Thanks to Katharine Gricevich for pushing me into writing this book and to my Nanowrimo pal - Cap'n Mandy - for her wry prods in crunch-time.

Thanks to San Lê, whose poignant cover art captures the magic of Paul Turtle.

Thanks to my family in Tampa - especially Lisa Hart and Richard Ferraro - for helping me to write during the darkest point in our lives.

And thanks to my wife, Ngoan, a Nanowrimo Widow who wasn't so sure about this Seminole Smoke that wafted through our lives for a few months, but responded with her usual support, wit and love.

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