Fandom Snowflake Challenge

[dragonyphoenix]

Day 5: In your own space, talk about your fannish origin story. How did you come to fandom, why did you choose your fannish name, do you have more than one secret identity? Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

My uncle died in February of 2008. My mother, the following summer. I'd seen some Buffy reruns but didn't know that much of the show. My friend Susan, giving me something to help me through my grief, lent me her Buffy DVDs, season by season. I found fandom and fanfic. By the end of 2008 I'd started writing my own stories.

I still get lost in fanfic when I'm stressed. Actually, if I've been reading lots of fanfic, it's a pretty good indicator that I'm stressing over something. When I first got into fanfic, I was in a bad headspace. Not just from the deaths but from a job I couldn't endure and a physical illness. I'm not sure I would have made it through that time if it weren't for fanfic. Some days, other than my cats, it was close to the only joy in my life.

I'm sure you'll be glad to know I'm much better now.

Comments

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

*hugs you tightly* Fandom is a wonderful refuge, isn't it? I'm glad you found it and that it helped you so much. I'm glad you're doing much better now, that's for sure. but please accept my condolences on your losses.


Gabrielle

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

*hugs you back* Thank you. I saw something that reminded me of Mom today, a rooster calendar. She had a rooster / farm theme in her kitchen and when we were cleaning out her house my sister suggested we each take a rooster statue home with us. Sort of nostalgic but a bittersweet memory.