I am grateful to many other writers for their support of my ongoing learning, above all, to Richard Bausch, who first encouraged me and who continues to fortify and inspire. Others include Steve Goodwin, Susan Richards Shreve, Alan Cheuse, Lorna Irvine, Andrea Hollander, John Brehm, Tony Hoagland, Judith Barrington, Ruth Gundle, Paulann Petersen, and Claudia Savage. Thank you, all.

I am also deeply grateful to the world of residencies and artists communities; they embody a level of creativity and play that stirs and delights me. Thank you especially to my dear friends at the Alliance of Artists Communities and Caldera. Singular thanks to Hedgebrook, Ragdale, Ironbound Creative Residency, and the Elizabeth Bishop House for writing residencies that granted me precious time and validation.

Thank you to those who have supported my writing life with monetary grants, including Spot of Poetry / The Awesome Foundation, the Regional Arts & Culture Council, the Sherwood Anderson Foundation, and the Mary Roberts Rinehart family (Fiction Award).

Most crucial of all, I depend on my ever-loving and supportive family and friends. Brothers, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, cousins, soul-sisters & brothers … I couldn’t live without you. Thank you especially to my painter husband, Dave Clingan, my musician son Lucas Snell Biespiel, and my designer step-son George Clingan.