Vancouver’s Lifeguard Legend

“Ruby Smith Diaz (l.) examines the life of Joe Fortes, a Black lifeguard in Vancouver, during a time of rampant racism, exploring his legacy and identity through research, personal reflections and poetry.FULL STORY

 

The sky is falling

March 06th, 2020

Darci Bysouth has published a debut collection of short stories, Lost Boys (Thistledown $20). Each of the 18 tales depict a crumbling world and characters who face losing what they most hold dear. They include: The Heartbreaks about a teenage girl whose naive pride in a brother is ruined after a road trip to a rock concert goes awry; Sacrifice in which a violent incident reveals the treachery within a lonely woman’s relationships; and Hold about a grieving widow who thinks she has found a glimpse of hope in the dark waters of a childhood lake. Raised in the ranchlands of B.C., Darci Bysouth studied literature at UBC and creative writing at the University of Edinburgh. 978-1-77187-175-4

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