I’m indebted to the many friends who read versions of these stories along the way, offering advice, ideas, and the occasional pep talk: Vinnie Wilhelm, Adam Mansbach, Josh Begley, Lila Byock, Mark Lafferty, Joe Loya, and Rabih Alameddine.
Thank you to my colleagues and friends at Radio Ambulante, especially Camila Segura. Working so closely with you these last several years has helped shape the way I think about stories.
Thank you to my editor, Laura Perciasepe, for your patience and unflagging support.
Lastly, thank you to my family, especially my wife, Carolina. Without you, this book, and most of the things that make me happy, would simply not exist. Gracias, mi amor.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Daniel Alarcón is the author of At Night We Walk in Circles, which was a finalist for the 2014 PEN/Faulkner Award, as well as the story collection War by Candlelight, the novel Lost City Radio, and the graphic novel City of Clowns. His writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, Granta, n+1, and Harper’s Magazine, and he was named one of The New Yorker’s “20 Under 40.” He is executive producer of Radio Ambulante, distributed by NPR, and is an assistant professor of broadcast journalism at the Columbia University School of Journalism in New York.
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