Relay: Short Fictions

by Betsy Struthers

The relay begins in a bar in the shadow hour between work and dinner, where The Romantic (whos looking for love) unknowingly passes the baton of autobiography to 26 other characters who pass it on in turn. Each micro-story is whole in itself, capturing a moment in which characters confront what time and chance has brought into their lives. Strung together into a larger narrative, Relay presents a picaresque, intertwined portrait of modern life in all its rich complexity.true narrative, what we all want, a good story.. /p>Moss

64 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2010

About the author

Betsy Struthers (born 1951) is a Canadian poet and novelist. Born in Toronto, Struthers has lived in Peterborough, Ontario since 1977. She was co-editor (with Sarah Klassen) and contributor to Poets in the Classroom, an anthology of essays about teaching poetry workshops written by members of the League of Canadian Poets. She was president of the League from 1995 to 1997 and has served as chair of its Education Committee and Feminist Caucus. She works as a freelance editor of academic non-fiction texts. Her book Still won the 2004 Pat Lowther Award for the best book of poetry by a Canadian woman. Struthers's poetry has been praised for its narrative clarity, distinctive voice, and erotic play of language.