Turnstone Press

"Ordinary people become extraordinary under Grayson's scrutiny and we can't help but walk away from these stories with a greater appreciation of strangers—the ones we've never met and even those we have. The fictional town of Hematite may mine iron ore, but its lore is pure gold."
- Deborah Froese, author of Out of the Fire

"Hockey rinks, small-town mining, and the underdog—Grayson deftly extracts raw nuggets of classic Canadiana and explores them with originality and a fitting blend of the tender and the raw."
- Laura J. Cutler, author of Jumping Off

"Grayson has an uncanny ability to draw the reader into her stories, making available her characters' mindspace, and laying bare the emotional core of her work. Her lively description never detracts from the narrative flow, but only serves to enhance the atmosphere in which her characters move."
- Billie Dee Knight, Newwinnipeg Word

"Grayson's writing skill is evident in her fine use of understatement and similes."
- Prairie Fire Review of Books

"Grayson's writing is rich with drama and psychological nuance."
- Jim Bartley, The Globe and Mail

 "The intensity of the collection comes from the inner struggles of its characters, as they attempt to navigate the social fractures that appear around them."
- Timothy Friesen, Winnipeg Free Press

"Grayson displays a real skill for plot, building tension deftly."
-Ken Hunt, Quill and Quire

"This is solid and thoughtful prose, written with humanity and generosity."
- Uptown Magazine

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