Steve Wheeler

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Ottawa writer. Short stories, fiction and creative non fiction. Fictional novels.
TOURISTS, Van in Love, Bytown, Silicon Valley North, Loose Movement Part 1 and 2 and February 3 are online only.

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February 3
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 62,040. Language: English. Published: October 1, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Women's fiction » General, Fiction » Women's fiction » General
World War 1, the draft, the vote for women, both caused Robert Borden, Prime Minister of Canada to go back on his word, to break his promises to avoid conscription and to legislate women’s suffrage. At this time the Canadian Parliament Buildings burned to the ground. There never has been an agreed upon, definitive cause to that fire though there is an official line. Here is what really happened.
Loose Movement Part 2
Series: Loose Movement, Part 2. Price: Free! Words: 41,470. Language: English. Published: October 1, 2012 . Categories: Nonfiction » Travel » Trip Journals, Fiction » Literary collections » Canadian
Loose Movement Part 2 is another collection of travel writing, film and music reviews and fictional short stories, most of which have been published online.
Loose Movement Part 1
Series: Loose Movement, Part 1. Price: Free! Words: 38,190. Language: English. Published: September 3, 2012 . Categories: Fiction » Literature » Literary, Nonfiction » Travel » Essays & Travelogues
Loose Movement Part 1 is a collection of short pieces.It includes travel writing, film and music reviews and short stories, most of which have been published online.
Silicon Valley North
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 39,710. Language: English. Published: June 30, 2012 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
When Phil Reilly, a landscaper in rural Ottawa, discovers a corpse, he needs the help of some neighbours, a billionaire and an old hippie, both marijuana enthusiasts, as Chinese triads, police and government intelligence agencies discourage further investigation. His wife, Nora, addicted to bingo and about to retire from a longtime government job. is a witness to Phil’s stubborn inquiries.
Bytown
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 66,050. Language: English. Published: March 24, 2012 . Categories: Fiction » Historical » Canada, Fiction » Historical » General
Seventeen year old ROB MACLEAN lives on a farm on the Ottawa River in the 1830's. He dreams of going west with JUDITH MORGAN, daughter of local timber baron,SAM MORGAN. Their fathers are enemies. The violence of Bytown, the Shiner gang, BIG JOE MUFFERAW’s epic bareknuckle match with the Royal Navy champion and Colonel JOHN BY's Rideau Canal project background the young people's struggle.
Van in Love
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 38,870. Language: English. Published: February 12, 2012 . Categories: Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
VAN IN LOVE is a humorous look at relationships with a blackmail plot thrown in. Sandwiched between his life in the Highlands in the first and last chapters, Van’s history as a contemporary drummer, a father and a helpless ladies' man is traced through a succession of relationships with women in Ottawa and Vancouver. He escapes to Scotland with a woman who is older and wiser than he.
Tourists
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 55,010. Language: English. Published: January 25, 2009 . Categories: Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
(4.00 from 2 reviews)
Tourists is a satire. When the CIA wants to build a secret air strip in the bush north of Ottawa, a lobbyist is recruited to get the deal done. The plan is threatened by publicity generated by the Taylor brothers whose land is to be expropriated. The CIA plans an alternative event in case of failure, in clandestine meetings held in a van driven on the Rideau Canal during Winterlude.

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