Gentlemen, let us be clear: Raparee, as he now spells it, is a dear friend, an esteemed colleague, a gentleman of admirable invention and wit, a scholar of great breadth, and an afficianado of the very best in music and culture. I would defend him to the very last breath outside the portals of Mom's sacred holdings here. But behind out Mom's holy portals, so to speak, anything goes and we parry in order to temper our blades, nothing more.

I submitted "Beyond the Cascade" to a professional review outfit called ScriptShark, of good repute and high caliber in the industry. Two weeks later they sent me back a fine analysis and review, placing it in the top 5%. They did a good, professional job. Oddly enough the suggestions they made to imporove it are the same ones BBW made for free. Maybe I should take them seriously. :D