Confessional, candid, and insightful, Forecast: Pretty Bleak looks at life in rural PEI.

These poems explore climate change, work, family, love, and the idea that sometimes all you've got is hope for better weather and favourable winds tomorrow. (From McClelland & Stewart)

Chris Bailey is a graphic designer and commercial fisherman based in P.E.I. His writing has appeared in Grain, Brick, The Fiddlehead, Best Canadian Stories 2021, Best Canadian Stories 2025. (From McClelland & Stewart)