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Winnipeg and Regina Readings for Sacrifice of the Sisters Lot (May 11th & 18th)
I’ll be traveling to Winnipeg and Regina to read from Sacrifice of the Sisters Lot. I will be at Raven’s End Books (1859 Portage, Winnipeg, Manitoba) on May 11th 2024,starting at 1 pm. The following week, on May 18th 2024, I’ll be in Regina, Saskatchewan at Tuppenny Coffee & Books (1433 Hamilton Street). Continue reading
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“Auntie Shanta and the Slaughtering Process” in Vastarien: A Literary Journal
“Anything capable of thought is capable of being food. None of humanity’s grand history or philosophical musings will save us from our destiny as nutrition. It isn’t enough that we must die, we must also become edible. True nobility comes from recognizing your position on the food chain. Know the highest life forms are eventually… Continue reading
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Interview with Jamie Tennent on Get Lit about Sacrifice of the Sisters Lot
Listen here for Jamie and myself discussing Sacrifice of the Sisters Lot, my writing process, children’s perspective, and various other things. Stream episode GET LIT E382 Chris Kuriata March 14 by James Tennant podcast | Listen online for free on SoundCloud Continue reading
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Sacrifice of the Sisters Lot now available as an e-book.
The chilling and heartbreaking story of the Sacrifice of the Sisters Lot is now available as an e-book. Kobo: Sacrifice of the Sisters Lot eBook by Chris Kuriata – EPUB Book | Rakuten Kobo Canada Indigo: Sacrifice of the Sisters Lot | Indigo Barnes & Noble: Sacrifice of the Sisters Lot by Chris Kuriata, Paperback… Continue reading
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Video Scraps of 2023
After backing up the video files on my phone, he’s a montage of the moments of 2023 I deemed worthy of capturing. Continue reading
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Listen to “Our Gentleman of Blue Bay Massage” at Tales To Terrify
Now available to listen to HERE on the Tales To Terrify podcast, my ghost story “Our Gentleman Of Blue Bay Massage”. Read by Nicole Swanson, this story originally appeared in the final issue of Shock Totem. Featuring Kirsten and her daughter Abbie, who also appear in the stories “The Digging Women”, and “Lies I Tell… Continue reading
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Read “Magic Tricks For The Blind” at Toronto Journal
Father said you couldn’t use the word “magic” with the Hutterites, you had to say “illusion” and ask them to guess how the trick was done, which I felt took away all the fun. The secret behind every magic trick is something mundane – misdirection and false bottoms. The point of magic is to make… Continue reading
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“They Surrounded The Baby With Sin” in Under The Stairs
“Sin-eaters are thin and emaciated even though they are always eating.According to André’s mother, sin-eaters have an enormous appetite, butsin has very little nutrition. It’s not the quantity of sin that will satiate their hungry bellies, but the quality.” – excerpt from “They Surrounded The Baby With Sin” Featuring crushed rats, baking pies, and sin-eaters… Continue reading
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Listen to “Chewing Through Wire” at PodCastle
My short story Chewing Through Wire is now available to listen to at PodCastle. About troublesome neighbors, obscene fences, and cooking lizard, Chewing Through Wire is narrated Tatiana Grey. CW for human and animal death. PodCastle 814: Chewing Through Wire – PodCastle This story originally appeared in the Exile anthology Food of My People, edited… Continue reading
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Awards Eligibility Post 2023
Collected here are the works I had published this year that are eligible for awards nominations. If you are making nominations/recommendations, feel free to contact me for a reading copy. Thank you to the various editors and publishers who helped put my work out this year. Particularly Aimeé Parent Dunn and the team at Palimpsest… Continue reading
About Me
Chris Kuriata lives in, and often writes about the Niagara region. His short fiction has appeared in publications in Canada, the US, the UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, and Japan. His novel Sacrifice of the Sisters Lot is published by Palimpsest Press.
Recent Posts
- Winnipeg and Regina Readings for Sacrifice of the Sisters Lot (May 11th & 18th)
- “Auntie Shanta and the Slaughtering Process” in Vastarien: A Literary Journal
- Interview with Jamie Tennent on Get Lit about Sacrifice of the Sisters Lot
- Sacrifice of the Sisters Lot now available as an e-book.
- Video Scraps of 2023
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