And these people arrived in the US first, so Canada has no duty to assist them.

I feel that morally, Canada should assist children from being deported.

As most stories on the subject are.

The yellow layer is essentially buttercream icing with custard powder mixed in so it has a vaguely custard taste, but overall is quite sickly sweet.

Plus walnuts in the bottom layer? Not for me.

But if you get the chance you should try one.

Maybe that's why I hated it so much. Coming from Vancouver Island where we have so many winding mountain roads with limited visibility, driving here has always struck me as completely unsafe.

I don't think that sounds like a dumb idea for a story at all. And honestly having the courage to share at a writing group is admirable.

Are there parts of the structure that you can analyze in a helpful way?

I didn't even realize it had included Vancouver Island. I just saw Nanaimo!

Yes, Nanaimo bars are named for the town. Whether or not they're actually from there is inconclusive. My grandmother was born there and she made the best version I ever had. But I don't like them.

You know where Nanaimo is???!?