD TO THUNDER HILL (Inanna Publications, 2011).