Mitchell Toews real life stories short stories Monday, March 29, 2021 Fast and Steep by Mitchell Toews <i>Hart builds a toboggan run for his son’s first ride; by Mitchell Toews. </i><br><br> Hart's breath hangs in the air around his head and the sunshine makes splinters of floating ice into glinting flashes, gone in an instant. His long woollen scarf, creased canvas parka and red toque are all hoary with frost. Heavy leather work mitts, wet and steaming, cover his hands. <br><br>After first laying out a winding trai… Read more Labels: Mitchell Toews real life stories short stories 6 comments:
long stories Mitchell Toews real life stories Friday, September 25, 2020 Died Rich by Mitchell Toews <i>In Mennonite Manitoba, hard-up teenager Diedrich Deutsch is getting bullied at school, and tries his hand at basketball; by Mitchell Toews.</i><br><br><b> Part 1 - The New Shoes</b><br><br>"I am a true sea-dog with balls the size of cantaloupes!" Diedrich shouted, slashing at a snowy tree branch with a cutlass made from a broken broom handle.<br><br>"Diedrich! Diedrich Deutsch!" Doctor Rempel shouted from an ope… Read more Labels: long stories Mitchell Toews real life stories 4 comments:
long stories Mitchell Toews pick of the month real life stories Monday, October 22, 2018 The Bottom of the Sky by Mitchell Toews <i>In 1950s Acapulco, a fateful accident alters the course of three fishermen's lives in Mitchell Toews' graceful epic.</i><br><br> <b>Part 1 - The Mismaloya</b><br><br><b>Acapulco, 1955</b><br><br> Jose had worked on the <i>Mismaloya</i> from the age of 14. He served her first as a cabin boy, then as a mate and now as the boat's captain. <br><br> She was a beamy 38-foot rig propelled by twin-screws. Her Chevrolet engine was manufactured in Det… Read more Labels: long stories Mitchell Toews pick of the month real life stories 3 comments:
Mitchell Toews real life stories short stories Monday, May 7, 2018 City Lights by Mitchell Toews <i>Erich is invited by his boss to a cocktail party, and fears he's being made a fool; by Mitchell Toews.</i><br><br> Working out of Winnipeg, I was an <i>aufsteiger</i> - an up and coming employee for a big U.S. company. I reported to a woman named Teresa Jarvis and the proof for my conceit came when she brought me to the Canadian headquarters in Toronto for a special training course. <br><br> "Back in a week."… Read more Labels: Mitchell Toews real life stories short stories 7 comments:
medium length stories Mitchell Toews real life stories Monday, December 18, 2017 Fall from Grace by Mitchell Toews <i>Matt Zehen's wayward friend Davey persuades him to climb the roof of the curling rink to throw crab apples at passers-by; by Mitchell Toews.</i><br><br> A well-thrown crab apple, ripe and soft of skin, makes a distinctive sound when it hits a metal STOP sign. The many crab apple trees along Barkman Avenue were ready for this duty, branches slung low with dark fruit by late August. When I think of my chil… Read more Labels: medium length stories Mitchell Toews real life stories 12 comments:
funny stories Mitchell Toews short stories Friday, May 19, 2017 The Beefeater and the Donnybrook by Mitchell Toews <i>When Canadian Micah James and his wife visit London, an error with their luggage sparks a comic misadventure; by Mitchell Toews.</i><br><br> Micah James was shorter than average and had an interesting kind of face. His eyes were recessed and penetrating and his complexion had the weathered texture and ruddy colour of a mountain climber or a big game hunter. He was neither. Micah James was a quiet, middle-age… Read more Labels: funny stories Mitchell Toews short stories 8 comments:
funny stories Mitchell Toews short stories Monday, January 23, 2017 The Preacher and His Wife by Mitchell Toews <i>In Hartplatz, rural Canada, a neighbourhood scandal brews when young Sarah reports that her grandmother's engagement ring has gone missing; by Mitchell Toews.</i><br><br> On Barkman Avenue, right behind where the dance hall had been and where the bakery was now, stood a one and a half story stucco house. It was a small place. The rear entrance was at the top of a short porch made of whitewashed, rough-sa… Read more Labels: funny stories Mitchell Toews short stories 10 comments:
Mitchell Toews real life stories short stories Sunday, October 30, 2016 Heavy Artillery By Mitchell Toews <i>Mitchell Toews tells the story of young Matty and his characterful neighbour encountering a travelling salesman in the sleepy Manitoba town of Hartplatz.</i><br><br> When I was a young boy, growing up in Hartplatz, Manitoba, it was a tiny place. The population was less than five thousand - more like three if you muzzled the eager beavers over at the Chamber of Commerce. And although the little town l… Read more Labels: Mitchell Toews real life stories short stories 15 comments:
Mitchell Toews real life stories short stories Friday, July 8, 2016 Nothing to Lose by Mitchell Toews <i>A baker and former hockey player reminisces on his colourful history as he delivers buns in the dusty Manitoba sun; by Mitchell Toews.</i><br><br> The man's arm hung from the window of the bread delivery van. He tapped his wedding band absentmindedly against the Hartplatz Bakery logo painted on the door. Viewed from above, the van carried enough speed down the flat country road to raise a vee-shaped plum… Read more Labels: Mitchell Toews real life stories short stories 9 comments:
