Copy Cats

Acknowledgments

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Some of these stories first appeared in slightly different form in the following publications: Laurel Review, “Retreat”; Massachusetts Review, “Code”; Northwest Review, “Kopy Kats” and “Swimming in the Dark” (titled as “Worlds Apart”); Quarterly West, “Click” and “Morte Infinita.” Thanks to the Massachusetts Cultural Council for a grant aiding in the completion of the stories in this collection. Thanks to my friends and family for their support: my parents Alfred and Marie Crouse, Perry Glasser, Jennifer Barber, Greg Moutafis, Jon Dembling, Kerstin Mueller, Brad and Kelly Mintz, Rusty Dolleman, Adam Spector, Dylan Hall, Peggy Walsh, Roger Benson, Craig Harriman,Tigh Rickman, Jessica Bryant, Robert Jones, and my students, both past and present. COPY CATS This page intentionally left blank ...