Dukes to the Left of Me, Princes to the Right

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Once again, I have to thank Jen and Jenny for seeing me through—I couldn’t have done it without either one of you!

And a big thanks to my sister Devon, who’s always there to encourage me and make me laugh.

I’d also like to thank Herbert Ames. He’s a NASCAR man (and secret angel) who was wearing a white suit and a huge grin the day I met him on a plane. I was flying with Devon, and we couldn’t get seats together, which was a bad thing as my sister doesn’t like to fly. Herbert, who’s never met a stranger, said he couldn’t move as he was squashed in, but he promised to take very good care of Devon for me.

A minute later, he called up the aisle in a big, booming Southern drawl, “Kieran Kramer, are you a book writer?”

I was in a middle seat six rows ahead, so I had to stand up, turn around, and answer Herbert in front of a bunch of bored-looking people waiting for the plane to take off.

I dared myself to say, “Yes, Herbert, I am,” even though I hadn’t found a publisher yet.

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