| To: | Stephen Douglas and Jessica who thrasher through pages of words to find some semblance of order. |
| Nancy for rescuing me at every computer glitch | |
| “Freddy Rocker” for a vision of the joy and mystery in beautiful stones | |
| Central Valley Writers for patience in listening to the reading of rough chapters | |
| Michael Caskey for cover art that really pops | |
| And: | Especially to “Amazing” Grace for her constant love and support through it all. |