They alone were my childhood friends-
Fictional, fairytale friends;
I first was befriended by Nancy and co.,
Then redheaded Anne, and so on and so.

My bookshelves heave with my childhood friends-
Fictional, fairytale friends;
Four little women in a Faraway Tree,
And Dorothea Callum on the open sea.

Eighteen, but I still meet my childhood friends-
Fictional, fairytale friends;
Eustace and Jill, more childish than I,
Rode an owl afraid of the inky black sky.

I'd struggle to go without childhood friends-
Fictional, fairytale friends;
Two Hardy Boys chased Peregrin Took,
And I felt acceptance first from a book.

EstellaB 2008

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-I love Jesus with all my heart & I try to worship Him in everything, writing included. He has completely turned my life around :D

-I keep giving up fanfiction forever, in order to focus on my studies, spend more time outside, etc etc. About once a year, I have a blitz of my PC, deleting every chapter for every story I've ever written. Inevitably, I regret it, but it seems to be an unshakeable habit. I apologise for the delays this always causes.

-My "OTP" (silly term) of any fandom, ever ever ever, is John/Nancy from Swallows and Amazons, and if I had a hundred years I couldn't for the life of me explain why.

-My favourite authors include, but are not limited to: Jasper Fforde, C.S. Lewis, Tolkein, P.G. Wodehouse, Jerome K. Jerome, Keats, Arthur Ransome, and Edna Ferber.

-It's always worth watching reruns of Gilmore Girls and the Simpsons.

-Nurse and PhD student here; I have rather less time to write than is my preference, these days, but I still love my characters and come and play here as often as I can.

-Oh, one more thing? Plot isn't really my strong point. If you click on my "stories", they'll probably contain an abundance of semi-colons, several minor characters sharing one too many cups of tea, and some wry turns of phrase, but as for explosions, or anything actually happening? You're better off elsewhere. ;)

A/N 15.6.2013:

You guys, I deleted a whole load of my stories. I'm sorry. The thing is, I wrote very many of them when I was sixteen, and quite a few of them had their roots when I was much younger than that, and it turns out that what a 16-year-old girl who's read approximately all of the novels and a 23-year-old woman who has experienced approximately several of the emotions think is romantic and realistic is terribly different. I read through my back catalogue and honestly, I slightly wanted to spork myself in the eye. For what it's worth, having gone through a bit more of life than I had previously will probably make me a better writer, and some of the things I've written more recently are somewhat less corny, so I've left them up :) I've got plans for new stories, as well. If anybody particularly misses any of my stories, I downloaded them before deleting them and I'm happy to send you a copy of the document if you just PM me (as long as it is not republished under your name). A few more of them will be undergoing significant editing (Twin Roses, for example, was one of my pet stories once upon a time, and the idea is still much-beloved; I just think that the execution could do with a little tweaking). Stories that may disappear for a while include 'Beautiful', 'Simple Summer's Day', and 'In The Firelight'; you may download them in their current form if you especially desire that, although I would ask that you don't archive or publish them anywhere without my permission. Thanks :)

EstellaB

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