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Waiting

An Anthology of Essays

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Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2018

About this book

Waiting, that most human of experiences, saturates all of our lives. We spend part of each day waiting—for birth, death, appointments, acceptance, forgiveness, redemption. This collection of thirty-two personal essays is as much about hope as it is about waiting. Featuring literary voices from the renowned to the emerging, this anthology of contemporary creative nonfiction will resonate with anyone who has ever had to wait. Contributors: Samantha Albert, Rona Altrows, Sharon Butala, Jane Cawthorne, Weyman Chan, Rebecca Danos, Patti Edgar, John Graham-Pole, Leslie Greentree, Edythe Anstey Hanen, Vivian Hansen, Jane Harris, Richard Harrison, Elizabeth Haynes, Lee Kvern, Anne Lévesque, Margaret Macpherson, Alice Major, Wendy McGrath, Stuart Ian McKay, Lorri Neilsen Glenn, Susan Olding, Roberta Rees, Julie Sedivy, Kathy Seifert, Cora Siré, Steven Ross Smith, Anne Sorbie, Glen Sorestad, Kelly S. Thompson, Robin van Eck, Aritha van Herk

Author / Editor information

Contributor: Rona Altrows Rona Altrows is an editor, fiction writer, essayist, and playwright. With Naomi K. Lewis, she co-edited Shy (UAlberta Press), and with Julie Sedivy she co-edited Waiting (UAlberta Press), both theme-based anthologies. Her most recent work of fiction is At This Juncture and her website is www.ronaaltrows.com.

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"Waiting is a universal phenomenon, and in this impressive collection editors Rona Altrows and Julie Sedivy curate a variety of nuanced and distilled personal essays from 32 writers exploring the liminal experiences of people waiting for results, news, change, release or understanding" --- "There’s plenty to debate here... These are just a few of the kinds of waiting essayed here, and they are all very much worth reading." Saskatoon StarPhoenix, January 26, 2019 [Full review at https://thestarphoenix.com/entertainment/books/book-reviews-the-literary-history-of-saskatchewan-vol-3-waiting] --- "Each of these thirty-two essays is powerful, distinctive, authentic.... I closed this book feeling that I’d been on thirty-two life journeys.... Waiting is not just filling blank time. It is also about courage and love." [Full review at https://www.ottawareviewofbooks.com/single-post/2019/02/02/Waiting-An-Anthology-of-Essays-edited-by-Rona-Altrows-and-Julie-Sedivy] --- # 2 on Edmonton Non-Fiction Bestsellers list, October 19, 2018 --- # 9 on Calgary Herald's Non-Fiction Bestsellers list, October 13, 2018 --- # 2 on Calgary Herald's Non-Fiction Bestsellers list, October 6, 2018 --- "A great deal of our lives is spent waiting. As humans we wait for public transit and for food at restaurants and food courts... And we wait for longer, more existential things: the birth of a baby, the progression of an illness, the arrival or departure of a friend or family member, acceptance or rejection of a job opportunity, love. In this edited anthology, a broad array of writers...examine various aspects of why and how we wait." --- "I would buy this book based on the contributor list alone. The essays are well balanced—short mixed in with long, very well-established writers mixed in with new ones, a variety of approaches and styles, and surprising interpretations of the waiting theme mixed in with more expected explorations. Waiting is as strong a collection as I have read."

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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Preface
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Rona Altrows and Julie Sedivy

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Acknowledgements
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1 Bill of Fare
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Susan Olding

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2 Saturday
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Anne Lévesque

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3 Waiting for Now: Four Stories
20
Steven Ross Smith

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4 The Escape
27
Edythe Anstey Hanen

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5 Waiting for Alexandra
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Glen Sorestad

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6 The Art Hospital, the Floating Hospital, and the Burning House
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Elizabeth Haynes

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7 The Past Was a Small Notebook, Much Scribbled-Upon
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Cora Siré

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8 Beyond the Horizon
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Julie Sedivy

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9 Two Women Waiting
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Rebecca Danos

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10 Esperando
75
Patti Edgar

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11 Currents
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Alice Major

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12 Letter of Intent
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Rona Altrows

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13 The Next Minute
100
Jane Cawthorne

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14 Frozen
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Lorri Neilsen Glenn

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15 Harder, But Still Not Painful
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Robin Van Eck

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16 Alterations
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Wendy Mcgrath

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Soul
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17 Who Will Find Me
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Weyman Chan

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18 in the event of
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Stuart Ian Mckay

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19 Whisper Talk
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Anne Sorbie

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20 Waiting for the Impossible
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Aritha Van Herk

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21 On the Pleasure of Waiting
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Richard Harrison

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22 Storage
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Sharon Butala

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23 Heavy Weight of Silence
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Lee Kvern

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24 Impressions
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Margaret Macpherson

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25 Telling
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Vivian Hansen

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26 Tom Petty Just Isn’t There for You: Riffs on Waiting
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Leslie Greentree

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27 Wait Training
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Samantha Albert

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28 Waiting for a Hero
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Jane Harris

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29 Bones, Honey
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Roberta Rees

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30 Undeterred
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John Graham-Pole

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31 Sa Ta Na Ma
247
Kathy Seifert

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32 We Come and We Go
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Kelly S. Thompson

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Notes
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Contributors
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August 30, 2023

eBook ISBN:

9781772124200

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296

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781772124200

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Keywords for this book

Canadian Literature / Essays

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For a non-specialist adult audience

University of Alberta Press

Waiting

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About this book

Author / Editor information

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Table of contents

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

1 Bill of Fare

2 Saturday

3 Waiting for Now: Four Stories

4 The Escape

5 Waiting for Alexandra

6 The Art Hospital, the Floating Hospital, and the Burning House

7 The Past Was a Small Notebook, Much Scribbled-Upon

8 Beyond the Horizon

9 Two Women Waiting

10 Esperando

11 Currents

12 Letter of Intent

13 The Next Minute

14 Frozen

15 Harder, But Still Not Painful

16 Alterations

17 Who Will Find Me

18 in the event of

19 Whisper Talk

20 Waiting for the Impossible

21 On the Pleasure of Waiting

22 Storage

23 Heavy Weight of Silence

24 Impressions

25 Telling

26 Tom Petty Just Isn’t There for You: Riffs on Waiting

27 Wait Training

28 Waiting for a Hero

29 Bones, Honey

30 Undeterred

31 Sa Ta Na Ma

32 We Come and We Go

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