Western Taxidermy

by Barb Howard

Overview

"Roadkill stuffed and presented as art, an OB/GYN appointment gone horribly wrong, and government spies with a weakness for salmon bagels and Timmy Ho’s. Tender, satirical, and occasionally absurd, Barb Howard’s new story collection Western Taxidermy is a perfect introduction to one of Western Canada’s most high-spirited literary voices.

In these sixteen stories, Howard effortlessly balances wry social commentary and prairie gothic, pairing humans and animals in clever and unexpected ways.

Praise for Western Taxidermy

"Bizarre, disturbing, sad, hilarious and haunting. Howard's stories stir the reader's imagination."
~ The Prairie Journal

"Not only would I recommend reading it, I would recommend re-reading it not long after."
~ Herizons

"Grab it for a satisfying, thoughtful tease on your palate before we tumble headlong into snow season."
~ Bess Lovec, Billings Gazette

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781927063125
Publisher:	NeWest Publishers, Limited
Publication date:	03/15/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	465 KB

About the Author

Barb Howard is a former lawyer who is the author of the short story collection Western Taxidermy and the novel Whipstock. She has also written the novella Notes for Monday (Recliner) and the young adult novel The Dewpoint Show (Fitzhenry&Whiteside). Her short stories have won several awards and contests and have been published in literary periodicals across Canada. She has been shortlisted 4 times for Alberta literary awards, including twice in 2012, and won the 2009 Writers' Guild of Alberta Howard O'Hagan award for short story. Barb is co-editor of the anthology of literary essays Embedded on the Home Front: Where Military and Civilian Lives Converge (Heritage House). Barb lives in Bragg Creek, Alberta.

Table of Contents

Western 9

Big Fork Campground 21

My Brother's Shit-Kickers 33

Basic Obedience 47

Eulogy for the Feminist Movement 59

Thanks Giving 69

Porch Jocky Revial 83

Breaking the Mould 101

Vacuuming the Dog 111

Last Seen at Teeny Town 117

Mrs. Goodfellow's Dog 129

The Smile that Bites 141

Marking Territory 155

Hydrocyst 169

Buckaroo Drive-Thiru 179

Stil Making Time 185

Previous Publication 215

Acknowledgement 207