Some readers of Bill Haugland may remember him from his tenure (from 1961 to 2006) as a journalist and reporter at CFCF-TV in Montreal. His profession has, evidently, given him the chops to shape a story succinctly and with empathy…After It Rains is Haugland’s first short story collection, and each story skilfully builds suspense. --Deanna Radford, Montreal Review of Books