{"id":20,"date":"2025-10-15T04:51:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T09:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artsincubator.ca\/?p=20"},"modified":"2025-10-19T17:36:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T22:36:20","slug":"alexs-true-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artsincubator.ca\/digitalsalvage\/northern-books\/alexs-true-goal\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex&#8217;s True Goal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A New Short Story by Eva Suluk: <br><b style=\"font-style: italic;\">Alex&#8217;s True Goal<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\">\n<figure ><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/artsincubator.ca\/digitalsalvage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Alexs-True-Goal-Cover-640x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Cover of the short story Alex's True Goal, a book about finding passion and courage.\" class=\"wp-image-50028\" style=\"width:250px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsincubator.ca\/digitalsalvage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Alexs-True-Goal-Cover-640x1024.jpg 640w, https:\/\/artsincubator.ca\/digitalsalvage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Alexs-True-Goal-Cover-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/artsincubator.ca\/digitalsalvage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Alexs-True-Goal-Cover-768x1229.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artsincubator.ca\/digitalsalvage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Alexs-True-Goal-Cover-960x1536.jpg 960w, https:\/\/artsincubator.ca\/digitalsalvage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Alexs-True-Goal-Cover-1280x2048.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/artsincubator.ca\/digitalsalvage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Alexs-True-Goal-Cover.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">ISBN: 978-1-0698405-1-6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Published by the <b style=\"font-weight: 700;\">Arts Incubator Winnipeg<\/b>, <b style=\"font-weight: 700;\"><b style=\"font-style: italic;\">Alex&#8217;s True Goal<\/b><\/b> invites readers into the world of a young soccer star grappling with a big decision. Alex is the fastest player on the Green Dragons and the team&#8217;s shining hope for the championship. The cheers are deafening, his dad is proud, and everyone in town expects him to win. But beneath the roar of the crowd, Alex feels a heavy weight that even scoring goals can&#8217;t lift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His real joy lies in the quiet corners of the Sunny Paws Animal Shelter\u2014a secret world of soft purrs and gentle yips where he finds peace and purpose. As the championship approaches, Alex faces an impossible choice: uphold everyone&#8217;s expectations, or follow the quiet call of his own heart? Can he find the courage to define true victory on his own terms and prove that happiness isn&#8217;t always found on the field?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the Author: <b style=\"font-weight: 700;\">Eva Suluk<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><b style=\"font-weight: 700;\">Eva Suluk<\/b> is an interdisciplinary artist and storyteller whose work is deeply rooted in the land. An accomplished hunter, filmmaker, and traditional drum dancer, Eva weaves together the ancient and the modern, finding her greatest inspiration in her hunting adventures and love for her culture. Her work, including this short story, has been supported by the Canada Council for the Arts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Supporting <b style=\"font-weight: 700;\">Indigenous Storytelling<\/b> in <b style=\"font-weight: 700;\">Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><b style=\"font-weight: 700;\"><b style=\"font-style: italic;\">Alex&#8217;s True Goal<\/b><\/b> is the newest addition to the acclaimed <b style=\"font-weight: 700;\">Where Dignity Grows<\/b> series. By purchasing this book, you are taking a direct step to <b style=\"font-weight: 700;\">support Indigenous publishing<\/b> and help grow the vital ecosystem of <b style=\"font-weight: 700;\">Indigenous storytelling and the arts<\/b> across both <b style=\"font-weight: 700;\">Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario<\/b>. Your contribution directly funds the work of talented <b style=\"font-weight: 700;\">Indigenous writers<\/b>, ensuring their essential perspectives reach a wider audience and making a tangible difference in <b style=\"font-weight: 700;\">Indigenous arts<\/b> advocacy and development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This powerful new short story was made possible thanks to a special interdisciplinary arts and capacity building program that ran in the summer of 2025. We extend heartfelt thanks to the key partners who supported this initiative: the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arts.on.ca\/grants\/multi-and-inter-arts-projects\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ontario Arts Council Multi and Inter-Arts Projects<\/a> program, <a href=\"\/\">The Arts Incubator Winnipeg Hub<\/a>, Ottawa-based <a href=\"https:\/\/globaldignity.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Global Dignity Canada<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcad.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/majors\/creative-entrepreneurship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Minneapolis College of Art and Design Creative Entrepreneurship Program<\/a>. We also acknowledge the generous support of the <a href=\"https:\/\/dymentcommunity.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Local Services Board of Melgund<\/a> and the many community members, artists, and creators who helped make this program a success.<\/p>\n\n\n            <div class=\"bookstore-tracker-list\">\n                <h3>Support our Program and Order Your Books and Short Stories Today<\/h3>\n                <p>Short stories, books and publications are available in bookstores and books outlets across Canada, North America and globally at: <a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/ca\/book\/alexs-true-goal\/id6754100988\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apple Books<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/alexs-true-goal-eva-suluk\/1148545033?ean=2940182476607\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Barnes and Noble<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casadellibro.com\/ebook-alexs-true-goal-ebook\/9781069840516\/17546040?msockid=10649cca1b346fa110b98a961a7f6e74\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Casa del Libro<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cultura.com\/p-alex-s-true-goal-where-dignity-grows-11-12727631.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cultura<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fable.co\/book\/x-9781069840516\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fable<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibs.it\/alex-s-true-goal-ebook-eva-suluk\/e\/9781069840516\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LaFeltrinelli Internet Bookshop<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/market.thepalaceproject.org\/item\/7054046\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Palace Marketplace<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/ca\/en\/ebook\/alex-s-true-goal?sId=ec7a9130-a162-46ed-a4f5-7005a006ce93&#038;ssId=8ZnP7E9VUmIOBHhF7UFsn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rakuten Kobo<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smashwords.com\/books\/view\/1880841\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Smashwords<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thalia.de\/shop\/home\/artikeldetails\/A1077159350\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thalia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.vivlio.com\/product\/9781069840516_9781069840516_10020\/alexs-true-goal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vivlio<\/a>                <\/p>\n                <p> \n                <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            \n\n\n\n<p><b style=\"font-weight: 700;\">Key Subject Areas<\/b>: <b style=\"font-weight: 700;\">Indigenous Publishing<\/b>, <b style=\"font-weight: 700;\">Indigenous Storytelling<\/b>, <b style=\"font-weight: 700;\">Manitoba Author<\/b>, <b style=\"font-weight: 700;\">Canadian Children&#8217;s Literature<\/b>, <b style=\"font-weight: 700;\">Northwestern Ontario Arts<\/b>, Courage, Personal Value.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer star Alex faces a choice: winning or animals? 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