Another thought, Allyson: the book is divided into sections, right? How about an introduction for each part?
Oh, I'm gonna go to the special hell.
Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
The Great Write Way, Chapter Two: Twice upon a time...
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Jesse - Jun 04, 2006 3:09:03 pm PDT #6982 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Lee - Jun 04, 2006 3:12:58 pm PDT #6983 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I was wondering about that too, Allyson. Maybe even an intro by one of the people in the essay?
Scrappy - Jun 04, 2006 4:04:05 pm PDT #6984 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
How about one on romantic relationships that came out of fandom--people who met specifically through fandom and fell in love. Do Nora and Tom count? Or are there any love matches that came out of The Bronze or Cons? You might ask them how sharing an interest like this made their relationship easier--or harder.
I also love the idea of slang definitions.
deborah grabien - Jun 04, 2006 5:22:29 pm PDT #6985 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Robin, IIRC, Allyson has an entire essay based on Kat and Lori.
Gus - Jun 04, 2006 5:51:19 pm PDT #6986 of 10001
Bag the crypto. Say what is on your mind.
It is hard to parse "heh" into a compliment. If anyone can do it, though, it is me. Faint praise is my very meat. I am damned to make these few words in the hope that some brief contact will be made before the reader's attention skitters elsewhere.
This is why I choose these few words. They are only a hundred marchers in the long parade of human thought, but they may march up on a "heh" one day and trample it into a compliment. This is my hope.
These are my few words. There are a hundred of them, more or less, each of them heartfelt.
deborah grabien - Jun 04, 2006 6:00:02 pm PDT #6987 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Heh. Heh heh.
Gus has gone meta-Zen!
Gus - Jun 04, 2006 6:04:47 pm PDT #6988 of 10001
Bag the crypto. Say what is on your mind.
I am the Very Meta-Zen!
I have no idea what that means, but it sounds cool, so it is mine.
Scrappy - Jun 04, 2006 7:07:31 pm PDT #6989 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
You bet, Deb, and a fab essay it is, too, but Kat & Lori didn't meet each other because of Buffy. I suspect there are folks in love out there who never would have met except for fandom activities and those might make a good essay.
Allyson - Jun 04, 2006 7:16:17 pm PDT #6990 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
They met because of Ani DiFranco fandom.
deborah grabien - Jun 04, 2006 7:17:40 pm PDT #6991 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
(edit: for Robin) Oh, the actual meeting coming through fandom? Right, different thing. Remember Penny B? She and Larry hooked up online; she was a Buffy fan, he wasn't. First meeting, he proved his love by showering her with Buffy-themed stuff.
They've been married six years this coming October. So, yeah, those stories are definitely out there.