For the brave girls and women of #MeToo, for our heroic healthcare workers, and for all of us just trying to keep cool….

 

With thanks to:

Kathryn Trueblood for her writer’s eye and true friendship.

Margi Fox, Gary McKinney, and Paul Piper for feedback.

Mindy Klasky, Nancy Jane Moore, Katharine E. Kimbriel, and Sherwood Smith for reading and excellent advice.

Sisters and gal friends who inspire me—you know who you are.

Mary Alice Kier and Anna Cottle of Cine/Lit Agency, for continuing encouragement and support.

Thor—the one up ahead of me on the trail that day—with love and ongoing amazement.