A little over a year ago, I read a story that captivated me. That story was "Tragedy of the Spirit". The Authoress was a friend whom I met years previous. Mellissa, She was a wonderful friend whom had a demeaner of strength and determination I have only seen a few times in my life. When I read "Tragedy" the first time I was overcome with raw emotion and sadness as to how the human spirit can be wrecked by such sensless acts of violence towards children, let alone human beings. I would never had imagined what Mellissa went through until I read her story. I know she was a new authoress in her journals which she kept up to date til she passed away. When the story appeared here I was stunned and yet not surprised. She needed a friendly environment to share her story with extremely well tallented authors and authoresses. She found a home here. Safe from judgements, riducule, humiliation upon which most of her life she endured. She battled on each and every adventure she journeyed upon.

When a true gentleman emailed me wondering if there was a chance of revising "Tragedy" and reposting for all to see on BCTS for all those that may have read it the first time and wished to reread it. The wonderful saint that asked was Stanman, is gentle approach to his revision was wonderful. I only asked that story was still true to the way it was originally written, raw and with a hardness of pain and anguish upon which it was originally written. Stan sent me a few short chapters of the revision and they were wonderful. Several weeks passed, life takes hold and well I was a bit lax in my communicative process to Stan over my thoughts etc. He wished to have the story reposted here on BCTS and I readily agreed to that wish, He then asked for some generous assistance in making that happen, JennaFL and Nora Adrienne for proofing and editing. Thye assistance went beyond that to Sephrena and Erin whom are wonderful hostesses of this wonderful site, which I have read some storiers and enjoyed them immensely.

I have read each revised chapter scince they have been posted and I am overjoyed with the outcome of each chapter. I wish to personally thanks all those involved with this undertaking, Erin, Sephrena JennaFL, Nora Adrienne and of course the one person whom meant alot to Mellissa STAN, his friendship will endure and I am ever grateful of that as I know Mellissa thought and wrote about his kindness in her journals. In Fact she wrote so many positives about the wonderful folks on BCTS that often was overwroght with emotion when she wrote in her journals as the tear stains are very visable on those pages.

May GOD Shine on you all here at BCTS and to those that are a intregal part of making this site free for all those that wish to be included that would otherwise be left out. Thanks once again with Many Blessings to all.

Melanie Dixon

PS. I will continue to be apart of this site as my own muse has taken shape on a few niggles of stories, so we shall see what takes shape. Thanks again to all and to this wonderful inclusive site.