I wish to thank Stanman for his excellent editing prowess on the remaining stories from Mellissa (prairie_girl_64. The time and patience upon which Stan dedicated his time to do a wonderful job is gratefully appreciated. In the jouney these past few moths since her passing, I have become accutely aware of her strong devotion to sharing her story. I am also aware of her ability to describe in detail her struggles and pain. Mellissa has noted in her journal(s) that she was/is not the best editor in the world. She wished to share her story in hopes that it touched those readeres in a way that they will never have expected. I know as I sit here and read some additions that she made while in hospital and those un-finished stories,both fiction and autobiographical that they will never be posted nor completed. I readily admit I have niether the talent nor the energy to endure some of the emotions that she presented in her stories, they will remain unfinished.

Personally I would like to thanks BCTS and those authors whose talents are exceedingly well defined. Those stories upon which I have read are done with class and honor. Thank you all for your talents and for reading a novice writer as Mellissa was. She had all the support she needed with her manuscript. that too will be never completed as the publisher feels that her works are not completed and there needed to be closure to her story. It is a true shame that those works will never be completed.

Again I wish to thank all those who have read/commented on her stories that have been posted. I special thanks again to Stan whose dedication to a friend has assited me in making that final reality for her stories complete. I also wish to thank Erin and Sephrena for making the time for her stories to be posted. Finally, Thnaks again to everyone whom made Mellissa apart of this wonderful site. God Bless everyone.

Melanie Dixon
11/11/2008