A Room at the Heart of Things: The Work that Came to Me : an Anthology of New WritingsElisabeth Harvor "A lively, quirky collection of short stories, poetry, and memoir vignettes from published (Nino Ricci, Robyn Sarah, Rhea Tregebov) and unpublished writers Harvor has met over the years in workshops and as a writer-in-residence in universities and libraries across Canada."--Back cover. |
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Page 63
... stared morosely out the windshield . Minutes later , the truck was roaring up the slope of the estate's driveway , past the highest house , and was turning in on a tongue of grass between two concrete drainage canals . The Asian and I ...
... stared morosely out the windshield . Minutes later , the truck was roaring up the slope of the estate's driveway , past the highest house , and was turning in on a tongue of grass between two concrete drainage canals . The Asian and I ...
Page 99
... stared at her . " I'm trying to do nothing . " She stared back at him . They stood that way for some time . He cleared his throat and said , “ What are you talking about ? ” and he felt that even this question was a lie . And her eyes ...
... stared at her . " I'm trying to do nothing . " She stared back at him . They stood that way for some time . He cleared his throat and said , “ What are you talking about ? ” and he felt that even this question was a lie . And her eyes ...
Page 158
... stared at her red nails combing the thick fur of the cat and remem- bered the noises they made in the dark . The long night sigh , the soft groan . Swiss fauns , I thought , closing my eyes , giving myself over to the music as he had ...
... stared at her red nails combing the thick fur of the cat and remem- bered the noises they made in the dark . The long night sigh , the soft groan . Swiss fauns , I thought , closing my eyes , giving myself over to the music as he had ...
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