Lintusen Press

Not all shifters turn into magnificent, terrifying beasts.

Life presents particular mortifications when your alternate form is a dung beetle or a bumblebee.

Despite the complications and challenges, even the most innocuous transformation can bring inspiration and power even if you're a raccoon or hamster.

12 stories of change and self-discovery.

12 explorations of the trials and tribulations resulting from

small shifts.

Featuring stories by

Chris McMahen, Finnian Burnett, Mitchell Toews, Shawn L. Bird, Jarrod K. Williams, Lee F. Patrick, Patricia Lloyd, Jessica DeLand, Batya Guarisma, Philip Mann, and Andrew G. Cooper

From the search for a Canadian hero to a heart-wrenching immigration tale, with a whole lot of hockey in between, this short story collection is Sorry, Not Sorry: an unapologetic celebration of Canadian life through story.

In a heart-warming mix of fiction and creative nonfiction from 16 Canadian writers, readers are taken on a journey through Canadian life:

• We search for a Canadian hero
• we hear of a lady who meets her hockey hero
• we meet a guy whose passion for hockey makes him a hero to a kid
• we meet a group with passion for history
• we meet a singer whose passion for music is a dream
• we meet a kid whose dream and obsession is to play hockey,
• we meet older women whose obsession is a young man on Tiktok
• we meet a fascinating old codger
• and then a few more fascinating folks who made things happen
• we meet some fascinated kids
• we meet kids who stand up for their rights
• we meet a woman who is thankful for the right to choose whether to have a baby
• we meet an exhausted man with a baby
• we meet a blended family
• we meet a found family of new Canadians
• and finally, we experience the poignant journey to be Canadian.

From authors Shirlee Smith Matheson, Chris McMahen, Finnian Burnett, Marc Watson, Sean Donaghue-Johnston, Nick Perry, Matthew Heneghan, Robyn Diner, Cindy Webb Morris, Joy L. Magnusson, Shawn L. Bird, Glenna Turnbull, Robert Runte, C. A. O'Brien, Murgatroyd Monaghan, and Fatmir Sadiku.