And for the dead as well…
John W. Campbell, Jr.
who taught me to write the stuff
August W. Derleth
who was always interested
Clark Ashton Smith
who dreamed strange, infectious dreams
Seabury Quinn
who cared as much for his friends as they did for him
Edmond Hamilton
a wonderful man who liked the Well
Ron Ellik
who should have lived to see this
H. Beam Piper
who was never too busy
and to those two incongruous, ghostly specters, H. P. Lovecraft and Stanley G. Weinbaum, who have haunted this field since before I was born.