Sometimes I wake up and I still can't believe my profoundly good fortune. Wasn't that long ago that I was a bachelor with no prospects, broke, miserable, quite certain I'd die a recluse. Twitter changed that. You people changed that. So please accept my heartfelt gratitude: Without the support and encouragement you've all given me, God knows where I'd be today. This site led me to my wife, it led me to make great friends, and it allowed us to be hosted here and there in our travels with wonderful folks all across this country. It's also unexpectedly led me to a writing career. Those of you who've read my long-form work, subscribed to my newsletter, and become paid subscribers to Hickman's Hinterlands have made one insane long-shot of a dream into a reality for us. Because of you, I'm writing about America for a living -- we're living a life that everyone told us wasn't possible. Do you know what that means for us, as we get within mere days of our baby's birth? It's a blessing of absolutely surreal proportions. Now, we've got room to keep dreaming and to keep writing -- because of you. So thank you, from the bottom of my heart. And if you haven't gone and subscribed to Hickman's Hinterlands yet, I hope you do. If you can go "paid," I hope you will. You've got my word that I aim to repay your faith in us and in my work a hundredfold however I can. God bless you all.