Shout out to Diya, for letting me pick her brain, re: actual internships that Sana could apply for and for sending me photos of her crying face after she read a draft.
To the LA Electrics—Bree, Bridget, Britta, Dana, Emily, Austin, Farrah, Lisa, Marie, and Maura—thank you for getting me through the wildness that is debut year. To the Electrics I’ve met through the internet—Somaiya, Ash, Rachel, Tanaz—thanks for letting me slide into the DMs and talk about Victoriana or how cute your pets are. You’re all a f*cking delight.
Thank you to Strong Sports Gym for giving me the ability to fight when all felt lost.
And as always, thank you to Steven, who didn’t let me quit no matter how much I complained. You’re the best cheerleader on planet Earth. Also, you get to read this one as an actual book this time, rather than as a series of panicked Word drafts in your inbox. Grow from love. You still deserve all the maple-glazed donuts that the universe is willing to send your way.
And thank you to the city of Los Angeles, for always being there when I needed you. I hope I never stop driving through your wide boulevards at night, searching.
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Aminah Mae Safi is a Muslim-American writer. Safi was the winner of the We Need Diverse Books short story contest, and that story appears in the anthology Fresh Ink. She lives in Los Angeles, California, with her partner and cat. You can sign up for email updates here.
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Contents
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
April 1. 30 Days Until Deadline
1. Establishing Shots
2. Never Let Go
3. Your Big Dumb Combat Boots
April 2. 29 Days Until Deadline
4. Alright, Alright, Alright
5. Basket Toss
April 7. 24 Days Until Deadline
6. Lost in Transition
7. Overhead Boom Box
8. Tumbling
9. On Location
10. Chew Like You Have a Secret
April 15. 16 Days Until Deadline
11. I Know Every Cop in Town, Bucko
12. The Correct Term Is Babes, Sir
13. Trying Really Hard, Actually
14. Not on Rex Manning Day
15. The Trouble with Angels
16. What’s Your Damage?
17. Retro Classic
18. Suffer Love
19. How to Eat Pizza Without Burning the Roof of Your Mouth
20. Double or Nothing?
April 23. 8 Days Until Deadline
21. Take Me by the Heart When You Take Me by the Hand
22. A Girl After Midnight
23. There Goes Your Social Life
24. Putting Baby in a Corner
25. Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition
26. Like Everybody Else
27. Wipe That Face Off Your Head
April 28. 3 Days Until Deadline
28. Whole New World
29. Saving Latin
May 1. Deadline
30. You Look Good Wearing My Future
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Copyright
Copyright © 2019 by Aminah Mae Safi
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First hardcover edition, 2019
eBook edition, 2019
eISBN 9781250299499
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