For invaluable insights and unwavering belief in this story and in me, my deep appreciation goes to Donna Bray and Sarah G. Davies. For being my champions and comrades, the incomparable Tahoe Girls-Mary Grimm, Susan Grimm, Mary Norris, and Kris Ohlson-deserve many thanks. An overdue thank-you to the Ohio Arts Council for its support. But for Paul, after thirty-seven years of love and sustenance, no words-he can read my mind and heart.