Acknowledgments
Special thanks to Blake Butler, Chris Killen,
James Chapman, Joe Young, Ken Baumann, Stephanie Barber, Nicholas
Hughes, Jesse Ball, Ray Tintori, Priya Swaminathan, Spike Jonze,
Matthew Simmons and Kathryn Regina.
A million thanks to Adam Robinson and Publishing
Genius Press for first bringing this book into readers’
hands.
To my agent, Bill Clegg, whose support, passion
and diligence are humbling, thank you.
To Tom Roberge and everyone at Penguin—thank you
for finding me and supporting me and being a little crazy to love
my book.
The community that first supported this book was
the world of online literature and independent literature, and I
nod in gratitude to all the early readers and supporters.
And finally, thank you to my mother, father,
sister, brother, and to my wife for showing me the love and
compassion that made its way into this book and my life.