We Make The Village: An Anthology of Community, (Paperback)

<p>What are Canadians writing about community?</p><p>From rejection to acceptance, support to sacrifice; in this anthology, you'll find a mix of it all, fiction and non-fiction, stories and poems. What does community mean? Who is a part of our community? How do we cultivate community in our own lives? What if we are rejected from our community?</p><ul><li>Every world you set foot in falls, but there are rumours of one that remains, enduring. Will you take the final jump?</li><li>A little child wanders an alien market; all she wants is to buy her mother a present, but what will she do if she has no money?</li><li>New school, new life, new cat tree - what about new friends?</li><li>How does humanity survive among the stars?</li><li>What happens when the autonomous driver goes haywire and your only companion is a cosplay racoon?</li><li>If you were given the power to destroy those that shunned you, could you ever be talked off that cliff?</li><li>A bad day made worse by finding too-small panties left in the bedroom - but do they mean more than what they seem to?</li><li>All you need to fund your own lab is a couple days of drilling and fifteen years of environmental disaster; so what if the inhabitants of the planet haven't signed the mining treaty yet? </li><li>An entire castle schemes to put a frisky Duke and Duchess to an early bed so that everyone can finally get some much needed rest... and perhaps have a little fun of their own.</li></ul><p>The stories and poems in this anthology explore the theme of community, taking readers from ripped-apart worlds to garden planets populated by geriatrics; exploring the cosmos for a homework assignment, then coming home to have a cold drink at a lively local bar. </p><p>In this anthology, you'll have the chance to read over <strong>40 </strong>never-before-published stories, poems, and essays from 30 Canadian authors. </p><p></p>

• We Make The Village: An Anthology of Community, (Paperback)
• Author: Asha Jade Goodwin
• ISBN: 9781738160358
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-07-31
• Page Count: 354