Yesterday, I logged on to discover that Best Mother in the World had been niffled at Fiction Alley. Reviews in general make me overly excited, but this was icing on the cake ( Read more... )

This is for the AU challenge at omniocular.

Title: Best Mother in the World
Rating: PG
Length: approx. 1200 words
Prompt: Dudley was never born (or died very young), so Petunia felt very different towards Harry in her grief. Harry had a very different childhood.
Summary: With her own child dead and her orphaned nephew to raise, Petunia can’t stop trying to ( Read more... )

It's been a month, and The Leaky Cauldron still hasn't sent the promised blog banner codes for placing third in their Vegas-themed fanfiction contest. Grrr... Of the other winning stories, I liked the top two in the "Creative" category best.

I finally got around to taking pictures of my finished knitting projects. My new addiction to the craft ( Read more... )

I'm submitting this for the July Challenge at omniocular - Brothers and Sisters

Title: The Importance of Being Earnest
Main Characters: Ernie Macmillan, Cathy Macmillan
Summary: During his fifth year at Hogwarts, Ernie Macmillan wrestles with his conscience while dealing with an embarrassing nickname, a questionable Muggle artifact, and Hufflepuffs behaving ( Read more... )

Prompt from amelia_eve: Molly Weasley's girlhood quidditch career.

Title: Battles with Bludgers
Rating: G
Summary: Twelve-year-old Molly Prewett tries out for the Gryffindor Quidditch team. Her brother and Arthur Weasley offer unsolicited advice.

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Since it's New Year's Eve, I got to thinking about the books I've read this year. I re-read many old favorites - HP 1-5, Jane Austen, L.M. Montgomery, C.S. Lewis, Lewis Carroll, Willa Cather, A Lantern in Her Hand, and most recently, Great Expectations.

As far as books that were new to me this year -

( The Good, The Not-so-good, and the Funny )

P. and I got back on Friday from a week in Hawaii to celebrate our 10th anniversary, and I've finally caught up with everything. We had a great time; we went practically everywhere on Kauai and Maui that you can get in a rental car. Good thing I bought a new memory card for the camera - I took over 300 pictures ( Read more... )

This quiz is pretty accurate.

( Who were you in high school? )

I have been working sporadically on the same cross-stitch project for TEN years & I finally finished this week. Since watching Astros baseball on TV inspires me to do something useful with my hands, I'm very grateful they made it to the World Series, giving me the extra time I needed ( Read more... )

I dabble in Harry Potter fanfiction - mostly genfic featuring minor characters and OCs ( Read more... )