Life contains many disappointments. This is the resounding theme throughout Elwood Reid’s What Salmon Know: Stories. Readers will sympathize with Reid’s tough male characters stuck in a world even tougher than they are. From posturing and neglect to actual violence, these characters have a raw passion and sensitivity rarely seen in fiction. This collection is a great introduction to the works of Reid, who is also the author of the novel If I Don’t Six. | What Salmon Know by Elwood Reid, Paperback | Indigo Chapters