The first version of this manuscript was written in 2013. So many people have come in and out of my life since then, supporting me, changing me, inspiring me. Like all work, this work was created in relationship. My gratitude is endless and cannot adequately be summed up here.
I would like to thankInanna Publications for believing in this book, the anonymous reviewers who provided valuable feedback, and Cee Lavery for the beautiful cover design. I would like to thank my loved ones: Jordyn Taylor, Jasmin Fahd, Holly Jo, Casey Jean, Ash Baksi, Elyse Lue-Mayo, Amy Saunders, Jay Manicom, and Daria Davydova, to name only a few. I would like to thank the communities which sustain and uplift me: my fellow alcoholics and addicts, my fellow survivors, and my fellow queers.
This book was written on Anishinabek, Haudenosaunee, and Wendat land.