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ACKNOWLEDG­MENTS

Kathie Fong Yoneda has believed in this book since its inception and I thank her for sharing the proposal with Ken Lee and Michael Wiese and for believing in me and my work. How refreshing it was that Ken understood the basic essence of my idea and soon he and Michael gave me a green light to move forward. I am honored to be a part of the family.

So many amazing individuals have provided their support and I have been blessed with their grace and assistance during the writing of this book. I thank the great, wise sage Christopher Vogler — without you all writers aspiring to tell their stories would be lost, including myself. You have been a guiding light for me for more than two decades. Ellen Nordberg, a true friend, I thank you for showing up in my class at U-of-C in the mid-‘90s and never — not even for a second — failing to be one of my life’s spiritual advisors ever since. Judy Molland, you have always been there for me and most especially when we were in DC — gracias and merci! Josie Brown, you inspire me daily as you are truly the hardest working author I know, and Dale Kushner, thank you for your ultramarine sparks — how would I have ever lived without them?

Christine DeSmet, thank you for the always beautiful goddess sunbeams, and thanks Laura Kahl, you know so well how to be a swan — I’m still learning how to master that one.

To Brad Schrieber, thank you. I am honored to call you friend. Film pixie Killian Heilsberg, thank you, we only children rock! Gregory Johnson, my soulmate, I love you, thank you, and Wayne Christensen and Nikko for the use of The Fort and for your love — it is wonderful, it sure is, it sure is.

I am appreciative of the folks who believe in me year after year and who have let me share this material with students and conference attendees. Most especially my thanks to Melissa Houghton and Jane Barbara of WIFV DC. Your support means so much. Additionally, thanks to Kristin Oakley and her In Print Writers’ Group, you gave me great feedback and incentive to continue onward. Also eternal thanks to the attendees of my Write By The Lake Retreat session, Summer 2013, I treasure your support and my precious copy of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.

To my mother and father, thank you for your love and for teaching me the practical factors of life and for letting me watch all the television I ever wanted to.

And finally, hugs and smiles (in that order) to Eric Martinot for your integrity, timing, and continuous support the second time around. Thanks for making sure we achieved our New Years’ Intentions.

And thank you to my students — past, present, and future — who continue to teach me so much more than I could have ever imagined.

Laurie Scheer

December, 2013