Winterberry Nights

Everything is as it should be in the diner for waitress Mina Asad, even the derogatory comments from the raucous old hillbillies that fill up the place this time of night.

But to Johny, a young Cree man who's faced his share of Manitobans, Mina's a welcome relief. The girl had a smile brighter than the sun. To her, he had this unshakeable will in him, especially when it came to doing right by those he loved. How they wished, and wished.

Together, could they forge their own path in a world that sometimes feels like it was never made for them?

A short story.