Still Waters
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I never thought I’d say “my friend from Twitter” and get teary. Carrie Mesrobian, endless gratitude for your eleventh-hour read-through triage when I panicked. Who would have thought live-tweeting crap TV would lead to such a great, fearless friend? You beggar belief, Mesrobian.
A book is nurtured by every patient listener. Therefore, my heartfelt gratitude to: Christopher Parsons, Jeanette Barnes, Kelly Ann Griffiths, Peter Huggins, and Steven Hamrick.
Jennifer Taylor, here it is in writing: We will always be best friends. For life. That’s a promise. You amaze, enlighten, and delight me. Thank you.
Since childhood I have been blessed to know Amy Heidish and Kristen Pickle. Amy, thanks for your dedication to your craft. You inspire me. Thanks also for your endless patience with my many questions. I love that we can “talk shop” and have heart-to-hearts in the same breath. Kristen, thanks for always being there for me and my family. What a remarkably generous spirit you possess. LYLAS, both.
Profound thanks to the Highlights Foundation, which granted me a scholarship to attend their amazing workshop at Chautauqua.
My sister, Caroline Banks, is my first reader. The writers know what that means. It’s a BFD. You’re a dream-protector, a possibility-seer. Thank you, Caroline, for your unfailing belief and enthusiasm. You are the bravest woman I know. I love and admire you beyond my ability to say.
Jack, Gus, and Nick, my boys, I love you so much it makes me catch my breath, every breath.
Bob Parsons, there is no other like you. I continue to learn so much from you, about perseverance, art, life, and love. Thank you so much for your support and for your calls to balance when I lose myself in the work. I can’t express how much I appreciate your insights into this story, your encouragement, and your pride. I love you.
This book is dedicated in loving memory to my parents, John and Konny Banks. The jagged geography of loss leaves me speechless here.
“Treasure these moments, they are all too fleeting.”—JB
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