Kindred (27 page)

Rabbi Danielle Upbin—a true spiritual leader, thank you for sitting down with me and decoding the mysteries of Jacob’s ladder.

Prof. James F. Strange—who made time for a total stranger, thanks for an amazing, impromptu lecture on the nature of angels.

Dan Laufer—thanks for the tramp stamp heads up!

Sweetwater Farm in Tampa—who took six acres and turned them into paradise, a study of just how much is really possible when we dream.

Derek Eberhart—for Tattooing 101.

Tovar and Delaney—who make my life joyful and funny. Hiya!

Fred—my best friend, my first reader, my common sense and knot unraveler.

My mom—for teaching me how to make kidney pie aka how to deal with cancer. You are my hero.