Indexing: Reflections (Kindle Serials) (Indexing Series Book 2) (38 page)

But all those things were problems for later. Right now, I was here, I was home, and I was one step closer to the ever after that I deserved. That was what mattered. As I pulled Jeff close and kissed him for a third time, that was all that mattered in the world.

When I wrote
Indexing
, I wasn’t necessarily planning on a season two. I had left some openings, in case it decided to happen, but as far as I was concerned, the case was closed, and we could all move on.

And then people started asking what would happen next. And I realized that I really, really wanted to tell them.

Big thanks to the Amazon Kindle Serials program, which made this story a possibility; thanks for going out on a limb for me. Thanks also to my acquiring editor, Alex Carr, my faithful Machete Squad, and my developmental editor, Michelle “Vixy” Dockrey, who is finally getting professional credit for the heavy lifting that she’s been doing all along. Finally, I owe a debt of gratitude to my agent, Diana Fox, who puts up with more than any one person should ever be expected to tolerate. All my love.

As I have said before, the Aarne-Thompson Index to Motifs in Folk Literature is a real thing, and is used by folklore and fairy tale scholars the world over. My copy previously belonged to the state folklorist of Minnesota, and is one of my most prized possessions. If you’re interested in learning more, I highly recommend checking the folklore section of your local library. There’s so much to learn about the stories that we have created, and which have created us in turn.

Now rest my dear, and be at ease; there’s a fire in the hearth and a wind in the eaves, and the night is so dark, and the dark is so deep, and it’s time that all good little stars were asleep.

© Beckett Gladney

Seanan McGuire was born and raised in Northern California, where she has lived for the majority of her life. She spends most of her time writing or watching television, but also draws a semiautobiographical comic strip and has released several albums of filk music (science fiction and fantasy themed folk music). To relax, Seanan enjoys travel, and frequents haunted corn mazes, aquariums with good octopus habitats, and Disney Parks. Seanan is remarkably good at finding reptiles and amphibians wherever she goes, sometimes to the dismay of the people she happens to be traveling with.