Author’s Acknowledgments
This book might not have happened without the Great Recession, which upended me, reminded me of what was really important, and gave me the time and desperation to make different choices.
Many thanks to everyone involved in the incredible writing community Shelley Washburn has created at the Pacific University MFA program. To Claire Davis, who taught me how to deeply imagine and get my ego out of the story, and to Mike Magnuson, who hurled invectives at every wrong thing about this book but fell in love with Mitch and Carol, anyway.
Amy Merrick always finds time around freelancing and teaching and running and everything else she does to read drafts and dispense encouragement. Pacific folks Mike, Karen, Kandy, Christine, Susan, and Stephanie have all provided insp
