Story Excerpts

Enough Thank-You
by K.L. Abrahamson

“Mary! Mary! Open the darned door! I know you’re in there!” The female voice came through the door along with a strident thump, thump, thump.

I groaned, rolled over, and hit the floor, my empty buddies clinking on the coffee table. The floor was cold. So was the air. The flipping fire had gone out. I’d forgotten to fill it before the gin took hold. Again. READ MORE

 

The Longest Night of the Year
by Melissa Yi

After we spoke to the police—

After I put my mom to bed, surrounded by my aunties—

After I ate and drank to show more aunties that I hadn’t died, even though I spit the food in my napkin, especially the jiaozi. Those were my dad’s favourite. We’d made them for him, joking about how he had to wait for tonight for the Dongzhi Festival—

I headed to Électronique Ly, in Montreal’s Chinatown, before dawn. READ MORE