Collections of stories build over time. With this in mind, I have many people to thank for their support and inspiration.
Andrea Barrett, Bill Buford, Joel Connaroe, Gregory Crewdson, Larry Dark, Lisa Dennison, Anthony d’Offay, Dave Eggers, Marc H. Glick, Jeanne Greenberg, Sophie Harrison, Amy Hempel, Erika Ineson, Ian Jack, Alane Mason, Brad Morrow, Alice Quinn, Marie V. Sanford, Laurie Simmons, Betsy Sussler, Deborah Triesman, Rob Weisbach, and Rachel Whiteread.
At HarperCollins: Jane Friedman, Susan Weinberg, Dan Menaker, Deirdre Faughey, and Alison Callahan. My agents: Andrew Wylie, Sarah Chalfant, and Sonesh Chainani. Andre Balazs, Philip Pavel, and everyone at the Chateau Marmont, Michael and Nina Sundel, Elaina Richardson, and the staff at Yaddo. The Writing Program at Columbia University. The Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library. And always my family.