Acknowledgments

This project began as something that sounded like fun. That's actually true of a lot of the stuff I do.

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I had never written an extended piece of fiction before, though I had tried writing a long vampire story many years ago without much success. As an incentive to get me to actually work on the story, and make it work, I decided to share it as I went, chapter by chapter.

 

If you have been reading this chapter-by-chapter, you'll have noticed two pretty significant changes in this the "final" version: Caroline's husband is no longer nameless, and the narrator is consistently Tommy, except in the interlude segments. Both of these changes were necessary since the way it was seemed to interfere with the storytelling.

 

One of the true joys in making these changes is that I got to name one of my favorite characters (Caroline's husband) after one of my favorite people: the late John of the now-defunct "Shrine of Unconscious Women." For years, the guy was both an inspiration and an encouraging voice to me and many others. Thank you, John, for all that you were and all that you are to us even now. Rest in peace, my friend.

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Another joy in finishing this is that I got to include a fictional representation of another of my favorite people. Becca, from Becca's Superheroine Fantasies, is my best friend on the internet, more than just another inspiration and encouraging voice. I've written a number of stories for Becca, and also done a number of photomanipulations of her as DPsleepy and also as my alter ego Dixie Primate. I even tried to be her webmaster for a while. Thank you, Becca.

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Finally, I want to express my extreme gratitude for all the people who've helped me with feedback and ideas. Msndrspdx1 in particular, gave me the idea for Lianne, though I fear she ended up far from his original conception. Playing online with GlovedFemale formed the inspiration for much here, particularly the "cartoon-like" knockout games which happened in the pre-game party. I truly and sincerely value EVERYONE who gave me feedback and advice over the months it's taken me to put this together. If I've offended anyone by their omission here, it is quite unintentional.

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I invite and encourage you to share your thoughts with me about this work. In fact, even if you just want to talk, drop me a line. I would love to hear from you.

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