In no particular order, those generous ladies who've helped me over the years: kathyh, who isn't just my oldest internet friend but has always been there for me, beta-wise, even drafting her husband when technical advice was needed, my other K.H., honorh, like Kathy there from the Highlander days onwards and the one who taught me that in English, you put " after the , - ; penknife and artaxastra, who aren't just fantastic authors but ready to beta essays about characters from fandoms they're unfamiliar with; likeadeuce whose only fault is that she stopped playing in theatrical_muse; andrastewhite (it's been a while since I seduced her into another fandom; I feel old!), monanotlisa (admit you're a sci-fi fan already!) and hobsonphile, who aside from inspiring a lot of my B5 stuff beta'd a multiverse story without hesitation; kangeiko, who is both a sharp beta and a source of inspiration; and Kate who came through for the lengthy Connor essay in a wonderful way.

*feels like Andrew Wells in Chosen with his Oscar speech*

This is for you: