Canadian Stories

"We kissed, just for a moment: long enough for our lips to touch, fast enough for me to pull away, terrified and whispering in the same breath we shared that it was a mistake and to keep it a secret. Then I left him standing there with my lip gloss still on his lips." Clara, estranged from her family, always spent Christmas alone until she met Natalie, her best friend. Now she spends the holiday with Natalie's family at their cabin in the mountains. But there's one rule she can't break: never, ever get involved with Jackson Northe. Superstar captain of the Edmonton Northern Rush, hockey's favourite heartthrob, and most importantly Natalie's older brother. Last Christmas, Clara broke that promise. She and Jackson kissed underneath the mistletoe and even though she called it nothing but a mistake, it felt anything but. Consumed by guilt for betraying Natalie's trust, she's avoided Jackson ever since. Now, trapped together again in the close confines of the snowy cabin, the sparks between them threaten to ignite once more. As Christmas draws near, secrets, jealousy, and unspoken feelings bubble to the surface, threatening not just Clara's relationship with Natalie but also the family she's finally come to call her own. Can Clara and Jackson ever admit their true feelings, or will their love stay underneath the mistletoe?

Winter, 1917. Dorothy never really thought that war would take her older brother, but like so many others before him, Ian enlisted and departed Canada in khaki, leaving Dorothy to care for the youngest Gaston, Charlie. The return of her employer's son eats away at Dorothy: why should he, the rich man's son, the spoiled brat, be back home sleeping in his bed while her brother sleeps in the muck somewhere in France or Belgium? Robbie Monroe isn't the brat who ran off for a great adventure. Nearly deaf in one ear and deeply lonely, he is a man struggling to put his life back together after his time "over there," and Dorothy seems to be the only one he can talk to. She doesn't want to trust him but she can't help it, and Dorothy soon finds herself with something she didn't realize she desperately needed: a friend. Before the war's end, fate has one final reminder for Dorothy that happy endings don't always happen in real life, no matter how much she tells herself they can. Set in in the weeks before the 1917 Halifax Explosion, Shadows May Fall is a non-traditional World War I romance.

*NOTE: New chapter published every Friday! In Greece, even love has its ruins: Before the Last Laurel Falls is a powerful travel memoir and love story about a Canadian man who returns to Greece with his Greek wife to confront the cracks in their midlife marriage. Amid ancient ruins, mountain monasteries, olive groves, and symbols like the owl, the olive, and the laurel, he follows a trail of myth and memory that forces him to face aging, identity, and the fear of losing the woman he loves. Blending humour, Greek folklore, spiritual reflection, and vivid travel writing, this book explores what endures in love, what must fall away, and how a journey through Greece can transform a marriage. Perfect for readers who love literary travelogues, emotional healing journeys, stories set in Greece, and memoirs about rediscovery at midlife.

In 1917, Canada is feeling the pressure of The Great War. Ruth Beecroft is elated when she is accepted to become a nursing sister. She sees it as a chance to get away from her overbearing family and to be part of history. Beatrice "Birdie" Taylor volunteers to be a nursing sister to get away from her abusive husband. Even after his death, his drinking buddies continue to harass Birdie. One of this drinking buddies, Ian, barges into Birdie's apartment before she leaves. He tells her about how men are being torn to shreds by some creature overseas. Birdie thinks that this is all nonsense until her and Ruth see it with their own eyes. This will be a novella

A fantasy world is in dire need of heroes, and they summon who they declare are the best of the best from another world plus some guy they never wanted that actually knows what the hell he's doing. I do not own any of the pictures in this story.

This is not a story, the title pretty much says it all however all these songs are so awesome and deserves to be heard on wattpad!! And I highly recommend you to listen to every single one of them!!

The title says it all. Eh!

Meet Kat, bajancanadians sister. you might think life would be amazing but its not. She is bullied and she doesn't have many friends. She only has Mitch, Jerome and Jason. Untill one day a new girl comes to school. Lauren. She expected her to be like all the others girls until she gets to know Lauren.

This e-book focuses on the various phases of life of 6 different people from which they learnt a lot of things whether it is a success or it is a failure during their student era. This e-book will contain all the memories of these 6 different persons how they got together in a new country where they become close friends from complete strangers. All of them have described their fun, learning experience , their happiness, sadness ,struggle, boring time, hobbies, adventure and trip times in their own ways. Eventually, they shared the time of their togetherness and how they had created a family from friends.

Ali is just another fangirl. She loves CaptianSparklez and Team crafted, but knows she'll probably never meet them. But when she does, how will she react? Do Jordan and Mitch really hate each other? And who will she choose?

In the far future, after humankind goes extinct cats become the new alpha species by evolving to be more human-like. Powerful cats become dictators and rule tyrannically. Meowlin is the chosen one who has powers to transform into any big cat and has the power to put an end to the tyranny. Along the way she meets she travels all over the new world, discovers herself and finds new allies and adversaries on her way to finally defeat the tyrant King Pawlone.

Essays by a third-rate novelist. Looking into literature, politics, transportation, polling, a certain beauty contest, racial concord, literature and anything else that strikes his fancy including, I'm sorry to say, a couple poems. New essays: one slamming Tolkien and blatantly displaying my literacy, a cartoon series in prose, a travelogue and a book review.

In which me and another friend of mine named "nikkey" (she doesn't want her real name disclosed) wrote a story about Canada and USA falling in love. I am so sorry to any Canadians 😞.

A Collection of Spooky and Legendary Short Stories from across Canada. FOLKLORE, GHOSTS, CRYPTIDS and UFOs. Ongoing instalments.

Everyone knows about the Russian mafia, Italian Mafia, but what if there was a Canadian Mafia? I was feeling silly, so I wrote this (I live in Vancouver) and enjoy these *amazing characters!🤭

Alexandria Benson received ten invitations to the Valentine's Day dance, but only one of them is The One. _________________________ #7 in We Need Diverse Books [8/12/2019] #89 in Teenagers [1/12/2019] #1 in School Dance [1/17/2019] #2 in Diversity in Lit [8/12/2019] #106 in Diversity [2/27/2019] #1 in Diverse Reads [11/10/2019]

Avan Jogia works as an art high school teacher and lives in a small house with his baby-obsessed wife Susan in Newcastle upon Tyne. One day though, he accidentally finds something in the pocket of his coat which leaves him dumbfounded. As insignificant as it may seem, Avan begins to realise that things are not as they seem in his life. This minor event leaves him with some startling questions about his past, fighting to find some answers. Can Avan uncover the secret of the coat before it's too late, or will he become yet another Newcastle legend?

Oh hell yeah

Canadian Piper Ouellet is going to Paris. She knows the language, she knows the city, and most of all, she knows her ballet. Offered a place in the corps de ballet in the most prestigious ballet in the world, Piper and her best friend Rafael don't even think twice before they accept. They cannot wait for the grand adventures they'll have. Only problem is they can't afford them. The house hunt in Paris is cut-throat and impossible. In their price range, even on a good day the pickings are slim. And they've left their search for the last minute, so they have no other option than to rent the small one-bedroom flat operated by a grumpy old woman who only speaks Spanish. The catch? She'll only rent to one of them. Unless they are married. A coin flip will decide their fate. Heads, he gets the apartment; tails, she does. But what happens when the coin gives them an answer they don't want? ~ * ~ * ~ This is one of the novellas I'm writing for ONC 2023. You can find the rest on my profile! For this story, I've selected prompt # 5. "Flip a coin and make a life choice with it. Two choices, one coin, and no turning back. Do you dare?"