A Twiwriter since 2011, I like canon-based stories, enjoying the challenge of adhering to SM’s vision, but write the occasional AH story. Although I am Team Edward/Bella all day, Rosalie is my favorite character, and I love any tale where she has a dynamic, non-witchy role.

I am also new to the Vampire Diaries universe--TV not books--and have switched loyalties from Delena to BAMON. The show is over, but I still wish I'd gotten my Bonnie/Damon pairing. Oh well... that's why we have fanfiction!

This site feeds my obsessions with some ah-mazing fiction and introduces me to some of the world’s most amazing people. My fellow writers and readers have enriched my life in word-defying ways.

My leisurely earned English degree gives me license to bemoan apostrophe abuse and raise awareness of the need for third-person singular, gender-neutral pronouns (they and their are plural!!). When I’m not lost in Forks, I remember to toss some cereal at my cherubs for sustenance, harass the Hubbs for hugs, and spend a little time in prayer. Between my Twifics and original stories, I need Christ’s help managing the voices in my head!

Favorite living writers: God, Pearl Cleage, Nicholas Evans, Diane McKinney-Whetstone, Joyce Meyer, Toni Morrison, Jennifer Weiner, and Andrew Wommack.

Favorite non-living writers: Louisa May Alcott, Jane Austen, James Baldwin, Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and Alexandre Dumas.

My life’s playlist: Jesus Culture, Hillsong, The Winans, Jill Scott, Carrie Underwood, Whitney Houston, and George Strait.

Welcome to my version of the Twiverse! I hope you like it here.

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*Joint Fanfiction account with BitterHarpy: BitterLady /~bitterlady

AWARDS/RECOGNITION

BELLA'S FIRST DAY:

"Twilight Bothered Contest" Winner, September 2019:

Best Moist-urizer Award

Judge's Pick: BitterHarpy's Favorite

Judge's Pick: MarieCarro's Favorite

Third Place, Public Vote

BLACK ICE:

Non-Canon Award: Best Edward/Alice or Rosalie or Esme Pairing, 2014

FOR THE LOVE OF PUMPKINS AND EDWARD MASEN:

Twilight Tricks and Treats Contest: "Secret Keeper" Pick, October 2015

GOOD GIRL:

Beyond the Bedroom Contest: Judge's Pick, February 2017

THE LAST WORD:

Red-Eyed Edward Contest: Judge's Pick, "The Quick Draw," November 2015

A LOVE WORTH DEFENDING:

Nominated for Top 10 Favourite Fics Completed - June 2014

PUNCH-DRUNK IN LOVE:

Anything Goes Contest: "Best of Both Worlds" Award - September 2016

SERENITY'S PRAYER:

Bookish Temptations - Fan Fiction Friday rec. - June 20, 2014 http:///2014/06/20/fan-fiction-friday-serenitys-prayer/

Rob Attack rec. - April 25, 2014 http:///2014/04/25/random-rita-when-edwards-clever-plan-backfires

Nominated for Top 10 Favourite Fics Completed - June 2013

WANTED: YOU, FOREVER:

The Lemonade Stand: What We're Reading... Holiday Edition - December 18, 2017

Nominated for Top 10 Favourite Fics Completed - June 2015

WHAT HAVE WE DONE?

Golden Onion Awards, 2nd Place - Best Leech Fic, July 2019

Golden Onion Awards, 2nd Place - Best Nail-Biting Fic, July 2019

Top Ten Completed Fics, Voted #3 - March 2018

The Lemonade Stand: What We're Reading This Week - March 12, 2018

TwiFic Fandom Awards 2017 - Nominated in Round 1

The Lemonade Stand: What We're Reading This Week - September 25, 2017

Rob Attack: Rita's Random Fic Recs - September 2, 2017

PUBLISHED WORK

My novel, Another 4.0, self-published as "Denise Leora Madre." Available at Amazon and CreateSpace, Fall 2016.

"Diary of a Naive Mom." The Motherhood Diaries 2: Humorous & Heartwarming Musings on Motherhood by ReShonda Tate Billingsley: Brown Girls Publishing, 2014.

"Love By Any Means Necessary." Color Him Father: Stories of Love & Rediscovery of Black Men by Valerie Harrison and Stephana Colbert: Kinship Press, 2006.