The hat with the numbers has gone missing. I suspect Lily. I imagine she is sleeping in it somewhere, waking up every now and then to nibble on a slip of paper with a number on it.

Rather that (1) find another suitable hat and (2) write out all the number slips again, I asked the guy who just delivered a package to pick up a number between one and seventy-six.

Number One. You're it. That would be Beth R.

Congrats, Beth. Please email me your postal mailing address.

And for the rest of you: I will be giving away more books. Just as soon as I get my full shipment in the mail.