thank you for your support table of contents dedication chapter 1 by aimee l. gross chapter 2 by c r kennedy chapter 3 by miranda ericsson kendall chapter 4 by elaine greywalker chapter 5 by nan plum chapter 6 by a. m. coffee and blackrose chapter 7 by janet jenkins stotts chapter 8 by stacy spilker chapter 9 by marian rakestraw chapter 10 by diana marsh chapter 11 by dennis e. smirl chapter 12 by crystal k. green chapter 13 by d. l. rose chapter 14 by rae kary staab and elizabeth staab van deusen chapter 15 by romualdo r. chavez chapter 16 by b. r. knight chapter 17 by sarah langley chapter 18 by holly mace chapter 19 by paul swearingen chapter 20 by lissa staley epilogue acknowledgments author interviews past and future projects dedication to those who tell the stories , those who listen to the stories , those who inspire the stories , those who write the stories , those who edit the stories , those who narrate the stories , those who upload and download the stories , those who advertise the stories , those who buy the stories , those who share the stories , and those who read the stories , we dedicate this community novel .