ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

First, let me thank all of the fans of DEAD MECH that sat through hours upon hours of listening to the podcast. Without y’all, none of this would have happened.

I have to thank my wife, Marti, and my kids, Sam and Annah for living with me while I wrote, recorded, edited, wrote, recorded, edited, wrote, well, you get the picture. Thank you for being so patient. I love you very much.

I also have to thank my Dad for handing me those boxes upon boxes of paperbacks when I was in middle school. The worlds he helped me discover: Robert R. McCammon, Roger Zelazny, Isaac Asimov, Anne McCaffrey, Frank Herbert.

Thanks to my Mom who loves books also, but most of all, loved to talk about books. Hours spent dissecting the cultural and historical significance of horror and scifi characters and worlds.

I want to thank all of my friends that I grew up with that challenged me artistically and intellectually. Without y’all I would have just been another bored kid with dreams, but zero motivation to act on those dreams.

Finally, I want to thank all of the teachers (my wife included). Without teachers this country would be a cesspool of bland, lifeless crap. You, teachers, are the spark that ignites the creative fires and fans those flames into greatness. I remember you all and thank you for every single word of encouragement and for never giving up on me even though I was pretty annoying and hard to deal with.

Thank you everyone!