Wild Mouse

Two of the brightest minds in Canadian fiction pool their creative vision to craft a unique journey through the bright lights and barker's call of the carnival. Derek McCormack, author of Dark Rides kicks things off with his unique take on Toronto's C.N.E. in "The Newshawk" before exploring further elements of this world in "The Freak" and "The Carny." Chris Chambers continues the jaunt with "Conklin Real World," a suite of five evocative poems. Filled with nostalgic black and white photographs from the Canadian National Exhibition archives, Wild Mouse is a beautifully written tribute of those hot and heady days of summers long past.

Derek McCormack, author of the critically acclaimed Haunted Hillbilly, is the author of two short story collections set in his hometown of Peterborough, Ontario: Dark Rides and Wish Book: A Catalogue of Stories. He is co-author of Wild Mouse, which was nominated for the 1999 Toronto Book Award. His short stories have appeared in numerous magazines, newspapers, and anthologies in Canada and the U.S.A. His non-fiction has appeared in the National Post, Saturday Night, Elm Street, and Blood & Aphorisms. In 2001, he received an Honourable Mention at the National Magazine Awards for "Boo! A Halloween ABC," which appeared in Saturday Night. Stargaze, a short movie based on his story of the same name, has appeared at numerous Canadian and international film festivals. Derek McCormack lives in Toronto.