Barry Potyondi

Barry Potyondi is a Canadian writer based in Peachland, British Columbia. The author of six non-fiction works, he has worked as a communications consultant, magazine editor, regular book reviewer, freelance food and wine critic, speechwriter, humor columnist, and satirical blogger. His first short story, “The Dance”, was recently selected for publication in an anthology of new Canadian writing. Life Sentence is his first novel. Read more about Barry Potyondi and his work at his website.

Life Sentence: Chapter One

Read the first chapter of Barry Potyondi’s novel Life Sentence before reading the preface. This is merely a suggestion, but it allows you to read Chapter 1 without presumption or judgment. Thus unfettered, you will be struck by the raw emotion that builds from the first sentence to the last, and, so engaged, anticipate the consequence of rejection and hardship in a combustible mix. Then, return to the preface. It will open your eyes to the eugenics movement during the 20th century in Alberta, Canada, that destroyed thousands of individual lives.

Novel Excerpts / Novella Issue Eight

Barry Potyondi

Barry Potyondi is a Canadian writer based in Peachland, British Columbia. The author of six non-fiction works, he has worked as a communications consultant, magazine editor, regular book reviewer, freelance food and wine critic, speechwriter, humor columnist, and satirical blogger. His first short story, “The Dance”, was recently selected for publication in an anthology of new Canadian writing. Life Sentence is his first novel. Read more about Barry Potyondi and his work at his website.

Life Sentence: Chapter One

Read the first chapter of Barry Potyondi’s novel Life Sentence before reading the preface. This is merely a suggestion, but it allows you to read Chapter 1 without presumption or judgment. Thus unfettered, you will be struck by the raw emotion that builds from the first sentence to the last, and, so engaged, anticipate the consequence of rejection and hardship in a combustible mix. Then, return to the preface. It will open your eyes to the eugenics movement during the 20th century in Alberta, Canada, that destroyed thousands of individual lives.

Novel Excerpts / Novella Issue Eight

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