Screw Everyone: Sleeping My Way to Monogamy (29 page)

I don’t know how to begin to express my gratitude to The Moth, so I’ll start with: Thank you to The Moth, especially Jenifer Hixson and Catherine Burns, for believing in me and providing the best stages on earth to tell stories.

Thank you to my editor, Krista Lyons—not only for your shaping and finessing skills, but also for putting up with my insane schedule and always making me feel like I was on track. You made the whole process so easy.

I asked for the meanest copy editor, but I got the best. A huge
thanks to Merrik Bush-Pirkle, who transformed many of my awkward thoughts into sentences that sing. It was fun getting to know you through Track Changes.

I am fortunate to know a lot of stellar comics and writers, many of whom gave me superb advice, feedback, and even analysis on one or more of the seventy billion incarnations of this project over the years. Your friendship and brilliance are valued beyond a mere thank you in a book. I know I owe you one: Alison Shyer, Allison Castillo, Andy Christie, Bret Watson, Brian Preston, Charles Salzberg and the writers in the New York Writers summer workshop, Colin Macleod, Diana Spechler, Eric Pliner, James Ramsey, Lesley Grant, Lisa Kirchner, Michael Schellenberg, Ryan Brit, Stephen Vrattos, and, of course, Susan Prekel.

Also, a huge thanks to Avigail Eisenberg, my sister, for being there. Know I love you, but I don’t really want you to read this book.

And a shout out to David Hodorowski, for agreeing to come to the dungeon.

I should probably thank everyone I screwed around with, although really, at this point, they should be thanking me.

O
phira Eisenberg is a stand-up comedian, writer, and host of NPR’s new weekly trivia show,
Ask Me Another
. She has appeared on Comedy Central, VH1, E!, and TV Guide Network. She is also a regular host and storyteller with The Moth.

Ophira was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and currently lives in Brooklyn, NY, with her husband, Jonathan, and their adopted Boston terrier, a former show dog named The International Delight Mocha.

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