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Small town middle America is the soil of my own roots. As a child I learned, as Willy does, that a community is embedded in the soul and has an effect on what the child becomes, whether for good or not.

There are many bits and pieces of my own home town sprinkled liberally throughout this story, and I'm sure readers will discover parts of their own community. Sometimes it takes a lifetime of looking back to recognize the important role that the community had in getting one to his destiny.

I'd like to thank the community of my childhood, extended family, teachers, and strangers who all put this story in place. I also want to thank my editor Lisa Nicholas, my publisher Amanda Thrasher at Progressive Rising Phoenix Press, and her wonderful staff for taking on this project with faith and courage.