Short, sharp, and unexpectedly disturbing, “Shooting the Bitch” is the award-winning story from newcomer Nicole Chin.
While doing chores with his father on a summer afternoon, a young boy is asked to take care of a lingering problem in their household. Set in rural Ottawa, “Shooting the Bitch” reveals the nature of a boy's relationship with his parents and the divisions that run through their family.
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Nicole Chin
Nicole Chin’s short stories have been published in the Queen’s University Undergraduate Review and the anthology Lake Effect 6. She was the recipient of the Helen Richards Campbell Memorial Award, and “Shooting the Bitch” received the McIllquham Foundation Prize.