Struggling with her unwanted psychic abilities, Cass Reisender attempts to escape her troubled past and the influence of a manipulative fortune teller by starting anew in Calgary. However, her ordinary life is shattered when she encounters a mysterious antique device, thrusting her back into a world of the supernatural. As she navigates her newfound reality, Cass must confront her abilities and the challenges they bring.
The stories in Vermin are linked by themes of loss, longing and a restaurant server in a Tofino restaurant reflects on the nature of men in her past and present; a woman prepares to marry a brooding artist unpopular with both her parents and her small town community; a new homeowner has strange encounters with a previous owner who is struggling to let go. Stories in this collection have appeared in Joyland, The Saturday Evening Post, Room, The Antigonish Review and other journals and anthologies.