Thank you to Lucy Carson for embracing these stories, for believing in them, and for finding them a home. To Heather Carr and Marin Takikawa for their early reads and perceptive notes.
Thank you to Amble Johnson, Jai Punjabi, and Steph Kent for their notes and encouragement on “Reply Hazy” and “Bachelorette.” To One Story and the talented writers at the Summer Writers’ Conference who workshopped “Goblin.” To Halimah Marcus and Electric Literature’s Recommended Reading for first publishing “Goblin.”
Thank you to Jessica Wade for her continued faith and always insightful edits. To Laura Wilson and the entire team at Penguin Random House Audio and at Berkley—I’m grateful for your hard work, and humbled by your talent.
To everyone who helped bring Jordan, Nat, Meg, and Mackenzie to life, thank you.