You may know the old story, "The Angler and the Little Fish:" An angler spent all morning casting and reeling in the hot sun, dreaming about the bucketload of trout and walleye he might catch, how delicious they'd taste fried in butter, how his wife would welcome him home with kisses, how his neighbours would gossip about his… Continue reading Friday Fable: The Novelist and the Literary Journal that Paid $30
Category: short stories
Friday Fable: The Writer and the Word Limit
You may have heard the old story, The Crow and the Pitcher: A crow was nearly dead of thirst when he spied a pitcher of water on a picnic table just beside the dried-up river bed. He flew over and tried to take a sip but, alas, the pitcher was close to empty. Only an inch… Continue reading Friday Fable: The Writer and the Word Limit
Cordelia’s Valentine, part of “Shakespeare High”
Check out my modern take on the Lear family in "Cordelia's Valentine," part of a new series of original short fiction by Canadian young adult authors published on the CBC Canada Writes website this month, in honour of Shakespeare's 450th birthday. Here's the shortlink direct to "Cordelia's Valentine." But be sure to browse around the full cast… Continue reading Cordelia’s Valentine, part of “Shakespeare High”
Be a Bard: CBC’s Shakespeare Selfie Challenge
Do you have immortal longings in you? Is there no creature loves you? Could you be bounded in a nutshell and count yourself a king of infinite space were it not that you have bad dreams? Now's your chance to tell all. To celebrate Shakespeare's 450th birthday this month, CBC Canada Writes is hosting a "Shakespeare… Continue reading Be a Bard: CBC’s Shakespeare Selfie Challenge
Quick Write
I'm very pleased to participate in the Children's Illustrators' Studio MASH-UP this week. The Mash-up pairs a writer and illustrator in a blind creation process that grows from just a name, a species, a trade and a location. Last week I got my instructions: write a story about Ricardo, an armadillo who delivers pizzas in… Continue reading Quick Write
Catherine Austen 