All the Bears Sing

By Harold Macy, Harbour Publishling, $24.95

REVIEWED BY CHERIE

THIESSEN

with these stories you can even find the occasional essay. (A Heartbreak of Winter Swans) and rants (Buried on Page Five). I think I can even include poetry in the mix as from time to time the language dances and pirouettes.

The author has published two previous books (The Four Storey Forest, 2011 and San Josef, 2020). His varied careers as heli logger, firefighter, and forester are mirrored in several stories and perhaps not surprisingly these are the ones I most enjoyed. When experience is melded with good writing it’s a winning combination.

Remember that BC tourism slogan: Super. Natural. British Columbia? The supernatural creeps in to a few stories as well, reminiscent of Dick Hammond. (A Touch of Strange: Amazing tales of the BC Coast).

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