Frank for both confirming and kicking the compass, plus the barber chair is back!
Blakeley—from Blue Hills to booking, what a road.
Alissa for handling it.
Everyone on the road and at the readings. My friend Ben.
Men’s Health, No Depression, Wisconsin People & Ideas, Hope, Encyclopedia of the Midwest, Backpacker Magazine, Farm Life, the anthology Seasons on the Farm (in particular Lee Klancher and Amy Glaser), Wisconsin Public Television (specifically Banjo Boy and the Vet’s Girl) and the Fond du Lac Public Library for publishing essays or producing projects from which some of the material for this book was drawn.
Our new Fall Creek neighbors. We’re lucky to be here.
Donna for finding these acres.
Nobbern, the only place I’ll ever be from. See you at the All-School Reunion. Here’s yer chicken.
If I missed you, knock firmly, step clear, and keep your hands in sight…. I’ll be right down, but not right out.
And in ways the world will and will not know, I love and thank the shaman girl, Snorticus the horse girl, and She Who is Still Emerging (but is so far trending LOUD).
About the Author
MICHAEL PERRY is a contributing editor to Men’s Health, and his work has appeared in numerous publications, including Esquire, the New York Times Magazine, Salon, and the Utne Reader. He lives in northern Wisconsin with his family.
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