AcknowledgementsFIRST, I’D LIKE TO thank God for the inspiration to write this story. Next, I must acknowledge the debt of gratitude I owe to Dr. Stephen Luce, who let me visit the Orthogenic School for my research. I’d like to thank the writing instructors I’ve had who took the time to encourage me over the years, particularly Ms. Mollison, Mr. Littwin, Jackie White, Jacqueline Stewart, and Claudia Allen. I have a special acknowledgement for Maureen McLane, who introduced me to the beat generation in my first humanities class at University of Chicago. Thank you to all the art teachers who taught me the skills I used to illustrate my covers, especially Ryan Kapp, Andy Conklin, and Javier Chavira. I want to thank Mare Swallow for getting me involved with the Chicago Writers Conference. I’m
