In the Valley of the Kings: Stories

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Hippocrates reminds us to remember our teachers with gratitude, and I gladly thank them first. Mark Dintenfass, Alison Lurie, James McConkey, Dan McCall, Walter Slatoff, and Harold Brodkey all have a hand in whatever virtues these stories possess. Ellen Schwamm gave invaluable assistance when I was learning to edit; “Charybdis” would never have gotten off the ground without her aid.

The individuals and agencies who have provided material assistance include: the Djerassi Foundation, and Carl Djerassi in particular; the Fine Arts Work Center at Provincetown; the Pennsylvania State Council for the Arts; and finally, to Grace Paley, for her customary generosity, encouragement, and support: thank you.

Ron Sharp and Frederick Turner of The Kenyon Review, William Abrahams of Doubleday’s O. Henry Prize Stories series, Stanley Lindberg and Stephen Corey of The Georgia Review, Mary Kinzie and Reginald Gibbons of TriQuarterly, and Adrienne Brodeur and Samantha Schnee of Zoetrope all helped shape these pieces and sustain my career.

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