E.M. Praetorian, or Elder Master to some FFN members, seared my soul with her words and captured my heart with her love.

In the words of W. H. Auden to my most beloved, "You are my North, my South, my East, and West. My working week and my Sunday rest. My noon, my midnight, my talk, and my song."

For my inquiring readership, some yurianimeotaku trivia:

Y) Just in case you did not already guess from the declaration above, I am an "out" lesbian.

U) I have an evil Hentai mind and my beloved lovingly inspires it to new heights.

R) English is my first language, although sometimes I even wonder, especially since it was my major in college.

I) Caffeine is Kami.

A) I am old enough to know better, but young and stupid enough to try it anyway.

N) Yes, Hofftailing REALLY is my FFN senpai and the reason I started writing fan fiction.

I) I REALLY do read [and answer - unfortunately, due to FFN changes, authors have been rendered unable to directly answer their readers' reviews] ALL of my readers' reviews.

M) I hold my loyal readership's opinion in high regard and consider everything you all leave in your reviews.

E) "Nothing has done more to make us dumber or meaner than the anonymity of the Internet." - Aaron Sorkin

Yes, I disabled the "Anonymous Reviews" feature, because I believe MY life is way too short to deal with cowardly despicable people who hide behind anonymity to vent their mean petty jealousies. If you have something to say to me, say it to my face! In other words, register on this site.

O) I absolutely LOVE the deliberately trashy "Strawberry Panic!" anime, because I feel not everything needs to be pretentious to be thoroughly appreciated and enjoyed.

T) "Shizuma'd" is the blissed-out, often confused state of mind females experience after spending the night with Hanazono Shizuma (credit to 'Demel aka Sugador' for coining the term in a review & many thanks for letting me use it).

A) While I am a firm believer in keeping canon couples together in my fanfics, I am also a firm believer that love worth having is love worth fighting for.

K) Contrary to popular belief, my all-time favorite shoujo-ai/yuri anime couple is NOT ShizNat. It is Haruka and Michiru (Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune from "Sailor Moon").

U) Here is a list of my other favorite shoujo-ai/yuri anime 'couples' - some canon and some not (in order by anime):

Deunan & Hitomi (Appleseed)
Jo & Meg (Burst Angel)
Shadow & Luna (GoDannar)
Noin & Sally (Gundam Wing)
Kumiko & Reina (Hibike! Euphonium)
Natsuki & Yuuko (Hibike! Euphonium)
Haruka & Kaori (Hibike! Euphonium)
Sango & Kagome (Inuyasha)
Mio & Yui (K-On!)
Ritsu & Nodoka (K-On!)
Tsumugi & Sawako-sensei (K-On!)
Azusa & Ui (K-On!)
Chikane & Himeko (Kannaduki No Miko)
Korra & Asami Sato (The Legend of Korra)
Kouya & Yamato (Loveless)
Nanoha & Fate (Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS)
Aya & Tsuyuno (Mahou Shoujo Saito)
Sachiko & Yumi (Maria-sama ga Miteru)
Shimako & Noriko (Maria-sama ga Miteru)
Sei & Youko (Maria-sama ga Miteru)
Sei & Shizuka (Maria-sama ga Miteru)
Rei & Yoshino (Maria-sama ga Miteru)
Chie & Aoi (My-HiME/Otome)
Haruka & Yukino (My-HiME/Otome)
Mai & Mikoto (My-HiME/Otome)
Midori & Youko (My-HiME/Otome)
ShizNat (obviously) (My-HiME/Otome)
Konoka & Setsuna (Negima!)
Rin Toyama & Ko Yagami (New Game)
Utena & Antny (Revolutionary Girl Utena)
Ami & Makoto (Sailor Moon)
Rei & Usagi (Sailor Moon)
Setsuna & Minako (Sailor Moon)
Saki & Nodoka (Saki)
Hisa & Mihoko (Saki)
Yumi & Momoko (Saki)
Eiko & Kiyose (Slow Start)
Shizuma & Nagisa (Strawberry Panic!)
Amane & Hikari (Strawberry Panic!)
Kaname & Momomi (Strawberry Panic!)
Remon & Kizuna(Strawberry Panic!)
Miyuki & Noriko (Strawberry Panic!)
Yaya & Tsubomi (Strawberry Panic!)
Chikaru & Shion (Strawberry Panic!)
Chiyo & Kagome (Strawberry Panic!)
Special Week & Silence Suzuka (Uma Musume: Pretty Derby)
Mirei & Mamori (Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid)
Kasumi & Hibiki (Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid)
Lady Lady (Lady J & Rain) (Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid)
Nimi & Noe (Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid)
Michiru & Yomi (Zombie Loan)

I recently discovered the wonderful world of "Femslash" over on "Passion and Perfection."

Here is a list of my favorite femslash 'couples' - NONE of them are canon, but "hope springs eternal" (in order by television show):

Lexa & Clarke Griffin "Clexa" (The 100)
Barbara Gordon & Helena Kyle (Birds of Prey)
Sabrina Duncan & Kelly Garrett (Charlie's Angels)
Jo Polniaczek & Blair Warner (The Facts of Life)
Olivia Benson & Alexandra Cabot (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit)
Emma Swan & Regina Mills aka "SwanQueen" (Once Upon A Time)
Emma Swan & Elsa aka "FrozenSwan" (Once Upon A Time: Season 4)
Beca Mitchell & Chloe Beale "Becchloe" (Pitch Perfect)
Jane Rizzoli & Maura Isles (Rizzoli & Isles)
Nicole Haught & Waverly Earp "WayHaught" (Wynonna Earp)

I am not a gamer, but since playing "Kindred Spirits on the Roof," I have to add the following favorite shoujo-ai/yuri 'couples' - some canon and some not (in order by personal favorites) to my ever-growing list:

Aki & Youka (Okujou no Yurirei-san/Kindred Spirits on the Roof) [MY FAVORITE]
Matsuri & Miyu (Okujou no Yurirei-san/Kindred Spirits on the Roof)
Yuna & Hina (Okujou no Yurirei-san/Kindred Spirits on the Roof)
Sasa & Umi (Okujou no Yurirei-san/Kindred Spirits on the Roof)
Ano & Nena (Okujou no Yurirei-san/Kindred Spirits on the Roof)
Rinka & Miharu (Fatal Twelve)
Amber & Marina (Highway Blossoms)

My Favorite Quips and Quotes on:

Intelligence

"Learn to use your gray matter for something other than keeping your ears apart." - Mr. Matsueda (a great man - my mentor & high school U.S. History teacher)

“You just evolved a notch up the idiot ladder.” – Mandy (“The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy”)

“Don’t you have to go be stupid somewhere else?” – Sandy Cheeks (“SpongeBob SquarePants”)

Life

"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind!" - Dr. Seuss

“I'm not crazy M’Lynn; I've just been in a very bad mood for the last 40 years!” – Ouiser Boudreaux (“Steel Magnolias”)

“When a man gives his opinion he's a man. When a woman gives her opinion she's a bitch.” - The late great Bette Davis

“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forward.” - Soren Kierkegaard

"The hottest places in Hell are reserved for those who in time of moral crisis preserve their neutrality." - JFK

First they came for the communists,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a communist.

Then they came for the trade unionists,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Jews,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a Jew.

Then they came for the Catholics,
and I didn't speak out because I was Protestant.

Then they came for me
and there was no one left to speak out for me.

- Martin Niemöller

Love

"A writer in her craft has the power to move mountains, calm stormy seas, and pull from the heavens the stars for anyone who dares love." - elder master praetorian (FFN)

"Love is not finding the perfect person. It is seeing an imperfect person perfectly." - Sam Keen

“Even if the hitter may be doing it without much thought, for the victim, it leaves wounds that are there for a lifetime. Violence that wears the mask of love, is the worst kind there is.” – Takeru (“Last Friends")

AUTHOR'S NEWS:

February 15, 2008

My beloved E.M. Praetorian and I have begun a joint writing project under a different pen-name (to make life easier). If you have some free time, check out our works under "yuripraetorian."

Some people are like Slinkies - They do not add to the greater good, but they bring a smile to your face when pushed down the stairs.