Forms Of Devotion: Short Story

by Diane Schoemperlen

“The faithful are everywhere.” As much personal essay as story, “Forms of Devotion” is a meditation on the faithful that explores with delicate irony what it means to be faithful in a secular, consumer-driven world.

The stories in Red Plaid Shirt span twenty years of Diane Schoemperlen’s challenging and innovative writing. Told in her fresh and often deadpan comedic voice, they offer a compulsively readable mix of deeply felt emotion and finely wrought intellect. This collection was shortlisted for the Upper Canada Brewing Company Writers’ Craft Award.

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20 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

Diane Schoemperlen, short-story writer, novelist, teacher, editor (b at Thunder Bay, Ont 9 July 1954). Diane Schoemperlen grew up in Thunder Bay, Ont, and attended Lakehead University. After graduating in 1976, she spent a summer studying at the Banff Centre, under such writers as W.O. MITCHELL and Alice MUNRO. Since 1986, she has focused on her writing career and has taught creative writing at schools such as St Lawrence College and the Kingston School of Writing. She currently lives in Kingston, Ontario.

Reviews

[Val B-t · Rating 2 out of 5]

Très moyen. Plusieurs chroniques qui ne vont pas ensemble ... avec un ramassis de faits communs sur la vie moderne de couple... Le livre est beau par contre !