Speak Mandarin Not Dialect

Lori A. Dunn is a ESL teacher, instructional designer, and freelance
writer in New Westminster, B.C.

Lives in transition are the focus of this collection of short stories.
We meet people caught in those moments of transition in which life
pauses long enough for us to either come to terms with what has been
handed us or begin to change.

The inner struggles that the characters face are varied. Illness,
relationships, and personal goals are just a sampling of the life
choices and paths touched on in these stories. The reader shares the
mental space of the main characters as they hike in the Rockies, drink
beer in a Mexican bar, or suffer alone in an Indian hotel room.

Although realism pervades most of the stories, a pinch of mysticism,
ghosts, and Eastern religions liven things up. Some of the stories take
place in Western Canada, but all of them reflect the Canadian cultural
map, because no matter where the characters travel they are part of
their homeland.

Speak Mandarin Not Dialect would be a welcome addition to any personal
library.