Cascade is a collection of six short stories from author Craig Davidson. Craig Davidson’s 2014 novel, Cataract City, is not only my favorite novel of his, but one of my favorites in general. When I saw that Craig was going to release a short story collection set in the world of Cataract City (Niagara Falls,…
I achieved a small goal of mine in 2018 by eclipsing the number of books I read in 2017. In 2018, I read over sixty books as opposed to the forty-five I read the year prior. You’ll see some repeat authors on my 2018 list – in fact, this is the third year in a…
Reality never changes. Only our recollections of it do. Whenever a moment passes, we pass along with it into the realm of memory. And in that realm, geometries change. Contours shift, shades lighten, objectivities dissolve. Memory becomes what we need it to be. Neurosurgeon Jake Breaker recalls a summer spent in Niagara Falls many years…
Author Craig Davidson had been having trouble making ends meet when he took a chance on a job posting for a school bus driver for special needs kids. Originally written as a piece for Avenue magazine, Craig expanded his experience into a full length memoir. Davidson rounds out the book by adding in struggles he…
I grew up in a Sydney, a town within Cape Breton Island on Canada’s east coast. Cape Breton is known for its breathtaking beauty, sprawling wilderness and rich culture. But I’ve also seen the other side. The youth population being forced to leave due to a struggling economy. Drug riddled communities with citizens forced to…
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