BooksBarbecue
Back Little Universes Save as PDF
Chapters (63)
  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Notice
  3. Dedication
  4. Epigraph
  5. Part 1
  6. Mae
  7. Hannah
  8. 1
  9. 2
  10. 3
  11. 4
  12. 5
  13. 6
  14. 7
  15. 8
  16. 9
  17. 10
  18. 11
  19. 12
  20. 13
  21. 14
  22. 15
  23. 16
  24. 17
  25. 18
  26. 19
  27. 20
  28. 21
  29. 22
  30. 23
  31. 24
  32. Part 2
  33. 25
  34. 26
  35. 27
  36. 28
  37. 29
  38. 30
  39. 31
  40. 32
  41. 33
  42. 34
  43. 35
  44. 36
  45. 37
  46. 38
  47. Part 3
  48. 39
  49. 40
  50. 41
  51. 42
  52. 43
  53. 44
  54. 45
  55. 46
  56. 47
  57. 48
  58. Epilogue
  59. Mental Health Resources
  60. Acknowledgments
  61. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
  62. About the Author
  63. Newsletter Sign-up

Narcotics Anonymous (NA):
NA may or may not be the right path for you if you’re suffering from an addiction. If you want to learn more about getting sober, or if you think you might have a problem, you can go to www.na.org, or find out more here: https://na.org/admin/include/spaw2/uploads/files/EN3113_2008.pdf

Naloxone:
If you or someone you love has an opiate addiction, please, please keep Naloxone with you at all times. Many cities offer this lifesaving medicine for free or without a prescription. You can find out more here: http://www.getnaloxonenow.org/find.html

Acknowledgments

This book was a lifetime in the making, a journey spanning the globe and my own spiritual topography. Sometimes I was alone, although, as Hannah says, we’re never really alone; I was often with others—be they real or simply in the pages of books. (For the record, Yuri Gagarin is also fucking with my serenity.)

I want to thank some of those people below, but first, I want to say something I hope my younger readers especially will hear:

I’ve never taken a physics class in my life and was always intimidated by science. (Hello, Patriarchy). Working on this book gave me the permission I needed to explore a whole world of study that had felt off-limits and impossible for me since I was a kid. For all you girls out there who think science isn’t for you—give it a try. I hope you take up lots of space in all the places you inhabit. Shoot for the moon—or even further. I’m rooting for you.

I’m grateful to the following people who have been with me on this journey:

First, I have to thank my sister, Meghan. This book has her DNA all over it. She has kept me afloat in many a wave. If you have a sister, hug her today—if you can—or do what mine does and send her a playlist of songs when she’s sad. Meghan, I love you to infinity and beyond.

Sarah Torna Roberts: my forever kindred spirit. We might not share blood, but you will always be family. It took me decades to write the book I wanted to dedicate to you. Your unwavering belief in my work helped me leave it all on the page. You are my favorite person to solve the problems of the universe with—and one of the best people in it.