Sadera End Notes

Closing Credits

 

Cast

 

Starring:

Sadira Scheherazade Archer..............................voiced by Jenine Rideri

Jasmine Pirouze Archer................................................Susan Cangelosi

Jason Pterros..................................................................Jonathan Trask

Pamela Anne Shaw...........................................................Kimberly Reed

Featuring:

Angel Carmody....................................................................Cullan Reese

Cypher (William Gates)............................................................Ty Risken

Kyle Nigilo................................................................Nathaniel Landborn

Douglas Pollota...........................................................Thomas Stevenson

With (speaking parts only):

 

Airline Ticket Agent............................................................ Trent Wilson

Bartender at Fancy That..............................................Alan Stonebender

Billings Cabbie...................................................................Peter Sanford

Billings Ticket Agent.................................................................Ed Smith

Citizen Negotiator..............................................................Lincoln Tirelli

Delivery Man......................................................................Vincent Lyons

Female Computer Technician............................................Ellen Sanders

Guard on Fire!..........................................................................Cal Hawk

Guard in Lab........................................................................Jake Rommel

Male Computer Technician................................................Niles Hardesty

Minneapolis Cabbie.........................................................Maria De Roche

Waitress at Al's Barn..........................................................Anna Ragatini

Women in Stairwell............................................................Naia Verwoerd

Young Lady on Train........................................................Betty Robinson

Harold Adams.........................................................................Jack Cohen

Olivia Anderson..................................................................Kaitlin Frakes

Roger Barker............................................................................Colin Swift

Neil Benning......................................................................Virgil Clawfoot

Gordon Danson...............................................................Raymond Glasso

Mikhail Davtenkirtch.............................................................Joseph Race

Thomas Desparin...............................................................Clifford House

Carter Fallo...........................................................................Devlin Torve

Henry Ipswitch.....................................................................Max Simpson

Paul Jonas........................................................................Harold LaLonde

Elmora King............................................................................Alice James

Emmitt Lewis...................................................................Cameron Denver

Calvin Menken................................................................Kenneth Murphy

Peter Miral...........................................................................Michael Paris

Stan Price...................................................................................Roger Lee

Angela Rockford........................................................Barbara Haversham

Carlos Santini........................................................................Archie Fideo

Claire Shalm....................................................................Stephanie Alasin

Victor Shalm.................................................................Mikhail Rodreguiz

Alex Stanis..............................................................................Gene Bavasi

Ron Swensen......................................................................Amos Atchison

Fred Temperi...............................................................................Bob Sudi

Lisa Trevor..........................................................................Cristene Culizi

Grace Windsor................................................................Clarissa Wheeler

Stan Zindel..........................................................................Richard Farze

   

And quantum-jumping without a license:

Kimberly Reed................................................................................Herself

Melanie Skyler................................................................................Herself

   

    All characters (with the following exceptions) and unique locations such as GenTree Research in this story are copyrighted to Sam Tuirel, and may not be used without permission.  Ask politely, because I also reserve the right to withdraw permission at any time.  And I'll want to go over your drafts.

    Since everyone should copyright a phrase, I'll take "Inches are bunk."  Not that anyone else would use it...

    The characters of Kay Archer, Rick Danby, Charlotte Davenport, and Susan Shaw are copyright to SortaDog, which means you get to ask him.  Permission was granted for their use in this story, and thanks are hereby given once again.

    However, the Fancy That club chain wishes it to be known that they will open a new branch wherever their services are needed.  But the spirit of the clubs must be kept:  they are places of rest, respite, laughter, and healing.  If not, the bouncers will show up.

   

The author wishes to thank the following

people and organizations:

 

    SortaDog, in all his aliases.  This story could not have been written without his willingness to help with this crazy idea, reading it chapter by chapter as it came out, making suggestions, spotting typos, and trying to keep my spirits up all the way through.  None of those were easy tasks.  I cannot give him enough credit for his assistance — but that's not a problem.  I'm sure he'll take plenty on his own

   

    The National Library of Medicine at Bethesda, Maryland, which, although they probably wondered what the $%^^ I was up to, was gracious enough not to ask.

 

    Cheyenne Chaste Moon, for chosing not to rip apart the story in her R & D review column.  She choose to rip apart the original ASCII symbols instead.  Cheyenne, the RTF version is complete, and now the HTML version is up, thanks to ErikZ.  Those of you with stock in CVS may want to sell it:  the price will drop now that I'm buying less aspirin...

 

    Everyone who wrote in while the story was being posted, week by week, or said good things about it in the right areas — including those on IRC who asked if I was the one writing Sadira's story, and I had to figure out whether admitting it was a good thing or a bad thing...  If I tried to list all of you, I'd forget someone, and get screamed at later, so I'll use the old awards trick:  you know who you are.

 

    Flashdancers New York, for the look backstage which turned into the dressing room at Al's Barn.

 

    The Manhattan branch of Fancy That.  Thanks, Grace:  should it worry me a little that you let me in that fast?  Of course, now people aren't going be sure whether I'm serious or not...  But I'd like to think that if you go walking in the Maze region of Manhattan, you might find a white door with brass numbers and a golden doorknob.  You never know.  People have found Callahan's.

   

The author wishes to not thank the following people:

 

    My neighbors.  All of them.  Look, people, I've talked to you about this.  Sure, blasting your stereo at three in the morning does let me get more writing time in, and I'm sure that you're just squealing your tires down the street as a means of testing your brakes, and that rancid beer smell coming from your house is homemade perfume — but you can't hide in there forever.  You've got to come out eventually to buy more beer.  I will get you.  Wise up while there's still time.

   

Soundtrack

 

    The author associates certain songs with certain characters.  While the author doesn't have the legal right to put together a soundtrack for sale or the equipment to do so if permission was granted — the author can certainly say what music was associated at the time of writing.  Every reader will pick their own songs to link in, but I'd suggest going heavy on Chicago and Bat Out Of Hell II, with bits of Van Halen and Survivor here and there.  Instrumental themes are usually fragmentary, as are many vocal songs:  cut and paste whatever is needed.  Some of my musical associations were:

   

Chapter 2.  Rude awakenings

It just won't quit, Meatloaf.  [Sadira thinking about the virus]

4.  Jason hears a "What!"

Making love out of nothing at all, Air Supply:  Jason's song.  [while waiting for the red-eye flight]

6.  City mice, country mice

Modern Woman, Soundtrack, Ruthless People [playing on the airport system during Jason's phone call]

11.  Four of the three musketeers

The mountain, Soundtrack, Star Trek V  [Sadira at the door through the reunion]

12.  Tutorial programs (remedial division)

Keeper of the flame,  Martin Page:  Pamela's song.  [waiting for the tub to fill]

13.  The court of last resort

She's A Beauty, The Tubes:  Jasmine's song.  [playing in Al's Barn when Sadira walks in]

14.  The curbs of Philadelphia

Ride of the Valkyries, Wagner.  [on the car radio during the chase]

23.  Sic transit Sadira

Swamps of Sadness, The NeverEnding Story soundtrack [Sadira's dream]

Sacrifice, Elton John [Jason takes the accelerator]

26.  Dear Kay,

Hold on to the nights, Richard Marx  [writing about Jason and Pamela]

29.  Further developments

Broken wings, Mr. Mister  [Sadira looks at the wheelchair]

30.  Construction work (column #6)

1984, Van Halen:  Carmody's theme.  [during the Internet search]

31.  TransAtlantic DataFlow

When I'm back on my feet again, Michael Bolton [Sadira working out]

35.  Cascade failure

Break it down again, Tears for Fears  [Pamela looking at through the fence at the Cascade site]

36.  Dungeon crawl

Christmas Eve Sarajevo, Savatage  [the whole chapter.  In fact, if read at just the right pace...]

39.  Sisters

Hard to say I'm sorry, Chicago  [Jasmine tries to reconcile with Sadira]

42.  Roll the bones

Poor unfortunate soul, instrumental end, The Little Mermaid Soundtrack [Sadira is hit by the decelerator virus]

43.  A moment in time

When it's love, Van Halen, instrumental opening.  [getting into position for the photo]

 

    Every reader will find their own soundtrack — but if you have an extensive musical library and ever decide to try a re-read, give those a shot.

   

Semi-joking statement

 

    The preceding novel has been shareware.  If you have enjoyed what you have read, please send me five dollars.

   

Serious statement

 

    I am, however, curious as to who got to the end of this.  You deserve a medal — or at the very least, a hearty congratulations and thanks.  (And I confess to wanting some kind of readership count...)  So even if you favored me with a letter before, or you read this years after the completion date, I'd love to see a simple "Done" appear in my Email.  Add any other comments you like.  Be warned:  I write back.  The address shall remain sam_tuirel@nac.net. 

    I would also love to see an illustrated version of this story, if only for me — then again, I know what they look like, so it would probably be for everyone else.  I certainly wouldn't mind seeing a few people contribute out of the goodness of their hearts...  Feel free to send a sample in, and we'll talk.  I'm somewhat curious as to what you feel they look like.

   

About the Author

 

    Sam Tuirel oscillates between anima and animus fast enough to get whiplash, so goes for gender-neutral pronouns on the Internet.  (Besides, everyone seems to have a favorite opinion and vision of what s/he looks like:  why  ruin everyone’s fun?)  S/he’s realized that any goal of becoming Actually Published is summarily doomed – and, since Summarily Doomed is actually a genre these days, is leaning towards doing something in the field of horror-fantasy.  Online, of course.

   When not staring at a computer screen in frustration, Sam takes long drives at night, listens to baseball games — often at the same time — reads more than is probably good for hir, and even makes a living somewhere along the way.  S/he doesn't drink, smoke, or take drugs, feeling no need for artificial assistance to be insane.  S/he is, however, a Mets fan, and in any quanta where the team exists, will make one of the characters a follower, because if s/he has to suffer...

    S/he practices an odd sort of moral code where s/he is polite, helpful, gracious, and chews out those idiots who bring three shopping carts into the 12 Items Or Less line.  Hir sense of humor can be slightly drier than the Sahara in August, and s/he's a dirtier fighter than Pamela.

    Sam continues to reside in New Jersey and is depressingly single.  S/he occasionally suspects those two facts are related.