Acknowledgments

My sincere thanks to all the staff at Skyhorse Publishing, especially editor Caroline Russomanno for working with me on this book. Additionally, my thanks to former Skyhorse editor Jerrod MacFarlane for taking on this project in the first place.

To the many friends and colleagues who read and critiqued these essays. I especially want to acknowledge Jesse Barker, Eve Talbot, Chris Jerome, Heather World, Scott Canon, Chuck Murphy, Roland Sharillo, Susan Curtis, Joanne Fish, Lucian K. Truscott IV, and Dale Maharidge.

For Sandy Weiner who experienced many of these stories with me and encouraged me to write them down.

Finally, my gratitude to the Titler family for welcoming me into their home and sharing details about Dale. He remains for me, as does my brother Butch, a guiding light.