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Acknowledgments
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: : 267 : : Because I was reticent to delve into this story, this book began as fiction about two women biking across the United States. It has seen many incarnations in the ten years of its making—a novel, a novoir (my concoction), and finally, because that is what it has become, a memoir. I wish to thank David Barber, who, even though we are divorced, has supported me emotionally and financially as I’ve tried to understand the difficult terrain of love, marriage, divorce, and reconciliation. I thank him for his notes/corrections so that both he and I would feel he’s been fairly represented in this text. Always, I thank the Barber boys—Chris, Jeremy, Brad, Geoffrey—whom I love and who’ve loved and challenged me to think in new ways. I’d like to thank Tracey Black, who suggested we undertake the cross-country bicycle trip that was the genesis of this book; my sister Kathy Gold, who has hung with me through the thick and thin of this project ; “Spinner” for the love he wanted to give and for helping me see things I didn’t want to see; Bill Traeger for his love after all is said and done; François Camoin, who urged me to tell the story I didn’t want to tell; Carol Houck Smith for reminding me to tell my story the way I tell it; Nancy Stauffer for believing in the book; and a heartfelt thank you to Linda Newell for her uncanny ability to help me reorder things at a crucial juncture. Kudos to Joanne O’Hare, director, and the entire staff of the University of Nevada Press, for their support and assistance in bringing this story to life between covers. I’d also like to thank Eric Gunnison, Scott Martin, and Jeremy and Chris Barber for their help in recording the blues songs that were also a genesis for this book; Gladys Swan, Douglas Glover, Chris Barber, and Jeremy Barber , early readers of the manuscript who helped steer me in new directions; to Ted Wilson for his enthusiastic appreciation and technical assistance; to Anistacia Barber for her assistance with the postage stamps; to Paul Swen- :: a c k n o w l e d g m e n t s :: 268 : : r a w e d g e s son for continuing to believe in my work; and to Sue Fedenia, Penelope Duffy, K. C. Muscolino, Mary Ruefle, Ricklen Nobis, Toddy Smyth, Tracey Black, Heidi Hart, Bruce Jorgenson, Lys Chard Plotkin, Dawn Marano, Mary Domenico, and Harrison Candeleria Fletcher for assessing portions of the manuscript. Thanks to Ken Beiner of Showcase Stamps, Judith Stone, Leslie Ullman, Sandy Ellsworth, Connie Chard, Laney di Giorgio, Gil Gagnon, Charlie Marie Thompson, Jim and Virginia Pearce, Laurel Olsen, Dennis and Michelle Leonard, Susan Dudley, Shirley Smith, Marian Ingham, Marjorie McClure, Curt Bench, Stuart Hinckley, and unnamed others who helped along the way. Last, but not least, a thanks to Mr. Peeps, my yellow canary, whose song soared above everything else while I finished this manuscript. ...