One Whose Honesty is Stronger Than Her Fear

I am a German and English teacher in Public School with a Master's Degree in English. I have a wonderful and amazing husband and we have two kids; Elf born in 2001 and Ben born in 2002. Ben and I both have Asperger Syndrome (though with Ben he's currently not technically defined as such but still as having "high-functioning autism"). I'm a multi-fan who's been in fandom since about 1986 (though I attended my first con in about 1982), and have been fannish far longer. I used to write rarely, but enjoy editing and reading fanfic, and have recently been writing more and enjoying it a great deal.

When speaking of literature and storytelling, I think the most important concepts are that "We are all of us the heroes of our own stories," and that, ultimately, "We are all of us stories, in the end."

Friending Policy
I friend those whom I've gotten to know well enough to feel comfortable with them reading my very personal posts. I leave a great deal unlocked, including fannish stuff, political stuff, some stuff about my kids, occasional work stories, and random other things. I don't have issues with the terminology and don't feel I've been dismissed as a "friend" if I'm removed from a friends list, nor do I remove others as a way of dismissing actual friendship, but rather as a practical way of keeping my LJ manageable in terms of time and interest.

"Be afraid, but do it anyway." -Carrie Fisher

"Say your weak things in a strong voice." -Carrie Fisher

"Let me be brave." -Clara Oswald

"The earth is but one country and mankind its citizens." -Bahá'u'lláh

"Strive with heart and soul to practice love and kindness to the world of humanity at large, except to those souls who are selfish and insincere. It is not advisable to show kindness to a person who is a tyrant, a traitor or a thief because kindness encourages him to become worse and does not awaken him. The more kindness you show to a liar the more he is apt to lie, for he thinks that you know not, while you do know, but extreme kindness keeps you from revealing your knowledge." -`Abdu'l-Bahá

"Truthfulness is the foundation of all human virtues." -`Abdu'l-Bahá





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