Jane: A Murder (Soft Skull ShortLit)

by Maggie Nelson

  Thanks to my mother for her many stories, and to Phil, for his friendship, and his willingness to be found. Deep and heartfelt thanks are also due to the many friends and readers who supported this project at its various stages: Brian Blanchfield and Eileen Myles, most valiantly and exhaustively ; Richard Nash, Tennessee Jones, Shanna Compton, David Janik, and all the other heroes and heroines who constitute Soft Skull Press; Lily Mazzarella, Suzanne Snider, Cynthia Nelson, Nick Flynn, Christina Crosby, Janet Jakobsen, Mark Bibbins, Rebecca Reilly, Paul LaFarge, Sandor Weiner, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, Wayne Koestenbaum, Robert Creeley, Jennifer Stuart, and Sander Hicks; and finally, Mary Ann Caws, for her faith so early on that pain has, or can at least sometimes find, form.

  Maggie Nelson has published two collections of poetry, Shiner (2001) and The Latest Winter (2003), both from Hanging Loose Press. She has also taught literature and writing at Wesleyan, the Graduate Writing Program of New School University, and Pratt Institute.