ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Many thanks to Michael Bourret and Sara Goodman for their ongoing support and for helping me find my way; to Jessica Preeg, Anne Marie Tallberg, Jeanne Marie Hudson, Elizabeth Catalano, Stephanie Davis, Kerri Resnick, and the whole St. Martin’s team for being so kind and brilliant; and to Phoebe North, Corrine Jackson, Kate Hart, Sarah Enni, Kody Keplinger, Vee Fitch, Lee Bross, Kirsten Hubbard, Kristin Halbrook, Kari Olson, Brandy Colbert, Will Kuehn, and Dr. Lin for their vast wisdom and eternal encouragement. Special heartfelt gratitude to my long-ago bass teacher, Clark Suprynowicz, for sharing his passion for both jazz and Antigone; and to my dear friends Scott Bruner (owner of the original Dr. No) and Mieka Strawhorn, for always making me laugh.

Last, thank you to my family, in all its forms. You’re a part of me, whether I know it or not.