Day's Lee

The Art of Turning a Phrase

Books and Stories

I am the author of literary and mystery short stories as well as children's books. To read one of my short stories follow the links below.

If you would like to invite me to do a reading for your library or school, contact me at writer@dayslee.com.

Books

• The Fragrant Garden, Napoleon Publishing, November 2005.

Jade is a curious nine-year-old who likes to help out at her family’s Chinese restaurant, The Fragrant Garden, after school. Though she is often allowed to help set tables or clean up, she longs to be part of the more exciting tasks such as helping in the kitchen or using the cash register. Her father and the other restaurant staff think she is too young for these responsibilities and often interrupt any of her initiatives at helping out—until a fire breaks out in the kitchen.

Jade’s quick-thinking response, recalled from a lesson in fire safety that she learned at school, wins her praise. Her father reconsiders her request for more responsibility at the Fragrant Garden.

To buy a copy now, click on the book cover on the left.

Reviews

• The Globe & Mail, Saturday, January 28, 2006

• The Quill & Quire, January/February 2006

• The Manitoba Library Association, Vol. XII, No. 12, February 17, 2006. Read this review.

• The Montreal Gazette, Wednesday, March 29, 2006

• Montreal Review of Books, Spring/Summer 2006. Read this review.

Short Stories

• 2007, "The Last Bachelor," Storyteller, Summer issue. Third runner-up in the Great Canadian Story Contest.

• 2005, “The Red Pagoda,” The Ladies’ Killing Circle Anthology, When Boomers Go Bad, Rendezvous Press. Nominated for the 2006 Arthur Ellis award for Best Short Story of the Year. Available at your local bookstore and Amazon. To buy it now, click on the book cover on the left. 

• 2005, “Sisters,” Chinese Canadian Culture Online Project.

• 2004, “Warrior Women,” the Quebec Writers’ Federation Literary Review  Carte-blanche, and in 2002, the anthology, Telling Stories.

• 2001, “A Matter of the Heart,” The Ladies’ Killing Circle Anthology, Fit to Die, Rendezvous Press.

• 1999, “Sisters,” The Winners’ Circle 7 Anthology.

• 1997, “The Gang,” Storyteller.

• 1996, “Tradition,” Storyteller.