by Matthew Friedman | Nov 25, 2022 | Nonfiction, Short Story
I walked with my maternal grandfather, P.E. Salter, along the banks of the Gatineau River behind my grandparents’ home in Wakefield, Quebec. There were still rafts of logs coming down from places like Maniwaki and Grand Remous, and he insisted that, if I looked...
by Matthew Friedman | Dec 24, 2021 | Fiction, Jewish Life, Short Story
Daylight had already begun to fade in Bailey’s Falls as Mina Fuchs arrived home from her school Christmas party. The winter sun reflected off the lake, and the sky glowed in shades of copper and pink in a bright band squeezed beneath a bank of clouds. Christmas Eve...
by Matthew Friedman | Nov 8, 2019 | Nonfiction, Short Story
An icy January rain fell like bullets outside Victoria Hall in Westmount. Inside, most of the Johnny Holmes Orchestra was taking a break as Lorraine MacAllister sang a smokey cover of “Be Careful It’s My Heart” to Oscar Peterson’s spare piano accompaniment. A pair of...