Rice had always been intrigued by postapocalyptic or dystopian stories like the high school curriculum staples Lord of the Flies and The Chrysalids. And if that wasn’t frightening enough, the residents have to deal with a group of survivalists - including one of the creepiest villains in recent CanLit history - who arrive with questionably nefarious intentions. The snow banks rise as quickly as the food reserves dwindle. The small Anishinaabe community at the centre of Rice’s story is suddenly cut off as an unnamed disaster plays out somewhere away from the northern Ontario reserve. There’s no radio, no internet, no television, no phone service and, eventually, no power at all. But in the postapocalyptic world he created for his sophomore novel, Moon of the Crusted Snow, all news broadcasts suddenly vanish. To celebrate the occasion, the station opened its doors, and the place was buzzing with loyal listeners eager for a behind-the-scenes peek at the local broadcaster.įor more than 20 years - ever since he was 17 and writing articles about his experiences as an Anishinaabe exchange student in Germany - Rice has been connecting with people through journalism.
5 was the 40th anniversary of CBC Sudbury, where Rice is host of the radio news program Up North. Despite the fact that Waubgeshig Rice found a quiet corner at work for a phone interview, there was still a steady hum of voices echoing behind him.
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