Will Heinrich is a writer in New York. You can write to him at stranger (at) willheinrich (dot) com. You can buy his novel "The King's Evil," read his novel "The Ballad of Alex Matthews and Lily Daw," read his pieces on the Observer, or read about Barnaby Sandwich. (This image of a Chinese "paper god" is from the Anne S. Goodrich Collection, courtesy of the C. V. Starr East Asian Library, Columbia University.) You can track his movements here.