Afterword & Acknowledgements
I devoted over two and a half years to this story; it's my first foray into Daria fanfic, and while I might not be on the same level as, say, Ruthless Bunny or Jon Kilner, I hope with your help and feedback, I can continue to improve the caliber of my work as time goes on.
And speaking of Ruthless Bunny, she's the first person I'd like to say "thank you" to. She gave me a lot of useful advice on how to handle certain scenes(and conversely, how not to handle them).A tip of the hat also to Galen Hardesty—a.k.a. Lawndale Stalker—who helped me catch and correct a major error concerning 911 procedure.While we're at it,thanks to my dad,who bought the computer on which I started "Crash Course",and to the Woburn Public Library,whose word processor enabled me to finish it when said computer abruptly broke down.Further thanks to Eileen Kelly,my best friend/significant other/writing partner,for her support the whole time I was working on this fanfic;to Martin Pollard,webmaster over at Outpost Daria,for providing the inspiration for me to try my hand at Daria fanfic;to Glenn Eichler and Susie Lewis Lynn,of course,for creating the Daria series...
....and last and most important,to all of you who've read "Crash Course" for your time and interest and your(mostly) positive reviews.I'm looking forward to having you read my next Daria fanfic(whenever I get around to posting it).