This edition of LOWCOUNTRY BOIL could not have happened without friends and fellows to keep my head in the right place and my vision on target. First and foremost, Archer Lee Smith, without whom few words would have ever hit the page; David Stern for editorial advice, support and eBook moxie; Pat Conroy, Tom Robbins, Joe Formicella, Bill Taub and others whose opinions I respect and who were willing to listen to endless conversations and read draft after draft and sharing honest opinions. And to my son Christopher Smith, who believed in me.