Many thanks to my awesome production team at Book View Café: Leah Cutter, Chris Dolley, Linda Nagata, Madeleine Robins, and Sherwood Smith. To derby girls around the country who have added to my understanding of the sport, heartfelt thanks, and a promise: I swear that as of going to press, every derby name in this book is my own invention and is not yet registered at TwoEvils.com! To beta readers John Nikitow and Mindy Fine, thanks for reading way too many drafts. Thanks to Orvil at SpyStore in Skokie, for hardware neep. To Brooke Fly, thanks for insight into the life of a derby girl slash primary school teacher. To Chicago-North RWA, thanks for great critique and brainstorming. Thanks to all the geeks who remember Jerry G. Bishop as Svengooli, and the lovely, lethal ladyvamps of classic horror. Many thanks to my awesome production team at Book View Café: Leah Cutter, Chris Dolley, Linda Nagata, Madeleine Robins, Sherwood Smith, and Julianne Lee.
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