The Night House (30 page)

The Experimental Teen Writing Class changed my life, sometimes for the weird, always for the better. Every one of you impacted my life. Maggie, Clint, Jess, Brandon, Carmen, Kellie, Nathaniel, Tara, Chris. You guys are hilarious and talented and you better still be writing!

To those of you who have known me from elementary school, and for some reason stuck around, thanks for making me laugh all these years, and for thinking this was cool, even when I didn’t. My Solebury School friends, some of you were my first readers and that was terrifying and exhilarating. I’m still grateful for that. And to my amazing teachers, who encouraged me to write, thanks for putting up with my shenanigans. My Hampshire College friends, you’re all insane and I love you for that. Kate, you were there when I got that email and we hugged outside of Victoria’s Secret and I’ll always remember that.

Jonathan, you crazy, amazing, unbelievable force of nature. You will always be my favorite teacher. This whole thing couldn’t have happened without you. I brought you that first chapter, and you gave me the hope that maybe it would leave my laptop and grow for the world to see. I stole so much of your time, and you were so gracious and read so many messy first attempts. You still have the best philosophy on writing, which I will do my best to uphold.

And Pete, who probably saw me at my worst during the end run of this novel, you helped me keep my sanity. Thank you for being my safe space.

Rachel Tafoya studied creative writing while at Solebury School and was published in their student run literary magazine, SLAM. She attended a writing program for teens at both Susquehanna University and Denison University, and the Experimental Writing for Teens class and Novels for Young Writers program, both run by NY Times bestselling author, Jonathan Maberry. Rachel is the daughter of crime author Dennis Tafoya.

BRANDED

INTO THE FIRE

PREDATOR

CROWN OF ICE

ENDLESS

PRAEFATIO

THE LOOKING GLASS

OF BREAKABLE THINGS

A MURDER OF MAGPIES

LIFER

A SHIMMER OF ANGELS and A SLITHER OF HOPE

SCION OF THE SUN

CALL ME GRIM

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