This piece, "Cup of Tea", from Travelling Light was published in the Globe & Mail ("Canada's National Newspaper")
CUP OF TEA
"The river is frozen, I can see that. As the airplane taxis to the terminal, I notice a pack of wolves frolicking on the runway, animals down from the north, famished. Welcome to Montreal, ferocious town. Welcome home. I am in from foreign parts, and it is the third week of January. They said that my father is dying, that I must come quickly. But I hate winter..."Read the story here
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