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As I made my foray into fiction from writing poetry, I participated in several fiction workshops at Bread Loaf both in Vermont and in Sicily. I would like to thank the participants in those workshops and the various faculty, too many to name individually, for their combined insights, critique, and guidance on excerpts from early versions of this novel. My wife, Deborah Schneider, has my undying gratitude on many levels—as my literary agent, but more than that as someone who could get through to me her opinions on what was working and what was not in various drafts of the manuscript. Although she does not like to read a manuscript more than twice, she abandoned that rule many times over for me. As always, whether it’s a collection of poetry or a long personal essay or a book of fiction, I am indebted to Kate Gale and Mark Cull, the co-founders of Red Hen Press. Kate had me re-imagine the several chapters that conclude Against the Wind, not once or twice, but three times. It was a pleasure working with her. I am convinced that Mark is one of the best book designers alive.