Louise Sidley

Originally from Toronto, Louise Sidley lives in Rossland, British Columbia, Canada. She earned a MFA in creative writing from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver. Her stories have found homes in The Dalhousie Review, The Antigonish Review, October Hill Magazine, and others. She is working on a novel set in the Kootenay.

Onto the Bus

Every Sunday without fail, Matthew Volpatti left his apartment and rode the bus to the lake east of the city. It was a forested natural lake despite being surrounded by the metropolis. Between the parking lot and the lakeshore, stone picnic tables sat on concrete pads in an evenly spaced row along the strip of mowed lawn.