Final Author's Note

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Ah, man.

It's over.

This story, at its heart, is an exploration of how chance encounters can shape our futures

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This story, at its heart, is an exploration of how chance encounters can shape our futures. Unforeseen neighbors, coffee shop strangers, rosy-cheeked doormen... that's the stuff that forever is made of.

And you guys are all a little piece of my forever, too.

This is the first novel-length story I've ever written

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This is the first novel-length story I've ever written. And somehow, somewhere between 1,220 and 33,500 of you have seen it.

 And somehow, somewhere between 1,220 and 33,500 of you have seen it

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Yeah, you read that right. Engagement data is a little crazy.

But what's even crazier is just how far The Men Next Door has reached.

As of today, January 23, 2024, I have readers in every one of these countries:

- Angola

- Argentina

- Australia

- Austria

- The Bahamas

- Brazil

- Bulgaria

- Canada

- Colombia

- Croatia

- Denmark

- Estonia

- Ethiopia

- Finland

- France

- Germany

- Ghana

- Greece

- Guyana

- Iceland

- India

- Indonesia

- Ireland

- Israel

- Italy

- Jamaica

- Kenya

- Kuwait

- Latvia

- Lebanon

- Malaysia

- Mexico

- Myanmar

- Namibia

- Nepal

- Netherlands

- New Zealand

- Nigeria

- Norway

- Pakistan

- Philippines

- Poland

- Portugal

- Republic of Serbia

- Romania

- Russia

- Saudi Arabia

- South Africa

- Spain

- Sri Lanka

- Sweden

- Syria

- Tanzania

- Tunisia

- Turkey

- Uganda

- United Arab Emirates

- United Kingdom

- United States of America

- Vietnam

- Zambia

- Zimbabwe

And some days, that's made me feel a lot less small

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And some days, that's made me feel a lot less small.

So... thank you, wherever you are. From wherever I am.

Maybe we'll meet again one day.

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