In celebration of the upcoming release of the book—Feb. 5, our own Super Tuesday—Rachel and I are spinning out a few "story behind the six" tales. Rachel, who has been the one most contributors have gotten to know over the past year (and to whom they've sent photos, origami, and I suspect marriage proposals), can really tell you stories. I myself just stumbled upon a post from a good friend of ours, SMITH contributing editor Rachel Kramer Bussel.