Delia and Phil is a story I wrote while riding Toronto Transit Commission trains to and from work back in 2003. It was originally part of the novel Drive-by Saviours, a story within a story, imagined by the protagonist Mark while he was riding the subway to and from work, sketching people. The manuscript turned […]
Art by Geordan Moore
“Chris Benjamin’s mode of writing is raw, unvarnished, heartrending dirty realism. His characters are tormented youngsters left to navigate the fallout from family tragedy on their own while struggling to locate a moral compass to guide them through the emotional minefield of adolescence. The Art of Forgiveness is heady stuff, a careening ride without guardrails through chaotic […]
The following is an excerpt from a feature story about Atlantic Canadian writers who were finalists in CBC’s annual short story contest, written by Chris Benjamin and published in Atlantic Books Today in April 2016. The CBC announced yesterday that David Huebert, who grew up in Halifax, Nova Scotia, has won this year’s prestigious
