Will R. Bird Bibliography: Short Stories

"Danger of spring" In Chatelaine, 6 (September 1932), p. 13+

"Davy's war" In Sunday Leader (June 22, 1924), p. 6

"The debating club" In Telephone Lines (September 1949)

"The decision" In Telephone Lines, 1 (July 1949)

"The decoy" In The Advertiser (Blossom Ed.), 28 (May 1961), p. 14-15, 23-24
In The Spectator (Blossom ed.), 28 ((May 1961), p. 14-15, 23-24

"Delirious tree-men" In Canadian War Stories (June 1929)

"A demon for a decoy" In The Star Weekly (Toronto), (January 6, 1951), p. 1+

"The den in the dessert" In The Sunday Leader (March 30, 1924), p. 6+

"The deserter" In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 75 (December 27, 1944) (When Yorkshire comes to Nova Scotia)
In Short Stories by Will R. Bird. [Sackville, N.B.]: Tantramar Heritage Trust, 2000. P. 25-30 (When Yorkshire came to Nova Scotia)

"Diana keeps a diary" In The Advertiser (Blossom ed.), [26] (May 1959), p. 15+
In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 74 (March 3, 1943)
In Toronto Star Weekly (February 11, 1933)

"The digger" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 36 (October 1945), p. 19-24.

"A disrupting tax" In Telephone Lines (April 1955)

"Do good to them that does you" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 38 (August 1947), p. 11-14
In Sojourn, the Magazine for Nova Scotia (June 1975), p. 48-52 [Excerpt from The Misadventures of Rufus Burdy]

"Don't let them call you sweetheart" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 37 (January 1948), p. 19-27 [pseud. E.M. Sutton]

"Don't make fun of a ghost" In Telephone Lines, 3 (March 1951)

"The dory builder" In Angel Cove, by Will R. Bird. Toronto: Macmillan, 1972. P. 95-109
In Canadian Magazine, 90 (December 1938), p. 14-15+
In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 74 (December 1, 1943)
In Maritime Advocate & Busy East, 35 (April 1945), p. 11-12+
In Sunrise for Peter and Other Stories, by Will R. Bird. Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1946. P. 18-34

"The eclipse at East Jordan" In Farmer's Advocate, 59 (September 11, 1924), p. 1329+

"An end to dreams" In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 71 (September 25, 1940)

"English spoken" In Canadian Magazine, 81 (May 1934), p. 8-9+

"Epitaph" In Maclean's, 46 (November 1, 1933), p. 21-22

"The equivalent" In Angel Cove, by Will R. Bird. Toronto: Macmillan, 1972. P. 24-36
In Maclean's, 46 (September 15, 1933), p. 12-13+
In Modern Short Stories. London: Lovat, Dickson & Thompson, 1935. P. 313-329
In Sunrise for Peter and Other Stories, by Will R. Bird. Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1946. P. 176-190

"Escape" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 27 (January/February 1937), p. 15-18

"The evidence" In Telephone Lines (October 1955)

"Evil to him who evil thinks" In Telephone Lines (March 1952)

"An exceedingly lucky man" In The Advertiser (Blossom ed.), 71, no. 21 (May 1948), p. 21, 49-52, 72

"Eyes! Eyes! Eyes!" In The Legionary, 5 (June 1930), p. 14-16+
In True Canadian War Stories, selected by Jane Dewar. Toronto: Lester & Orpen Dennys, 1986. P. 13-20

"Far lands" In Busy East of Canada, 22 (October 1931), p. 8-12
In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 74 (April 7, 1943)
In Toronto Star Weekly (August 15, 1931)

"The fate of Dan Coaker" In Toronto Star Weekly (February 8, 1930)

"The February thaw" In The Advertiser (Blossom ed.), 74 (May 1951), p. 13+

"The fickle female" In Toronto Star Weekly (July 27, 1929)

"The fight at the mill-dam" In Sunday Leader (October 21, 1923), p. 6

"Finders keepers" In Canadian Magazine, 90 (July 1938), p. 12+

"The finer instincts" In The Legionary, 6 (December 1931), p. 6-11

"The first information bureau" In Telephone Lines, 1 (May 1949)

"First platoon" In Maclean's, 47 (May 1, 1934), p. 18-19+
In Sunrise for Peter and Other Stories, by Will R. Bird. Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1946. P. 64-73

"First prize at Tulip Cove" In Toronto Star Weekly (December 17, 1932)

"First to the fort" In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 76 (January 10, 1945), p. 19+

"Fish for Friday" In Telephone Lines (May/June 1959)

"Fish is brain food" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 25 (September 1934), p. 17-22

"For a Merry Christmas" In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 76 (December 19, 1945), p. 10-11

"For a peaceful life" In The Advertiser (Blossom ed.), 67 (May 1944), p. 15+

"For Christmas" In Telephone Lines (December 1952)

"Fort orders" In The Star Weekly (Toronto), (April 14, 1951)
In The Spectator (Blossom ed.), 76 (May 1953), p. 13+
In The Monitor (Blossom ed.), 34 (May 1966), p. 11, 17-19
In The Spectator (Blossom ed.), 34 (May 1966), p. 11, 17-19

"Forty-seven dollars' worth of life" In Busy East of Canada, 20 (August 1929), p. 11-17

"Four men and a bear" In Sunday Leader (September 16, 1923), p. 6

"A friend in need" In Telephone Lines (August 1952)

"Fugitive" In Toronto Star Weekly (January 11, 1930)

"Full of bounce" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 27 (May 1937), p. 13-15+

"Fundy fog" In The New Goblin, 10 (September 1930), p. 22

"The fussy man" In Telephone Lines, 2 (August 1950)

"The future of the maple" In Busy East of Canada, 17 (February 1927), p. 25-27

"The gents had a powder room" In Telephone Lines (October 1958)

"The ghost of Sleepy Hollow" In Sunday Leader (November 18, 1923), p. 6

"The ghost walk" In Busy East of Canada, 22 (February 1931), p. 6-9+ In Canadian Home Journal, 24 (October 1927), p. 8-9+

"Ghosts have warm hands" In 13 Canadian Ghost Stories, edited by Ted Stone. Saskatoon, Sask: Western Producer Prairie Books, 1988. P. 94-100

"The gilded staff" In Toronto Star Weekly (March 16, 1929)

"Girl crazy" In Canadian Home Journal, 33 (May 1936), p. 18-19+
In The Farmer Magazine, 34 (January 1937), p. 8-9+

"The gold laced hat" In The Advertiser (Blossom ed.), 31 (May 1964), p. 9, 23-251
In The Monitor (Blossom ed.), 31 (May 1964), p. 9, 23-25

"The good fortune of Jean Renert" In Canadian Home Journal, 26 (April 1930), p. 8-9+

"The good old days" In Telephone Lines (November 1957)

"Goose eggs" In Toronto Star Weekly (June 28, 1930)

"Goose love" In Busy East of Canada, 21 (November/December 1930), p. 14-19+
In Canadian Home Journal, 27 (September 1930), p. 8-9+
In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 73 (December 23, 1942)
In Ontario Farmer, 28 (February 1931), p. 8-9+

"Gooseberry vinegar" In Telephone Lines (July 1962)

"Granny's art" In Angel Cove, by Will R. Bird. Toronto: Macmillan, 1972. P. 63-74
In Canadian Home Journal, 29 (December 1932), p. 14-15+

"Grand finale" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 26 (December 1935), p. 13-16+

"The green far hills" In The Advertiser (Blossom ed.), 76 (May 1953), p. 19+

"Green mouth" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 24 (May 1934), p. 14-18

"The green reporter" In Western Home Monthly (March 1924), p. 6+

"Grip of circumstance" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 28 (February 1938), p. 11+

"Guides know a lot" In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 80 (August 24, 1949), p. 14-15+

"Gun shy" In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 71 (April 17, 1940)

Compiled by Arthur M. Smith, ROM Librarian

"Hallowe'en treat" In The Advertiser (Blossom ed.), 72 (May 1949), p, 23+

"Hannah's bowl of milk" In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 75 (October 18, 1944) (When Yorkshire comes to Nova Scotia)

"He who hesitates ... " In Telephone Lines (May 1952)

"He who laughs last" In Telephone Lines (May 1957)

"A healthy, capable, middle-aged female" In Telephone Lines, 1 (August 1949)

"The hearing aid" In Telephone Lines (January 1960)

"Helen Mary and the stranger" In Angel Cove, by Will R. Bird. Toronto: Macmillan, 1972.
P. 51-62

"Henry meets adventure" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 24 (April 1934), p. 20-23+

"Here are kindly folk" In Busy East of Canada, [23] (August 1932), p. 13-19+
In Canadian Magazine, 78 (July 1932), p. 12-14+

"Here stays good Yorkshire" In Canadian Digest, 1, no. 2 (May 1946), p. 70-95

"Here's a 'top-notch' fish story" In Sunday Leader (May 20, 1923), p. 7

"Hero from Spain" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 30 (December 1939), p. 11-15

"Hero of the Northwest Arm" In Telephone Lines, 2 (July 1950)

"Heroic exit" In Canadian Magazine, 78 (September 1931), p. 18-20

"Hers not to reason why" In Toronto Star Weekly (September 19, 1931)

"Hilary's hereafter" In Toronto Star Weekly (September 24, 1932)

"The hired man" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 24 (February 1934), p. 16-19

"His brother" In Busy East of Canada, 20 (October 1929), p. 14-20

"His brother Peter" In Canadian Magazine, 82 (September 1934), p. 12-14+

"His deputy" In Busy East of Canada, 17 (April 1927), p. 12-18
In The Legionary, 2 (July 1927), p. 11-14+

"His one regret" In Telephone Lines, 3 (November 1951)

"The hole in the hill" In Sunday Leader (June 7, 1924), p. 6
"Home nursing" In Telephone Lines (December 1955)

"Home pastures" In Canadian Magazine, 89 (April 1938), p. 6-7+
In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 29 (April 1939), p. 19-23

"A homesteader needs a wife" In Canadian Home Journal, 39 (September 1942), p. 14-16+
In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 75 (January 12, 1944)

"Horseback honeymoon" In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 75 (November 29, 1944) (When Yorkshire comes to Nova Scotia)
In Short Stories by Will R. Bird. [Sackville, N.B.]: Tantramar Heritage Trust, 2000. P. 19-24 (When Yorkshire came to Nova Scotia)

"Horses for Ezra" In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 76 (January 24, 1945), p. 18-19 (When Yorkshire comes to Nova Scotia)

"The Howard's private burying ground" In Farmer's Advocate, 59 (June 12, 1924), 898+

"I'm a specialist, see" In Toronto Star Weekly (March 7, 1931)

"If at first ...." In Telephone Lines (February 1952)

"If you were me" In The Legionary, 4 (October 1929), p. 5-8; (November 1929), p. 16-17+

"In memory of a gentleman" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 26 (July 1936), p. 13-16

"In time of flood" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 26 (November 1935), p. 14-15+

"Incredible escape" In Maclean's, 47 (September 1, 1934), p. 15+

"Indians coming" In The Advertiser (Blossom ed.), 69 (May 1946), p. 17+
In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 71 (May 1, 1940), p. 22-23+
"The instructions" In Telephone Lines, [2] (December 1950)

"Invitation" In Angel Cove, by Will R. Bird. Toronto: Macmillan, 1972. P. 130-136
In Maclean's, 46 (May 1, 1933), p. 15+
In Sunrise for Peter and Other Stories, by Will R. Bird. Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1946. P. 191-197

"The iron cross" In Canadian Home Journal, 26 (November 1929), p. 10-11+
In Ontario Farmer, 26 (November 1929), p. 12-13+

"Jerry's fifty-dollar picture" In Sunday Leader (July 13, 1924), p. 6

"Jo John's Joe" In Toronto Star Weekly (August 30, 1930)
"Jock and the bean stock" In Toronto Star Weekly (April 5, 1930)

"Jonah and the wail" In Busy East of Canada, 20 (November 1929), p. 10-17

"The judgement of the Hawk of Fundy" In Busy East of Canada, 18 (June 1928), p. 10-13

"The Kaiser's birthday" In Reveille (May 1, 1934), p. 18-19+

"The Keg of Rum" In The Standard Magazine (Montreal)(April 7, 1951), p. 6-7

"Keep your powder dry" In Telephone Lines (January 1953)

"The kid-glove cow" In Telephone Lines (September 1956)

"Kind to dogs" In War Stories (May 1931)

"The king of the scooterack" In Sunday Leader (October 14, 1923), p. 6

"Klondyke" In The King's Own, 31 (August 30, 1924), p. 1

"Labrador luck" In Listening Post (November 1924), p. 17-19+
In Maclean's, 41 (November 1, 1928), p. 13-14+

"The lady shed tears" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 29 (December 1938), p. 19-24

"Lancelot's bear cub" In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 75 (November 15, 1944) (When Yorkshire comes to Nova Scotia)

"The last letter" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 31 (August 1940), p. 23-27

"The last straws" In Telephone Lines (February 1956)

"The last trick" In Angel Cove, by Will R. Bird. Toronto: Macmillan, 1972. P. 214-227
In Maclean's, 54 (March 1, 1941), p. 16-17+

"The laughing jackass" In The Legionary, 6 (November 1931), p. 16-19

"Leatherpants" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 32 (November 1941), p. 15-18+

"Legacy" In Busy East of Canada, 22 (September 1931), p. 11-16

"Let us live in a house on the Old Road" In The Advertiser (Blossom ed.), 69 (May 1946),
p. 9+

"Letter from a bride" In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 72 (November 12, 1941)

"Letters from Abel" In Angel Cove, by Will R. Bird. Toronto: Macmillan, 1972. P. 37-50

"Light of Dunberry Street" In Canadian Magazine, 79 (April 1933), p. 8-9+

"The little Yorkie" In The Advertiser (Blossom ed.), 27 (May 1960), p. 13+
In The Star Weekly (Toronto) (February 25, 1950), p. 3

"The long arm" In Telephone Lines (May 1953)

"Long trek" In Telephone Lines, 2 (January 1950)

"Looking in" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 26 (January 1936), p. 7-11

"Love and water find a level" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 25 (January 1935),
p. 8-13

"The love of Bride Crowdy" In Angel Cove, by Will R. Bird. Toronto: Macmillan, 1972.
P. 149-158
In Chatelaine, 6 (April 1932), p. 10-11+

"Love your enemies" In Toronto Star Weekly (May 3, 1930)

"The loyalty of Lieutenant Pringle" In Busy East of Canada, 16 (April 1926), p. 5-12+

"The luck of the Irish" In Busy East of Canada, 22 (February 1932), p. 22-27
In Canadian Magazine, 77 (January 1932), p. 8-9+
In Toronto Star Weekly (January 26, 1929), p. 6+

"Lucky one" In Canadian Magazine, 75 (June 1931), p. 13-14+

"Ma's Easter hat" In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 81 (April 5, 1950)

"Ma's enlargement" In The Advertiser (Blossom ed.), 68 (May 1945), p. 23+
In Sunrise for Peter and Other Stories, by Will R. Bird. Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1946.
P. 74-83

"Magic chariot" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 30 (June 1940), p. 16-21

"The magic of Ting-a-ling" In Toronto Star Weekly (April 16, 1932)

"The magnanimity of Mister Muggins" In Toronto Star Weekly (December 7, 1929)

"The major's night" In Canadian Veteran, 3 (September 6, 1935), p. 6-7

"The major's prisoner" In Busy East of Canada, 18 (August 1927), p. 10-17
In The Legionary, 2 (March 1928), p. 11-13; (April, 1928), p. 13-14+

"The making of a man" In The Star Weekly (Toronto) (November 8, 1952)
"A man can't change his luck" In The Advertiser (Blossom ed.), 67 (May 1944), p. 19+

"A man should listen to his wife" In The Advertiser (Blossom ed.), 70 (May 1947), p. 17+

"A man's place" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 34 (March 1944), p. 14-15+

"Married is a long time" In The Advertiser (Blossom ed.), 73 (May 1950), p. 9+

"Married on Tuesday" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 35 (December 1944), p. 22-26

"The marsh trail" In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 78 (December 24, 1947), p. 22-23

"Master salesman" In Canadian Magazine, 78 (October 1932), p. 10-11+

"The matchmaker" In Busy East of Canada, 19 (March 1929), p. 8-14+

"Mates" In Toronto Star Weekly (June 18, 1932)

"The matrimonial hazard" In Maclean's, 47 (January 15, 1934), p. 12-14+
In The Spectator (Blossom ed.), 30 (May 1963), p. 4-5+

"A matter of languages" In Toronto Star Weekly (August 17, 1929)

"Mechanical Matthew" In The Legionary, 4 (March 1930), p. 18-20+

"Merry Christmas" In The Legionary, 4 (December 1929), p. 7-10

"The message" In Busy East of Canada, 18 (September 1927), p. 12-15

"The misadventures of Rufus Burdy" In Sojourn, the Magazine of Nova Scotia (June 1975),
p. 48-52.

"The money belt" In The Advertiser (Blossom ed.), 70 (May 1947), p. 10+
In National Home Monthly, 49 (May 1948), p. 10-11+

"The morning after" In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 76 (February 21, 1945) (When Yorkshire comes to Nova Scotia)

"Mouth and ear trouble" In Telephone Lines (January 1957)

"Movies comes to Gull Cove" In Angel Cove, by Will R. Bird. Toronto: Macmillan, 1972.
P. 75-83
In Atlantic Anthology, edited by Will R. Bird. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1959.
P. 221-227
In A Book of Canadian Stories, edited by Desmond Pacey. Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1947.
P. 186-194
In Canadian Magazine, 85 (March 1936), p. 16+
In Cavalcade of the North, edited by George E. Nelson. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1958. P. 476-481
In The Frontier Experience, edited by Jack Hodgins. Toronto: Macmillan, 1975. P. 46-53 (Themes in Canadian literature)
In The Golden Caravan, edited by C.L. Bennet, J.F. Swayze, Lorne Pierce. Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1948. P. 112-120 (Canadian book of prose & verse)
In Invitation to Short Stories, editors: H.L. Willis, W.R. McGillivray. Toronto: Macmillan, 1958. P. 53-63
In Literary Essays and Short Stories, edited by D.W.S. Ryan and T.P. Rossiter. St. John's, Nfld.: Jesperson Press, 1982. P. 251-258
In Selected Short Stories: a Collection of Notable Short Stories by Canadian Writers First Published in the Canadian Magazine. Toronto: Hugh C. Maclean Publications, 1937. P. 36-42
In Sunrise for Peter and Other Stories, by Will R. Bird. Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1946.
P. 97-105

"Mrs. Secretary" In Chatelaine, 7 (May 1934), p. 20-21+

"The musket" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 37 (June 1947), p. 11-14+

"The musket man" In The Advertiser (Blossom ed.), 72 (May 1949), p. 29+
In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 79 (February 18, 1948), p. 31-33

Compiled by Arthur M. Smith, ROM Librarian

"The neutral club" In Toronto Star Weekly (December 27, 1930)
In War Stories (March 13, 1930)

"Never mind the pianny!" In Telephone Lines, 2 (March 1950)

"The new rifle" In Canadian Magazine, 86 (August 1936), p. 6-8+

"The New World" In Busy East of Canada, 19 (November 1928), p. 19-23+
In Echoes, 119 (March 1930), p. 7+

"The New Year's celebration at Nick Cole's camp" In Sunday Leader (January 13, 1924),
p. 6-7

"The night before Christmas" In The Legionary, 3 (January 1929), p. 8+

"The night of the full moon" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 25 (November 1934),
p. 15-19

"A night of the scooterack" In Sunday Leader (November 25, 1923), p. 6

"The night watchman" In Sunday Leader (December 2, 1923), p. 6

"The nightshirt exchange" In Busy East of Canada, 19 (May 1929), p. 12-17

"No shirt an' all" In Telephone Lines, 2 (February 1950)

"No Yorkshire lass can live alone" In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 75 (September 1944) (When Yorkshire comes to Nova Scotia)
In Short Stories by Will R. Bird. [Sackville, N.B.: Tantramar Heritage Trust, 2000. P. 3-11. (When Yorkshire came to Nova Scotia)

"Old enchantment" In Canadian Magazine, 89 (February 1838), p. 10-11+
In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 28 (July 1938), p. 12-16+

"The old man's mascot" In Canadian Veteran, 3 (February 1935), p. 6-7+
In "Carry-on" Magazine (November 1928), p. 14-16+

"Old soldier" In Busy East of Canada, 21 (May 1931), p. 22-30
In Maclean's, 43 (April 15, 1930), p. 3-5+

"On Devil-fish Island" In Sunday Leader (April 27, 1924), p. 6

"On the trail of the Thanksgiving turkey" In Sunday Leader (November 11, 1923), p. 6

"Once on a summer night" In The Legionary, 1 (October 1, 1926), p. 5 [pseud. "A Forty-Twa"]

"One cold night" In Angel Cove, by Will R. Bird. Toronto: Macmillan, 1972. P. 119-129
In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 71 (December 18, 1940)
In Sunrise for Peter and Other Stories, by Will R. Bird. Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1946. P. 122-136

"One dark night in '18" In The Veteran, 9 (January 23, 1926), p. 6-7+

"One for the birds" In Telephone Lines (September 1959)

"One night at Pin Tickle" In The Advertiser (Blossom ed.), 72 (May 1949), p. 13+
In Busy East of Canada, 23 (October 1932), p. 14-17+
In Toronto Star Weekly (December 26, 1931)

"One year married" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 29 (May 1939), p. 15-18+

"Opportunity knocks" In Telephone Lines, 3 (August-October 1951)

"Out of the past" In Canadian Home Journal, 29 (August 1932), p. 14-15+
In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 74 (November 3, 1943)
In Ontario Farmer, 30 (August 1933), p. 8-9+
In Sunrise for Peter and Other Stories, by Will R. Bird. Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1946.
P. 106-121.

"Outwitted" In Busy East of Canada, 20 (April/May 1930), p. 8-15

"Paid-up member" In Collier's, 85 (June 14, 1930), p. 19
In The Maritime Experience, edited by Michael O. Nowlan. Toronto: Macmillan, 1975. P. 54-57 (Themes in Canadian literature)
In Nearly an Island, a Nova Scotian Anthology, edited by Alice Hale, Sheila Brooks. St. John's, Nfld.: Breakwater Books, 1979. P. 122-125
In Sunrise for Peter and Other Stories, by Will R. Bird. Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1946.
P. 45-48

"The perfect man" In Canadian Magazine, 81 (February 1934), p. 6-7+

"The perfidious cousin" In The Advertiser (Blossom ed.), 21 (May 27, 1954), p. 13+

"The Peruvian blood purifier" In The Advertiser (Blossom ed.), 21 (May 27, 1954), p. 7+

"The phantom boat" In Sunday Leader (February 24, 1924), p. 6+

"A pickled trophy" In Telephone Lines (May 1954)
In Toronto Star Weekly

"The picture house" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 25 (October 1934), p. 7-10+

"The pitfall" In The Advertiser (Blossom ed.), 22 (May 28, 1955), p. 10+

"The powder horn" In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 74 (May 5, 1943)
In Sunrise for Peter and Other Stories, by Will R. Bird. Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1946.
P. 198-212

"The preacher and the bear" In Busy East of Canada, 23 (May 1933), p. 13-16

"The press gang" In The Advertiser (Blossom ed.), 35 (May 1937), p. 7, 21-22,25
In The Monitor (Blossom ed.), 35 (may 1937), p. 7, 21-22,25

"The price of fruit" In Toronto Star Weekly (October 5, 1929)

"The principal and interest" In Telephone Lines (September 1957)

"Priscilla's private" In Busy East of Canada, 21 (September 1930), p. 7-12+

"The prisoner" In Canadian Defence Quarterly, 8 (July 1931), p. 553-561
In The Advertiser (Blossom ed.), 75 (May 1952), p. 9+
In Atlantic Advocate, 56 (October 1965), p. 45-47+

"The prisoners in the gully" In Sunday Leader (February 3, 1924), p. 6+

"Private Elemental" In Maclean's, 42 (May 1, 1929), p. 12-13+
In Sunrise for Peter and Other Stories, by Will R. Bird. Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1946.
P. 158-175

"The promise" In Telephone Lines (April 1951)

"Pro tem" In Angel Cove, by Will R. Bird. Toronto: Macmillan, 1972. P. 1-23

"The promotion of Private Clancy" In Toronto Star Weekly (June 15, 1929)

"The proving of Corporal Flynn" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 28 (October 1937),
p. 10-14+

"Prow tem" In Busy East of Canada, 23 (April 1933), p. 10-14+
In Maclean's, 44 (October 15, 1931), p. 14-15+

"Queen of the valley" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 28 (September 1937), p. 9-13

"Rainbow's end" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 27 (October 1936), p. 9-12

"The rash young private" In Canadian Magazine, 88 (November 1937), p. 10-11+

"Raw meat" In Toronto Star Weekly (November 2, 1929)

"The recovery of Joe Peters" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 27 (April 1937), p. 10-12+

"Red brush" In Canadian Magazine, 89 (January 1938), p. 4-5+
In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 34 (September 1943), p. 18-19+

"Red cupid" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 30 (February 1940), p. 15-19
"Red headed courage" In Toronto Star Weekly (May 18, 1929)

"Red heather" In Toronto Star Weekly (December 13, 1930)

"Release for Elizabeth" In Angel Cove, by Will R. Bird. Toronto: Macmillan, 1972. P. 110-118

"Release for Liz'beth" In The Advertiser (Blossom ed.), 64 (May 1941), p. 13+
In Canadian Magazine, 80 (August 1933), p. 13-14+
In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 36 (August 1945), p. 17-20
In Sunrise for Peter and Other Stories, by Will R. Bird. Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1946. P. 148-157

"Remember the blond man" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 35 (November 1944),
p. 14-18

"Repatriated" In Toronto Star Weekly (July 12, 1930)

"Return" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 26 (October 1935), p. 11-14+

"Reuben Scurr's smallpox" In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 76 (February 7, 1945) (When Yorkshire comes to Nova Scotia)
In Short Stories by Will R. Bird. {Sackville, N.B.]: Tantramar Heritage Trust, 2000. P. 31-35 (When Yorkshire came to Nova Scotia)

"The reward" In Canadian Home Journal, 30 (March 1934), p. 14-15+
In The Farmer, 31 (April 1934), p. 8-9+
In Sunrise for Peter and Other Stories, by Will R. Bird. Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1946.
P. 213-223

"The river" In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 80 (September 28, 1949), p. 24-25

"Romance from the sea" In Telephone Lines (May 1956)

"The romantic scarf" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 37 (November 1946), p. 13-15; (December 1946), p. 26-28

"Run like the devil" In Telephone Lines, 2 (October 1950)

"The runaway" In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 75 (September 20, 1944) (When Yorkshire comes to Nova Scotia)

"The Russian coat" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 34 (May 1944), p. 15-19

"Safely through" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 26 (February 1936), p. 13-16+
"The saga of a poet" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 24 (October 1933), p. 23-28

"The sale of boxing gloves" In Telephone Lines (July 1956)

"The sanitary man" In Toronto Star Weekly (April 20, 1929)

"Schemer John" In Telephone Lines (September 1954)

"Second spring" In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 84 (September 10, 1953), p. 24-25

"The secret of the wooden bear" In Busy East of Canada, 17 (May 1927), p. 21-28

"Sentimental you" In Telephone Lines, 3 (May 1951)

"Service with a smile" In Telephone Lines (November 1954)

"Shades of Poe" In Telephone Lines (July 1953)

"Shavings on Sunday" In Telephone Lines, 2 (April 1950)

"A shot in the dark" In Telephone Lines (January 1952)

"A shot-out part" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 24 (September 1933), p. 24-29

"Shut out by a 'shut-in' " In Farmer's Advocate, 59 (April 1924), p. 634+

"The shy man" In Telephone Lines, 1 (November 1949)

"Simple-minded" In Busy East of Canada, 22 (March 1932), p. 12-17+

"Sit-down strike" In Canadian Magazine, 91 (February 1939), p. 10-11+

"Sixth son" In Canadian Magazine, 75 (January 1931), p. 6-8+

"Sleep" In War Stories (October 1931)
In Reveille (December 1, 1939), p. 52-55+

"Slightly shell-shocked" In The Legionary, 4 (January 1930), p. 18-20

"Slippers and shoon" In Toronto Star Weekly (May 30, 1931)

"Smallpox and the girl" In The Advertiser (Blossom ed.), 22 (May 28, 1955), p. 4+

"Smart as mustard" In Telephone Lines (November 1960)
"The smart one" In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 80 (January 19, 1949)

"Smuggled goods" In The Advertiser (Blossom ed.), 74 (May 1951), p. 19+

"A soldier's place" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 29 (October 1938), p. 15-20

"Some men are soft-headed" In The Advertiser (Blossom ed.), 73 (May 1950), p. 17+

"The sound of heavy hammers" In The Advertiser (Blossom ed.), 65 (May 1942), p. 17+
In Dalhousie Review, 29 (April 1949), p. 37-44

"Souvenir" In Chatelaine, 8 (February 1935), p. 22

"A speech in time saves nine" In Farmer's Advocate, 59 (September 25, 1924), p. 1403+

"Spotted!" In Canadian War Stories (October 15, 1929), p. 53-58

"Spring fever" In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 75 (May 10, 1944)

"The spy catcher" In The Legionary, 5 (February 1931), p. 8-11

"The stealer of meat" In Western Home Monthly (October 1928), p. 5-6+

"The steering poles" In The Advertiser (Blossom ed.), 71, no. 21 (May 1948), p. 9, 61, 63

"Storm child" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 30 (January 1940), p. 13-17+

"The stranger at the landing" In Busy East of Canada, 18 (October 1927), p. 15-17+

"Stubborn like his pa" In Canadian Home Journal, 36 (April 1940), p. 8-9+
In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 73 (February 4, 1942)
In Angel Cove, by Will R. Bird. Toronto: Macmillan, 1972. P. 170-184

"The substance of content" In Canadian Magazine, 83 (January 1935), p. 12-13+
In Sunrise for Peter and Other Stories, by Will R. Bird. Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1946.
P. 35-44
In The Advertiser (Blossom ed.), 36 (May 1968), p. 9, 23-25
In The Monitor (Blossom ed.), 36 (May 1968), p. 9, 23-25
In Angel Cove, by Will R. Bird. Toronto: Macmillan, 1972.
P. 228-236

"Sundown at Daggett's brook" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 26 (March 1936),
p. 8-12

"Sunrise for Peter" In Maclean's, 44 (June 1, 1931), p. 16-17+
In Busy East of Canada, 23 (November 1932), p. 16-22
In Sunrise for Peter and Other Stories, by Will R. Bird. Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1946.
P. 1-17
In Prose for Senior Students, selected and edited by J.L. Gill & L.H. Newell. Revised ed. Toronto: Macmillan Company of Canada, 1960. P. 141-155
In The Atlantic Anthology. Vol. 1--Prose, edited by Fred Cogswell. Charlottetown: Ragweed Press, 1984. P. 8-16

"Sunshine" In The Legionary, 4 (July 1929), p. 18-24+

"The supreme trickster" In Canadian Home Journal, 24 (March 1928), p. 7-9+
In Busy East of Canada, 21 (March 1931), p. 11-16

"Sweet Granny" In Telephone Lines, 2 (September 1950)

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"Take your choice" In Busy East of Canada, 18 (February 1928), p. 15-19+

"The tangled web" In Telephone Lines (January 1958)

"Ten pounds reward" In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 78 (November 19, 1947)

"Testing the garageman" In Telephone Lines (June 1960)

" 'That astute Mr. Bammeran' " In Busy East of Canada, 23 (February 1933), p. 16-20

"There's a burglar in the house" In Telephone Lines (November 1952)

"The third letter" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 25 (December 1934), p. 20-23+

"The thoroughbred" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 31 (June 1941), p. 19-22+

"The three dead Germans" In The Legionary, 11 (July 1936), p.14-15; 12 (August 1936),
p. 14-15

"Three points is bad" In Toronto Star Weekly (July 8, 1933)

"Three rings" In Sunday Leader (April 13, 1924), p. 5

"The tired German" In Canadian War Stories (December 1, 1929), p. 71-73

"To have and to hold" In Busy East of Canada, 23 (December 1932), p. 19-23

"Too much mustache" In Toronto Star Weekly (August 16, 1930)
In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 35 (July 1945), p. 14-17 1
"A touch of reality" In Busy East of Canada, 20 (June 1930), p. 14-18

"Tourists taken" In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 79 (July 14, 1948)

"Trapped by a grizzly" In Sunday Leader (May 25, 1924), p. 6

"Trapper Jake" In Toronto Star Weekly (November 10, 1928)

"Trapper Joe" In Busy East of Canada, 22 (November 1931), p. 12-15+

"Trigger happy" In Telephone Lines (March 1954)

"A turn of the wheel: a story of the sailient" In The Legionary, 3 (August 1928), p. 9-11+

"Two days in a lens attic" In Sunday Leader (May 11, 1924), p. 6+

"Two fat geese" In Telephone Lines (November 1956)

"Two foxes in one hole" In Toronto Star Weekly (January 31, 1931)

"Two viewpoints" In Telephone Lines, 3 (January 1951)

"Umpty-ump" In Busy East of Canada, 20/21 (July/August 1930), p. 12-18+

"Uncle Egbert and Bessie" In The Advertiser (Blossom ed.), 23 (May 31, 1956), p. 11+

"Under cover" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 28 (December 1937), p. 15+

"Underground" In Canadian Countryman, 20 (February 21, 1931), p. 9+; (February 28, 1931), p. 9

"An upright people" In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 81 (November 2, 1950)

"Valedictory by Nate Moon" In Canadian Magazine, 89 (March 1938), p. 10-11+
In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 29 (August 1938), p. 17-23
In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 36 (January 1946), p. 14-17

"A very honourable death" In Canadian Home Journal, 28 (August 1931), p. 16-17+

"Voice of adventure" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 29 (November 1938), p. 11-16

"Was it yesterday?" In The Legionary, 11 (July 1935), p. 9+

"The water god" In Toronto Star Weekly (October 24, 1931)

"The weasel skin" In Angel Cove, by Will R. Bird. Toronto: Macmillan, 1972. P. 200-213
In Maclean's, 47 (March 15, 1934), p. 20-21+

"Wedding on the green" In The Advertiser (Blossom ed.), 25 (May 1958), p. 7+
In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 81 (May 11, 1950)

"What darked the light, Donald?" In Telephone Lines (April 1958)

"What price liberty?" In The Legionary, 7 (July 1932), p. 16-17+; (August 1932), p. 6-8
In True Canadian War Stories, selected by Jane Dewar. Toronto: Lester & Orpen Dennys, 1986. P. 25-50

"What's in a name" In Telephone Lines (September 1952)

"What's the name of this child?" In Telephone Lines, 3 (June 1951)

"When a boy's a man" In The Advertiser (Blossom ed.), 6 (May 1945), p. 21+
In Sunrise for Peter and Other Stories, by Will R. Bird. Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1946. P. 49-63
In Short Story Magic, edited by B. Swayze. Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1955. P. 1-15
In Angel Cove, by Will R. Bird. Toronto: Macmillan, 1972. P. 137-148

"When blueberries were the highest ever" In Telephone Lines (June/July 1958)

"When knights were bold" In The Legionary, 3 (October 1928), p. 8-10+; (November 1928),
p. 13-14+

"When lovers win" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 24 (June 1934), p. 17-22

"When Williams smiled!" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 27 (September 1936),
p. 17-19+

"The whipping post" In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 75 (October 4, 1944) (When Yorkshire comes to Nova Scotia)
In Short Stories by Will R. Bird. [Sackville, N.B.]: Tantramar Heritage Trust, 2000. P. 12-18 (When Yorkshire came to Nova Scotia)

"White collars: a tale of the 'Princess Pats' " In The Legionary, 6 (February 1932), p. 12-15; (March 1932), p. 18-21

"The white elephant" In Sunday Leader (March 2, 1924), p. 6

"White magic" In Busy East of Canada, 17 (January 1927), p. 7-12

"Who goes there?" In Telephone Lines, 3, no. 7 (July 1951)

"The Widow Muroy" In Busy East of Canada, 22 (May/June 1932), p. 13-17+

"The widow's right" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 26 (April 1936), p. 10-13+

"The willow whistle" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 35 (March 1945), p. 9-13

"Windfalls for everybody" In Telephone Lines (October 1959)

"The Windsor bull" In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 75 (November 1, 1944) (When Yorkshire comes to Nova Scotia)

"A winter night on the wood road" In Sunday Leader (January 20, 1924), p. 6+

"Wire overhead" In The Legionary, 4 (September 1929), p. 16-17+

"The wisdom of the Major" In Canadian War Stories (October 1, 1929), p. 27-36

"Witchery" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 24 (January 1934), p. 7-9+

"Witch's power" In Canadian Home Journal, 31 (February 1935), p. 8-9+
In Angel Cove, by Will R. Bird. Toronto: Macmillan, 1972. P. 159-169

"The wizard's thumb" In Busy East of Canada, 17 (March 1927), p. 19-23

"A woman can't wait too long" In Angel Cove, by Will R. Bird. Toronto: Macmillan, 1972.
P. 185-199
In Chatelaine, 11 (September 1938), p. 16-17+

"A woman wants wooing" In Family Herald & Weekly Star, 73 (October 28, 1942)
In Toronto Star Weekly (January 9, 1932)

"The woman with three daughters" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 27 (August 1936),
p. 14-16+

"Words with music" In Maritime Advocate and Busy East, 28 (March 1938), p. 10-13

"You don't know my officer" In Canadian War Stories (February 1930), p. 18-23
In The Legionary, 4 (May 1930), p. 12-15+

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