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“The Miracles of Saint Marx” appeared in
Alaska Quarterly Review
.

“The Selected Mug Shots of Famous Hungarian Assassins” appeared in
Camera Obscura
.

 

I can't overstate my gratitude to the editors, staff, supporters and readers of these journals (and others) whose advice, interest, and encouragement kept me from quitting through seven otherwise lean years. It's still the purest publishing experience I know—done neither for fame nor money, only the love of the story. A huge thanks to Pei-Ling Lue for extraordinary editorial commitment and believing in the work more than I did, and to Cara Blue Adams for making an exception.

Mónika Fodor and her father helped clear up my uncertainties around PRO, the ÁVÓ, and the ÁVH at the eleventh hour. Thank you to both of them. (Naturally, the mistakes are mine.)

Special thanks to Ben Barnhart, Daniel Slager, Wendy Thomas, Janice Zawerbny, and Marc Côté for making this book happen.

And to Marcy, Benjamin, Henry, Molly, and Lucy for all the rest of my world.