Derek Evernden (@derekevernden, derekevernden.com) is a cartoonist and illustrator hailing from the Village of Milo in Vulcan County. His work has appeared in various online publications including WIRED, Air Mail Weekly, and Bored Panda, and in films including the Cosmic Picture/IMAX original Superpower Dogs, and Loaded Pictures’ The Mosque: A Community’s Struggle. His comic Bogart Creek (@bogartcreek, bogartcreek.com) is available in two volumes published by Canmore’s Renegade Arts Entertainment, and appears multiple times a week on Instagram and Facebook. He lives with his wife Gillian and their three chickens, Sophia, Blanche, and R2D2.

Author photo credit: Gillian Williamson, Studio Lumen