Though But When We Look Closer is a collection of eighteen stories that approaches its subjects from a parade of landscapes, running through these tales is a singular motif—taking control. Characters find themselves in skins they wish to shed, with vices held close and with voices that must be heard. Whether it be seeking a life in a foreign land, lusting after a street junky, driving through the city with a gun or searching for buried treasure, But When We Look Closer offers a fascinating examination into the occupations and obsessions of those who walk beside us and live next door.

A graduate of the Nova Scotia College of Art & Design University, Susan honed her perceptual skills handling nitro and dynamite in the Canadian North and slinging drinks in Halifax before coordinating a Cardiac Surgery Unit in Montreal, where she now resides. A writer of short fiction, she has published stories in a variety of periodicals and magazines including Beecher's, The Prague Revue, and Amsterdam Quarterly.

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