Patricia A. Stone’s first collection of stories, Close Calls, appeared in 1991 (Cormorant Books) and her second collection, Through Any Window, (NuAge Editions/Signature Editions] ...view morePatricia A. Stone’s first collection of stories, Close Calls, appeared in 1991 (Cormorant Books) and her second collection, Through Any Window, (NuAge Editions/Signature Editions] in 1996. All Things Considered first appeared in book format in 2008 (Hidden Brook Press). She has published stories in literary journals for many years. She was born and raised in Oshawa, Ontario, and has lived in Toronto, London ON, Vancouver, Montreal, and currently Peterborough. She holds an M.A. in English Literature and an M.A. in Creative Writing, and, for 30 years taught Creative Writing, Canadian Literature and Communications at a community college.view less