The writers in this collection all showed immense generosity, patience, energy, and forbearance, not to mention their great talents, and I am as grateful as anyone could be. Thank you. This is your book.
Flip Brophy, Felicity Rubinstein, Judy Heiblum, Sheila Levine, Darra Goldstein, Kate Marshall, and Emily Park made the book happen. They were all hugely kind and supportive. My friend Jen Banbury helped form the original idea.
My wife, Pernilla, was my greatest ally, as always. And in the midst of my collecting these tales of war and food our son, Harry, arrived in the world, fulfilling a million dreams and creating a million more.
The loss of contributor Tim Hetherington has left many who loved him somewhat lost for words. We are lucky to have his wonderful words in this collection.