\chapter*{Acknowledgements}

Thanks, as always, to the polycule, who has been endlessly supportive, as well as to Sandy, Kergiby, Fuzz, Nenekiri, Rugger, and many others who helped with reading and keeping me sane along the way.

Thanks also to my patrons:

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    Fuzz Wolf; Mx. Juniper System; Kit Redgrave; Orrery; Petrov Neutrino; R. Reed; Sandy; Sariya Melody

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    Junkie Dawg; Lhexa; Lorxus, an actual fox on the internet; Merry Cearley; ramshackle

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    Alicia Goranson; Ayla Ounce; Donna Karr (thanks, mom); Katt, sky-guided vulpine friend; Peter Hayes; raxraxraxraxrax; Ruari ORourke; Yana Winters
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\chapter*{About the author}

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\noindent Madison Scott-Clary is a transgender writer, editor, and software engineer. She focuses on furry fiction and non-fiction, using that as a framework for interrogating the concept of self and exploring across genres. A graduate of the Regional Anthropomorphic Writers Workshop in 2021, hosted by Kyell Gold and Dayna Smith, she is studying for her MFA in creative writing at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, IA. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her dog, as well as her husband, who is also a dog.

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