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I drag my bags around the Minneapolis airport until I locate a spot with enough reception to hear Michael’s news. I close my cell phone a little stunned and very excited. After creating a small school, I can imagine that new-creation adrenaline surge and sense of a project taking on a life of its own. Doors open. The right people appear. And now there’s a new agency — Michael’s new home. Yes, I’ll follow you anywhere, Michael. We all do, of course, and so do the clients of the other agents involved. Michael’s elated, we’re all elated, and rightly so.

If you know Michael Stearns, you know Upstart Crow Literary is the perfect name. A brilliant, quirky guy with nonstop wit and heart. All with total lack of a poker face. He likes what he likes, and you’re never left wondering. After the PW article, the inquiring emails appear (and now that you’ve read this, you already know what I’d say). After the usual questions, one writer asks if he is punctual. Well, yes — often — and when he’s not, he’s still worth his wait in gold. What a dream team. Go Crows!