Thank you to my teachers, especially Richard Ford, who freed me up to write Green. To Caitlin McKenna, for your belief in this book and your uncommon editorial brilliance. To the wise and ever-patient Elyse Cheney, who pushed me to do work I didn’t think I was capable of. To the Edward Albee Foundation and the Blue Mountain Center, for giving me the space to write early drafts in spectacular settings. To Sam Freilich and my other very smart readers and commenters: Ben Mathis-Lilley, Caroline Zancan, Dan Gelbtuch, Eleanor Martin, Alberta Wright, Otilia Mirambeaux, James Jacoby, Daniel Stewart, Joshua Furst, Mike Harvkey, Angelica Baker, and Abe Kunin. To my friends who helped inspire the language of Green: Pete Nice, B-Bills, Witty Wiz, and Willy Styles. To my brothers, Joe and Jake Graham-Felsen. To the Grays.
And finally, to Sasha Weiss, who floodlights my world.