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Talking at the Woodpile

Talking at the Woodpile


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In this humourous and refreshing collection of short stories, David Thompson reveals the charm and grit of life in the Yukon. Talking at the Woodpile is a masterful blend of fact and fiction, history and the contemporary and intriguing stories that begin as long as 10,000 years ago. In "Frozen in Time," an unsuspecting miner discovers a frozen carcass while digging for gold. After much to-do about the origin of the gigantic creature, the mammoth and its unfortunate victim are laid to rest by the local First Nations community. In a moment of wry humour, Thompson describes a small town rivalry that ends when a firewood thief blows his fireplace sky high, to the delight of his victimized neighbours. And in the collection's title story "Talking at the Woodpile," two long-time friends unwittingly challenge each other to a talking duel, which ultimately leads to a nasty case of frostbite, and an even nastier case of cold shoulder.

In his first collection of short stories David Thompson portrays life in a small Canadian community, weaving his characters in and out of each other's tales and in and out of the history that shaped the great Canadian North.
About the Author: David Thompson is a general building contractor who has lived in the Yukon Territory since 1962. His love for the land and its people has inspired him to write short stories describing life in the Yukon. He has twice won Dawson City's "Authors on Eighth" writing contest for short story fiction and has had stories published in local newspapers. David lives in Whitehorse with his wife Wendy, a Montessori teacher, two children Adam and Shawna, son-in-law Gary and two grandsons, Cameron and Jordon.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781894759571
  • Publisher: Caitlin Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Caitlin Press
  • Depth: 13
  • Height: 226 mm
  • No of Pages: 223
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: And Other Stories of the Yukon
  • Width: 155 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1894759575
  • Publisher Date: 27 Feb 2011
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Edition: Unabridged edition
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 14 mm
  • Weight: 394 gr


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