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Short Stories
Elements: Thirteen Stories
by Peter Freeman
In Elements: Thirteen Stories, Peter Freeman weaves a tapestry of tales that explore the themes of caring and resolution. From the extraordinary to the deeply personal, these stories offer a thought-provoking journey through human connections and resilience:
• Four skateboard punks stumble upon the paradoxes of time travel.
• A political activist faces an uneasy alliance while sharing a cell with a murderer.
• A young boy conquers fear as a giant rat terrifies his overbearing uncle.
• A Sudanese refugee, with the help of Canadian friends, embarks on a desperate search for his missing wife.
• In the #MeToo era, a middle-aged man seeks redemption for the harm he caused as a teenager.
• After being abused by a priest, a twelve-year-old boy finds justice within a divinely inspired computer game.
• A professor invites a postgraduate student to his home for a tryst, only to find his plans disrupted when his wife decides to stay home.
• In a pioneer town, a farmer faces a knife-throwing duel against the tyrannical businessman who controls the community.
• Three stranded mountaineers shelter in a storm-battered hut, where an upstart challenges their fragile hierarchy.
• A woman turns to her three closest friends for advice after discovering she’s unexpectedly pregnant.
• A middle-aged man contemplates life and its complexities while waiting to see his doctor.
• Brett dives into a fully immersive virtual reality experience, reliving the thrill of his youth—but at a cost he never anticipated.
• A small group of Salt Springers unite to save their island from the clutches of a water bottling company and its ruthless vice president.
With warmth, wit, and sharp insight, Peter Freeman presents a collection of stories that are both delightful and deeply moving, inviting readers to reflect on the power of connection, courage, and hope.
Peter Freeman is a Canadian author whose work is shaped by a lifetime of adventure, endurance, and reflection. Based on Salt Spring Island, he writes fiction and nonfiction that explore resilience, human complexity, and the quiet forces that shape our lives.
Born in Noosa Heads, Australia, Peter’s early life unfolded along oceans and open horizons. He went on to sail across the Tasman Sea, build his own boat, and later complete a solo, non-stop circumnavigation of the globe in a record-setting 236 days—an experience captured in his memoir Cape Horn Birthday.
Beyond the sea, his life has been marked by movement and discipline. He has represented Canada internationally as a masters athlete and twice cycled across the country. At 61, he rode 15,400 kilometres around Australia—unsupported—in just 79 days.
Peter’s writing draws from this rich and varied life, blending lived experience with imagination. His stories range from literary fiction and psychological narratives to short stories, plays, and poetry. His work has received national and international recognition, including awards from Mensa Canada and The Fieldstone Review.
Across all genres, Peter writes with clarity, emotional depth, and a deep curiosity about what drives people—especially in moments of challenge, transformation, and survival.
