Whirl Away

by Russell Wangersky

  Leslie Vryenhoek edited all these stories and knows them inside out; Pam Frampton, as always, was a crucial first reader.

  At Thomas Allen Publishing, Senior Editor Janice Zawerbny and Publisher Patrick Crean continue their constant support. My agent, Shaun Bradley at Transatlantic Literary Agency, fought me out of many corners.

  My boys, Peter and Philip Wangersky, and Raquel Bracken once again tolerated the peaks and valleys of having not one but two writers in the house.

  Thanks as well to the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts, both of which have helped support my work financially.