Fierce Shorts Bundle Vol. 3

In Fierce Shorts Bundle, Vol. 3, authors Corey Redekop and Nils Ling show that when faced with bullies, mean teachers or new situations sometimes words are the only thing needed. Cheating at the End of the World Starting high school can be scary, but moving to a new city with your family for a year just before grade nine can make life hell. Throw in a private Mennonite school where the kids have all known each other since birth, a German class that doesn’t make any sense and a creative writing teacher that’s not all that creative and you have a year in the teenaged life of author Corey Redekop. In Cheating at the End of the World, Redekop shares with readers how he deals with being the new kid at school, and a creative writing class that he hopes will be his salvation that year. Instead it ends up being the class he despises the most. While he could go with the flow and wait things out, Corey chooses another path, seeking his revenge in the only way that he can: through words. Partial proceeds go toward Street Kids International. I Think We’ve All Learned Something Here As writer and performer of the popular one-man show The Truth About Daughters, Nils Ling is used to being in front of an audience. However when he returns to his high school for a fundraiser, nerves and memories threaten to take over. In I Think We’ve All Learned Something Here Nils remembers his school years: the stress of skipping two grades, trying to fit in with the older kids and not getting beaten up on a daily basis. He quickly realizes that humour can fend off potential bullies and also impress the girls. He navigates his childhood as the class clown, fitting in the best that he can by making people laugh. When a teacher suggests he take his act to the stage, Nils discovers a way to turn his coping mechanism into a career. Twenty per cent of proceeds go to Alzheimer's Society of PEI. T - Teen 13 and up: May contain violence, crude humour, suggestive themes and/or strong language. Strong language - Frequent use of profanity