Imagine—science was right: the Big One hits the West Coast, decimating Victoria. Anarchy rules. Most of the population is buried alive or burned in the inferno from ruptured gas lines; no organized aid groups or military arrive to unearth survivors or dispose of bodies. A tilting Empress Hotel is the last vestige of civility as media vultures hover seeking “prey” to amuse a…
Carol Bruneau
Carol Bruneau is the Halifax-based author of two collections of short stories and three novels, the most recent of which is Glass voices. She teaches writing at NSCAD University.
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Carol Bruneau
Tragedy falls from the blue of a Nova Scotian beach day when 17-year-old Lisa MacKenzie rolls her 20-year-old brother Damian’s ATV into a shallow stream and, pinned underneath, drowns while he snoozes after a swim. The only sign that anything’s amiss is the distant sight of her kayak tied to his ATV’s trailer. Time stops for Damian as he and a stranger try to revive…