Jack Stilborn

2025
Written By Alanna Rusnak

Jack Stilborn, writer

Jack Stilborn showed early promise with a comic story that made a cousin laugh so hard she threw up. He was then deflected by life. Careers included part-time academic (political science); intergovernmental affairs advisor (Ontario government), and research analyst (Parliament). Outside work, he has raised three children with spouse Linda and enjoys eclectic reading, volunteer work, cycling, kayaking (no white water please) and cross-country skiing. Following a period of writing about parliamentary government, he returned to fiction with a short story that received Honourable Mention in the 2024 Alice Munro Short Story Contest. His debut novel, The Tyranny of Good Intentions, is coming from Chicken House Press in the fall of 2025. Visit Jack’s website at jackstilborn.com

My Secret Life as a Car — Volume 9, Issue 4

Jack Stilborn presents a tender memoir about the vivid inner worlds we create as children and the bittersweet process of leaving them behind in My Secret Life as a Car.

Alanna Rusnak

With over eighteen years of design experience, powerful understanding of publishing technology, a passionate love for stories, and a desire to make dreams come true, Alanna Rusnak is your advocate, mentor, friend, cheerleader, and the owner/operator of Chicken House Press.

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