CH 24: The Dust Magi Backstory
It is with some relief, and more than a little sadness, I write this “last” of the Chapter Backstories. I say “last” because I probably...
CH 23: Signal and Noise Backstory
Oh, where to begin. Signal and Noise is a monumental chapter – the second longest in the book after CH 10: Losing Les – and is difficult...
CH 22: Kite Weather Backstory
Kite Weather finally resolves the long-standing question in the novel regarding how McGhee and Kate finally get back together. At the...
CH 21: The Baptism of Frosty McGhee Backstory
TBoFM is the third and final installment of the Alaska trilogy of chapters, though it wasn’t written third. The original order of these...
CH 20: A Dublin Homily Backstory
Dublin skyline, courtesy Merrill Morrow. I knew from the beginning of writing MITG that I wanted to have a chapter in Dublin. Though I...
CH 19: The Math Idiot Backstory
Retired CS Prof. Neal Wagner The Math Idiot is set in San Antonio, TX, at the University of Texas, San Antonio. I spent a few years there...