Little Boy Wild

About the Book

Little Boy Wild was a small boy who did not have permission to be alive, and this is his epic real-life journey as an abused child in search for himself. It is fearless, hauntingly beautiful, and sometimes disturbing. Whenever he can, he lives wild with the animals - his only true friends, while he seeks to avoid the "Humans" who may cause him to "opt out" and hide far within himself. It is rare for a work of this magnitude to appear on the literary scene, but in spite of all the hurt involved, Little Boy Wild moves forward in his quest for self-identity and love with hurtful self-searching honesty.

Wild Boy's personas are deeply split and fragmented. His adventures may well come across like the reading of a psychiatrist's highly confidential doctor-patient journal of record - all wrapped up in hilarious humour and rollicking fun!

His psyche switches between two major personalities, plus the Preacher and the Move Director. Frequently he sees Little Boy Wild "outside of himself." He is also psycho-sexually warped and is unsure as to whether he is gay or not. Eventually he blows his mind apart with LSD, but in the final analysis - out of all the hell of psychosis, something very beautiful occurs.

Little Boy Wild and I struggled "Phoenix-like" throughout our tragic childhood and turbulent teens, to an adult life under the guise of "normalcy." We later discovered that we were gifted the pain of emotional and physical torture, in order to become an entity of extraordinary resilience and strength. This now enables us to see with eyes that know the unknowable, and to understand that which others can only approach as a frontier to be explored.

Keep track of news and book signings at littleboywild.com - Explore the site with audio on! One click will return you to our Trafford site.

About the Author

Derek is my real name and Kurtis is my pseudonym! Both Little Boy Wild and I were born in England and came to Canada in 1948. Our life over the years is portrayed through Little Boy Wild and of course includes our multiple personas. So you will know all or more about the author than he knows about himself!

"We" - being one person in reality, had many incredible and funny adventures. Interestingly, when the book was completed, I - Derek, often found upon reading the manuscript that I was seeing it for the very first time! I can only assume that the greater part of this book was written, between tears and laughter, by Little Boy Wild!

It gives us joy and a warm feeling all over to know that we are not alone, and through sharing our experiences, we achieve a great sense of "belonging". More importantly, we now have a sense of tranquility and are at peace within, and with the world!