Remember when sitcom episodes imparted some ham-handed moral? Boy Meets World: honesty is the best policy; just own up to it when you blow up Mr. Feeny’s mailbox and everything will be ok. That one episode of Saved By the Bell: don’t do drugs, even caffeine pills (and if you do, tell your friends about it so they can help you get clean).
I read and enjoyed "The Crane Wife", and then completely spaced out on who recommended it to me. So thank you for stepping forward!
Thank you for these Maeby facts. Big congrats on Best American Science and Nature Writing!