instructions to the deceased

dancing and being outdoors

and a manifesto

and bittersweet honesty” (Los Angeles Times)

After the Fire & The Particulars literary criticism instructions to the deceasedFrom the author of Bears comes two dark comedies that expose the effects of disturbing the natural order and what were capable of when pushed to our breaking point. Set in the aftermath of the disaster that nearly destroyed Fort McMurray in 2016, After the Fire centres around two couples whose lives have been deeply affected by the ruin. Sisters Laura and Carmell have been channelling their devastation after the disaster into their daughters hockey