Book
The world afloat : miniatures / M.A.C. Farrant.
A collection of 75 irreverent and humorous stories that meld narrative with elements of prose poem and farce.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780889228382 (pbk.) :
- ISBN: 0889228388 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 96 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Vancouver : Talonbooks, [2014]
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | Part one: Young man with leaflets -- Tanya's muffins -- How the summer wash deserts us -- The day is old enough to have complications -- A true story about normal circumstances including some insane footage -- Everyone's life is a labyrinth -- A frothy moment keeps the world afloat -- The state -- A noise in the world -- When the last straw is a tomato -- We appreciate him now -- His trouble -- Couple sucks same candy -- Juliet nearly succumbs -- Bit part / twin peaks -- Nothing could be more like life than what we were watching -- He could be droll -- Autumn idyll -- Steak soup -- The freshest look is an odd shape -- Orange as a ball -- Some of the many reasons -- The times felt like doctoring -- Feathers, dirt, bugs -- The moment contracts -- Part two: Otherwise a blank canvas -- No kidding! -- Espresso -- Geese like carpet bombers -- Wanting cake -- White sheet over old idea -- How wondering is essential -- How the lighthouse meant something -- How some rewrite their epic poems -- How time expands -- How she rations herself -- How mixture causes relationships -- How I was wearing the hood that day -- White suit / far-off reality -- Meetings that mattered -- Say the words -- Country life -- Canary -- Pause and repeat -- Jackie's little town -- This was not supposed to happen -- Out of order -- In vain -- Nobody's going to sleep tonight -- Today's forecast -- Part three: Chickens and us -- Last amphibian flees Calgary airport -- Smooth -- Along the way -- Our spiritual lives -- One again -- The favoured form -- Back then -- Nearly there -- Story interruptus -- An outpouring of generous abandonment -- We're having a foxy time where everyone gets dressed up -- Local gossip -- Her advice -- An interesting woman -- Private life -- Bulletin -- Over -- Things blowing over -- The smart jam is in finance -- The logic of a dream -- The prayer we prefer -- The Americans will not save you for Christmas -- The rockets of it -- The next story. |
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| Genre: | Short stories. |
Available copies
- 3 of 3 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kitimat Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitimat Public Library | Far (Text) | 32665001968959 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Nelson Public Library | F FAR (Text) | 3514830019232 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Wells Branch | FAR (Text) | 33923005907872 | General Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
