Alexis Larkin: the Jerry Sizzler to my Jerry Sizzler. Thank you for every last second of the past thirty years, for being front and center in all my best memories. Thank you for bringing Valentina into my life. I promise to ask for your permission before I take her to get her first tattoo.
Aunt Connie—your grace and eloquence are surpassed only by your capacity to love. Thank you for telling me to keep a journal all those decades ago, and for teaching me how to sneak into the movies.
Aunt Rene, thank you for teaching me how to break free, and, in your final selfless act, for showing me how to forgive.
Mom. For the fresh start, and all the years in between.
Cory—thank you for surviving all of this with me, for phone calls where all I can do is cry, for always knowing what to say. Janet, thank you for loving him, and us.
Grandma—you are a maniac, the worst advice giver, the funniest person I’ve ever met, and the love of my life. Thank you for saving me. Thank you for teaching me how to save myself.
About the Author
Danielle Henderson is a TV writer (Maniac, Dare Me, Harper House), retired freelance writer, and a former editor for Rookie. She cohosts the film podcast I Saw What You Did, and a book based on her popular website, Feminist Ryan Gosling, was released by Running Press in August 2012. She has been published by The New York Times, The Guardian, AFAR magazine, BuzzFeed, and The Cut, among others. She likes to watch old episodes of Doctor Who when she is on deadline, one of her tattoos is based on the movie Rocky, and she will never stop using the Oxford comma. Danielle reluctantly lives in Los Angeles.
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