EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS
My three girls. They're invaluable. They keep me supplied with kisses, hugs, and cold Dr Pepper. And they insist that I take proper breaks. After all, they're hungry, and they want lunch. Or supper. Or breakfast.
REMOTE SUPPORT
My oldest now lives away from home, but gives me a steady supply of snark and sass, and a hefty dose of wit. She's all that and a bag of chips, really.
SUPERVISING EDITOR, ANGELIC DIVISION
Meet Mika, who carefully peers over my shoulder (or sits on my laptop) to make sure I'm doing my best work. When he's not busy double-checking my mark-ups, he can usually be found snoozing on my his bed, hiding under the bed from the editorial assistants, or trolling the kitchen for bits of cheese or mesquite-smoked turkey deli meat.
We lost Mika in November of 2017, after 18.5 years of distinguished service, to a heavenly cheese buffet. The office is no longer the same.