This is an intensely original first short story collection from acclaimed poet Matt Rader. Rader's command of tension is masterful in these dark, off-kilter stories that are largely set in the context of the working/labour class in and around the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island, BC.

The Laurel Whalen -- The children of the Great Strike, Vancouver Island, 1912-14 -- You have to think of me what you think of me -- Brighton, where are you? -- Grand Forks, 1917 -- In Russia -- A half-wonder -- The selected Kid Curry -- Wejack -- Bearing the body -- At the lake -- Alone Mountain -- First women's batallion of death -- Homecoming -- All this was a long time ago.