Jumping Off chronicles women whose lives are on the brink of change, for better or for worse. Though the characters are from all walks of life, they share moments of clarity, glimpses into the future, and chance decisions . . . flashes of truism that will irrevocably change their lives. Each story introduces a fresh and unique character—a woman on a secret edge, and a woman that we may know, be it a niece, a neighbour, or a colleague.

Jumping Off is Laura Cutlers second published collection of short stories. Her first, Out of Her Backpack, was released last year by Coteau Books. Cutlers stories have also been published in anthologies, including the North (Vancouver) Shore Writers Association Millennium Anthology, and the Indigo Books/Henkell Trocken What the Henkell Happened Here. She has traveled on six continents, and has had careers as a hotel manager and an RCMP officer. Cutler currently lives in Calgary, Alberta, where she teaches English as a Second Language and writes.

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