Garden of Doom E.244 Terror from the North

Joel McKay is an economic development professional, author andformer public relations executive and journalist. He is based inPrince George, B.C. where he is the CEO of NorthernDevelopment, and sits on the boards of the University of NorthernB.C. and Destination B.C.Joel is passionate about British Columbia, especially its vast andrelatively misunderstood north. His writing focuses on the people, places and issues relevant tonorthern and rural communities, typically with a healthy dose of the absurd or supernatural. His short story 'Number Hunnerd', a fish tale set in B.C.'s Cariboo, was published in Tyche Books anthology Water: Selkies, Sirens and Sea Monsters in 2021. His novella, Wolf at the Door, was published in the spring of 2022 and focuses on a disastrous family Thanksgiving dinner. His forthcoming fiction, a short western horror story titled 'Hands', will be published by Brigids Gate Press in the summer of 2022.Joel was previously Director, Communications at Northern Development. During that time he led theAll Charlotte Deerborn wanted was a nice Thanksgivingdinner with family and friends. Too bad for her no one elsewanted to be there. By the time the turkey is carved, oldgrievances, bad behavior and crass remarks havetransformed her dinner party into a disaster. And then awerewolf shows up to do some carving of its own.Wolf at the Door is a fast-paced, absurdist take on moderncreature horror, levering humor and action to highlight howone family comes to grips with what really matters in life.Wolf at the Door - Kindle edition by McKay, Joel. Literature &Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.Wolf at the Door eBook : McKay, Joel: Amazon.ca: Kindle Storecreation and publication of the 'Small Town PR Playbook', a first-of-its-kind how-to book for ruralpublic relations in Canada that won the Don Rennie Award from the Canadian Public RelationsSociety for excellence in government communications. Prior to that, he was Assignment Editor atBusiness in Vancouver Newspaper where his journalism earned him a Jack Webster Award forBusiness, Industry and Economics in 2011, and a nomination for a second Jack Webster Award forMultimedia Reporting in 2012.He has received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Kwantlen Polytechnic University for hisprofessional achievements, and in 2021 was awarded the Chairman's Award from the B.C.Economic Development Association for his contributions to rural development. He has been nameda Top 40 Under 40 by the Prince George Chamber of Commerce, and in 2021 and 2022 was namedone of the 500 most influential business leaders in British Columbia by Business in Vancouver MediaGroup.To request additional review copies or an interview with Joel McKay, please contact MickeyMikkelson at Creative Edge Publicity: [email protected] / 403.464.6925.