Acknowledgments
This story could not have been written without the kindness and support of many friends and colleagues. Thank you, Heather Jacobs, for being such a wonderful editor, and for allowing Anna to make her first appearance in Big Fiction. To the Carson McCullers Center in Columbus, Georgia, and to Cathy Fussell and Courtney George, warmest thanks for the gift of a fellowship that allowed me to write an early version of this novella, and for so many kindnesses, large and small, ever since. My thanks go out to my friends among the faculty and students at Columbus State University and beyond, especially to Gail Greenblatt; and to my colleagues and students at Guilford College, who continue to be such a source of inspiration to me. Special thanks to Diya Abdo, for the wonder of her friendship and for help with Arabic phrasings. I kiss and thank my mother, Margie Bellamy, for assistance with Dutch phrases. And as always, love and thanks to my husband, Dennis, for patience and for reminding me that marriage is mysterious, strange, beautiful and entirely made-up.
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