The Cloaca (15 page)
Authors: Andrew Hood
Acknowledgments
If this book was a park bench, these names would be carved on there: Kelly Hopkins, Robbie MacGregor, Nicholas Boshart, Anna Leventhal, Megan Fildes, Chloe Vice, Jenner Berger, Brad de Roo, Dan “The Boy” Mancini, Claire Turner Reid, Emily LaBarge, Michael Lista, Gregory John Morrell, Ross Lyle, Tara Kuhn, Dawn Matheson, Peter Henderson, Peter Coleman, Dan Evans, The Bookshelf, Trevor Ferguson, Simon Dardick, Andrew Steinmetz, Martha Magor, Emily Schultz, Shane Neilson and Caryl Peters, Drew Nelles, Jeff Stautz, David McGimpsy, Stewart Ross, and the Canada Council for the Arts. And, all in one big heart, MomDadMattMeganMiles.
And if this book was a park bench, Timothy Marcus Miller Kramer would be the man who takes a seat beside you, even though there are plenty of other free benches down the way. He chuckles to himself and you ignore him. And then he laughs again and you ask, “Say, what's so funny?” Not looking at you, he sighs wistfully and says, “Oh, nothing. Just the horror of being alive.”
The print version of this book was typeset in Laurentian & Slate by Megan Fildes with thanks to type designer Rod McDonald
Printed and bound in Canada
The ebook version was created by Nic Boshart with headings set in Raleway by
Matt McInerney
and body text set in Gentium by
Victor Gaultney
INVISIBLE PUBLISHING
is committed to working with writers who might not ordinarily be published and distributed commercially. We work exclusively with emerging and under-published authors to produce entertaining, affordable books.
We believe that books are meant to be enjoyed by everyone and that sharing our stories is important. In an effort to ensure that books never become a luxury, we do all that we can to make our books more accessible.
We are collectively organized and our production processes are transparent. At Invisible, publishers and authors recognize a commitment to one another, and to the development of communities which can sustain and encourage storytellers.
If you'd like to know more please get in touch.
Invisible Publishing
Halifax & Toronto
Text copyright © Andrew Hood, 2012
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form, by any method, without the prior written consent of the publisher.
Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication
Hood, Andrew, 1983â
The cloaca / Andrew Hood.
Short stories
ISBN 9781926743226
PS8615.O511C56 2012 C813'.6 C2012-901541-5
Cover by Megan Fildes
Invisible Publishing
Halifax & Toronto
We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts which last year invested $20.1 million in writing and publishing throughout Canada.
Invisible Publishing recognizes the support of the Province of Nova Scotia through the Department of Communities, Culture & Heritage. We are pleased to work in partnership with the Culture Division to develop and promote our cultural resources for all Nova Scotians.
