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Many thanks to the following people who helped shepherd this flock of words forward: my early readers, who looked at the first draft, including Patti Kim, Amy Tudor, and especially Tim Denevi, a colleague whom I had just met and who graciously offered his input; my later readers, including Ann Barrett, my husband, Tom Porter, and my sister Barbara Ward, who checked the veracity of my memory. Thanks to Clair Willcox and Sara Davis at the University of Missouri Press for their incredibly hard work and for having faith in my story. A heartfelt thanks to my husband, Tom, who always tells me, “Just write.” Finally, I would like to thank the anonymous Missouri Press reader, whose positive write-up made all the difference. I don’t know who you are, but I owe you a beer. Acknowledgments ...

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