The Ultimate Submission (Jacqueline's Story)
By Gato Medio


[Not a chapter - just some preliminary comments]

"_The Ultimate Submission (Jacqueline's Story)_" is my
first long story. It's of the size which may justify
calling it a book. It is divided into twenty-one chapters
and - barring any unforeseen events - will be posted in
seven weekly instalments of three chapters each.

In a way, "_The Ultimate Submission_" is really my first
story. I started working on it under the title
"_Jacqueline's story_" roughly a year ago. There came a
point when I felt Jacqueline needed some time to decide
in which direction she wanted to go and I wrote four
considerably shorter stories which were published between
February and May 2004.

"_The Ultimate Submission_" is also my first story which
had the benefit of being reviewed by an editor before
being published. I consider myself lucky to have had the
help of Peter Z who scrutinized my scribbling and pointed
out errors and other problems. There is no doubt in my
mind that the final product has gained considerably from
Peter Z's contribution. So, here's a big 'Thank you' to
you, Peter Z!

By the way: The story is written in British English, so
don't blame Peter Z if you come across a word which looks
'kind of weird'. The British spelling and any errors
which still made it into the published text are entirely
my responsibility.

                    Now go to Chapter 1