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Acknowledgments
Celia
The Birthday Girl
Orange Margarita
Boop
Timmy’s
Trudy
Emma
Morbidly Entertaining
The Shark
The Original
Safety First
Keep the Fizzy
Comfy Cozy Sheets
We Have a Winner
Strike Three
Memory Lane
The Clap
Hannah and Blake
The Call
The Cod
Geoff
Twins
When We Were Newlyweds
Ping and a Symbol
Principles
I Promise
Puppies
Deals for Dinner
Extraction
Celia’s Shadow
A House
The Flower
A Strange Noise
The Closing
Moving Day
Cherry Tree Lane
Lemon-Scented
Holy Crap
Tammie
Introduce Me
The Drop-In
Tammie’s Garden
Jeopardy
The Bug
Difficult People
Quick Change
Shrimp Tale
Lost
Play Ball
Stretchie
Three Minutes
Friends
Two-Minute Marriage
Happy Birthday
Dr. Parsons
Noah
Game Night
Spontaneous Interruption
The Inhaler
You’re Okay
Seat Belts
Tammie’s Guest Room
Exposed
The Smell of the Ocean
I started this fictional novel so far back in time that I think the first chapters were stored on eight-inch floppy discs. Celia was my maternal grandmother’s name—she used to sneak food under the table to my dog Heidi. I didn’t know where this story would go, but I did know the title would be Celia’s Shadow.
William Charles was my father’s (Leonard Levy) photography studio in Salem, Massachusetts. I miss him every day.
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“I’m not saying that you don’t like your life now, Celia, but didn’t you like being in a relationship? I know Geoff turned out to be crazy, but there were some relationship-kind of things you appreciated in your life. Weren’t there?”
“Kate, I hate this conversation. You know I hate it because I tell you every time you bring it up. And I hate it even more when you mention HIS name, especially when we’re about to eat. I know you mean well, but I’m not ready. I hate talking about him. I can’t even say his name.”
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