“every ten minutes, someone would arrive for a French baguette stuffed with deli meats, a slice of chocolate cake, or a steaming portion of pork buns” – my first published story in the realm of 1000 words or more.

Read the story online at Exclamation Mark ! Lit. My gratitude to the wonderful editors at Exclamation Mark ! whose insight and feedback have been incredibly helpful to my stories. I am so glad “The Gluten Child” has found a home with this warm, whimsical, & on-the-fence literary community in Calgary.

© Josephine Bruce