Thank you to all of the editors who first published these short stories. I’m so grateful for your support and encouragement, and for the excellent homes you gave my writing. Thank you also to those kind friends who read these stories in draft, who gave me the tiny pieces of things that grew into ideas, who have been my support as a writer. In particular, thank you to Maria Dahvana Headley, Megan Kurashige, and Sarah McCarry.
Thank you to my agent, Brianne Johnson, who is a rock of support, and to my editor Joe Monti, who suggested that this book exist. Thank you also to everyone at Saga for all your hard work and support of my writing.
I could not have written “Once, Future” without reading Helen Macdonald’s powerful book H Is for Hawk.
As always, my thanks and love to my family, and in particular to my parents.