“Rivals” is the story of hockey card collecting sisters who share more in common than sport. Read now at Joyland.
This story was primarly inspired by the 1998-99 NHL season. Other influences include Parkdale, the CNE, and the real life Wookie.
Fact checking was a priority. Up until publication, I was still finding things to correct. The Yzerman card mentioned is a one-in-two-hundred, not a one-in-one-hundred print run, and I had Jarome Iginla’s name and rookie year wrong!
I also had the pleasure of meeting and working with Joyland Toronto editor Emily M. Keeler.
Other online fiction:
“The Promise of Puppies” in Dragnet Magazine
“Hybrid Love” in Lies With Occasional Truth