Alinsa did so much to make possible my first book, A Rational Arrangement, that instead of being traumatized by the process, I rushed to write this collection so she could typeset another of my works. She did just as much to make Further Arrangements happen. Also, the title of Further Arrangements was her idea. Thank you, Alinsa.
M.C.A. Hogarth not only beta-read this collection and offered a number of excellent structural suggestions, but managed to do so in such a way that I was eager to apply her advice (as opposed to my usual curmudgeonly acknowledgement that my work is not yet done, drat it). Thank you! Special thanks as well to Bertha Tang, who warmed my authorly heart by reading and commenting on the novellas almost as soon as I got them into her hands. And also to all my other beta-readers for their assistance, enthusiasm, advice, and proof-reading: Ty Barbary, Benjamin Charvet, Linda Cox, Thomas Gryn, Aaron Mandelbaum, Rebecca McElhaney, Mary Hope Shaw, D. J. Trindle, Conrad “Lynx” Wong, and Priscilla Yuen.
Lastly, to all the people who purchased A Rational Arrangement, and to you (yes you!) for reading Further Arrangements. This collection would never have happened without you. Thank you all.