My friends John

and Irene Lord, for giving to our dojang. Jose at 1776 Coffee
Shop, the Alpine Gourmet Coffee Shop. The Gingerbread
House, Cape Hatteras, NC, my tranquil place. My Macintosh
IIsi for putting up with my prose on those cold, early mornings.
Starbucks coffee. Miss Wiener, my high school English teacher
who brought life to my writing. Denny, Dave, and Dawn. Ian
Turner Cook, an extraordinary martial artist. And, of course, two
of the greatest people I have ever known, my parents, Roy and
Joan Cook—the true warriors.
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