Celebrating Mr. Eric Cyr’s Debut Book: Here It Snows in June
We are incredibly proud of the exceptional teachers who choose Catholic education as their vocation. This week, we are thrilled to celebrate one of our own: Congratulations to Mr. Eric Cyr on his fantastic accomplishment and first publication!
Mr. Cyr’s debut book, Here It Snows in June, officially hits shelves on June 23. Far from a single, standalone narrative, the book is a collection of vivid short stories deeply rooted in the local landscape.
“It's a collection of short stories that are all set within Minnesota, a lot of them in a rural Minnesota community similar to where I grew up, and then some further north and in Duluth,” Mr. Cyr shared. He noted that the title is intentionally reflective of the state and its occasional harshness. “It's not generally everyone's happiest thing to think of snow in June. So there's something that reflects kind of an austerity in that... I wanted to reflect the place where I'm from and where I live.”
The journey to publishing Here It Snows in June has been closely tied to Mr. Cyr’s growth as an educator. The stories largely served as his thesis for the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing that he completed last spring. This academic pursuit was supported by the school and the diocese through an investment that has brought tremendous value back to our classrooms. Thanks to his MFA, Mr. Cyr is now able to teach dual-credit English classes and provide expert advice on English curriculum.
When asked about his favorite piece in the collection, Mr. Cyr expressed that the true joy of publishing is passing the stories on to the readers. “I don't have any stories that I'm like, no, this is the one story that I really love. I think different people react to it differently,” he explained. “It's cool to sit on these stories for years and years... to then have people read them in a finished state and be able to talk about the stories themselves as their own work of art.”
We invite our entire school community to support Mr. Cyr and read his incredible new work.
Where to get your copy:
Foxes & Fireflies: Grab a copy in-store anytime! 🦊
Direct from the Publisher (Wiseblood Books): Order straight from the source: Click here to order 📦
Amazon & Other Retailers: Available to order online starting June 23! 🛒 (If you stop into another local bookstore and they don't have it, be sure to request they stock it!)
Congratulations again, Mr. Cyr!