Thank you.
To Ben's double kick drum by the river in the summer. For Megan who became my Minnesota right arm. To Lisa & Josh for winter-time Sequence and summer-time Yahtzee. To Melissa because she is my artist that will always be ready for chalk murals. To Michelle for a comprehensive guide to parenting. To Stefanie's almost-daily links of rock, art, and craft. To Mamie for her divine inspiration. For Annette's raw desire to climb anything. To Wayne who tap-tap-taps. To Emily who uses her arms as if they were wings. To Lisa L. because her wildness & complete NYC-ness is everything I have ever wanted. To Elizabeth for writer's dates & hot heels. To Mom who did not lie on her back for nine months to have me cry over a boy. To Andrea: everything the medical world needs. To John, the historical misfit. To EBF camping crowd for a rowdy wilderness. For Candace who can laugh with nature & her squirrells. To Judith who showed me how much life is worth fighting for. To anyone who I have had the pleasure of visiting in their life. Because without you I would have no stories, no inspiration, & I simply would not be me.