Niefling

I come from a very large family (three brothers, three sisters, about as many aunts and uncles, and loads more cousins and nieflings) almost all of whom I've fallen out of contact with and honestly don't feel bad about it.

As well, while writing this book, I thought a lot about the future world I hope my nieflings, Kathryn, Brittany, Evan, Wyatt, Avery, Reed, Aurora, Jordan, and Megan, will see and help to make.

Here’s what that might look like: your spouse/s (your long-term partner/s, if you are unmarried, have no legal rights unless you grant it to them prior to your death), your children by majority vote, your parents, siblings, grandchildren, grandparents, nieflings, the siblings of your parents, and so on—there are rules for determining who’s next in line all the way down to your first cousins twice removed!

To my brother Michael, my sister-in-law Cathryn, and nieflings Peter, Daniel, and Clara: I love you and wish you many exciting adventures in the years to come.