I owe a great debt of gratitude to Karen Mahoney and Alex Ukolov of Magic Realist Press for publishing the original collection,
The Tarot of Perfection
, and to Chris Priest, for always being there. And to Alisa, Darrah and Carol, the best writers' group there is, and to Paula Scardamalia, superb editor and writing coach. Without them, this book might never have come to life.
The original draft of this book was written by hand, using antique fountain pens, in particular a 90-year-old Wahl pen, gold, and inscribed on the side with the name of its owner:
M. Matyas.
Rachel Pollack
Hudson Valley, 2012