Acknowledgments
Thanks to Dave Eggers and Michael Chabon, whose assignment to write a genre story resulted in “The Albertine Notes.” “The Omega Force” was similarly written at the behest of Brigid Hughes, Elizabeth Gaffney, and Fiona Maazel, and in memory of George Plimpton, who is missed by one and all. “K&K,” like several other things I have composed, is Amy Hempel’s fault. Thanks also to Michael, Pat, the Heathers, and everyone else at Little, Brown; to Melanie and Anne at the Melanie Jackson Agency; to my parents; to my brother and to the rest of my family, especially my nieces and nephews, Ross, Anna, Dylan, Caitlyn, and Tyler.
About the Author
Rick Moody is the author of four novels, two prior collections of stories, and a memoir, The Black Veil, for which he received the PEN/Martha Albrand Award. He is also the recipient of the Addison Metcalf Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Paris Review’s Aga Khan Prize, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. He lives with his wife, Amy Osborn, in Brooklyn, New York.