Welcome to a typical house party in Sawmill Creek, B.C. "The girl hiccuped. 'Yeah, the f___ing couch is on fire! Jeff and Matt are using the fish tank to put it out.' I pushed my way around her and into the living room, my socks soaking up water from the carpet. The couch was smoldering and bright green plastic plants clung limp to the furniture. No fish in sight but I imagined fins and tails pulsing against the upholstery."; A coming-of-age first novel. Rosnau graduated from the UBC Creative Writing program and lives in Vancouver. 0-7710-7580-4

[Spring 2003 BCBW]