Whoosh! Issue 75 - January 2003

INSIDE THE HEAD OF ANN MARY TEMPESTA (WILMA3)
By Amy Murphy
Content © 2003 held by author
WHOOSH! Edition © 2003 held by WHOOSH
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Introduction (01)
Ann's Head (02-165)
Ann's Stories
Acknowledgments
Articles
Biography



INSIDE THE HEAD OF ANN MARY TEMPESTA (WILMA3)







Introduction

This is the last time we let Donald Trump consult on wardrobe.

Xena was the consummate contestant.


[01] I've read many of this bard's works and loved them. I didn't know she was the one who wrote these bardly masterpieces and I'm in awe of them. I asked this person if she wanted to do an article because her stories seemed so sweet and were just being published. Doing very well too, mind you. It is an honor for me, so let's get to know her. Ann come on down, you're the next contestant in the bards' interviews on Whoosh!.



Ann's Head


Interviewer:
[02] Why did you start writing?

Ann:
[03] When I was a kid. Writing has always been my preferred method of communication. I suffered an embarrassing stutter almost into my teens. For Xena tales, in '96, I began a time-travel story using a character who worked with Xena and Gabrielle reluctantly. The story translated into a fun diversion that became addictive.

Interviewer:
[04] If you had to do it all over, would you be a bard? Would you write?

Ann:
[05] Sure. May 21, 2001, my first novel was published. Every piece of writing has lead to this point.

Interviewer:
[06] Give us a brief day in the life of Ann.

Ann:
[07] That's not easy to answer. Since October 11, 1987, I've suffered from cfids and fibromyalgia. There are no cures or set FDA-approved treatments. If I'm having a good day, that translates to finding a way to get outdoors and experience all I can. Give me the ocean on a windy autumn day, or an adventure at a mall, or a trip to a wildlife conservation. Orchards? Love them. Craftshows? Great stuff. In short, do all I can do on a list of wants, then deal with the physical payment the next week or so. Make good memories. If I'm having a bad experience, a day's events could be reduced to me migrating from bed, bathroom, or couch. Every day, in some way, I write. There is always a festival of enticements when one exercises imagination.

Interviewer:
[08] How do you handle stress?

Ann:
[09] I'm still learning about asserting prayer and acknowledging my angels by my side. Sometimes I trip up my path with notions that I'm not experiencing pain, fear, or illness. Everyone knows a challenge or a brick wall problem. The trick is to be honest when you see them, then work to find a way forward: around, under, or through them.

Interviewer:
[10] Years from now, how would you want to be remembered?

Ann:
[11] As someone who loved and was loved. In my opinion, love is the only clout that will carry into the next life. Why not bank up as much as possible here?

Interviewer:
[12] What is your pet peeve?

Ann:
[13] Watching a personality stand tall and mighty only on forecasting the failures that others committed. If you want to be truly grand, do good not sarcastic verdicts.

Interviewer:
[14] Who is Ann?

Ann:
[15] Today? An author of Damsel In The Rough. Mom keeps celebrating the threshold. Go, Mom, go. In February, I'll be gaining marks in my blank passport. Ann is finally in the groove God intended and relieved to have narrowed down a path to that lasting groove.

Interviewer:
[16] What is the most sensitive part on your body?

Ann:
[17] My eyes. A few years ago, I was told that I would be losing my sight. Those doctors were wrong. (knock wood)

Interviewer:
[18] What do you see yourself doing in the future? Future projects?

Ann:
[19] Several more books and lots of travel. Two stories are already in the mid-works. One is a sequel to Damsel in the Rough.

Interviewer:
[20] How do you handle depression?

Ann:
[21] Music and stamina. All things in this world change--thank God.

Interviewer:
[22] What was the hardest thing you ever did?

Ann:
[23] My last surgery. Anytime a body part is removed, it's a traumatic thing.

Interviewer:
[24] What was the easiest?

Ann:
[25] Saying yes to a free vacation.

Interviewer:
[26] What advice can you give to future writers?

Ann:
[27] Write your story not theirs. I read through hundreds of magazines and books telling me to shift perspective to please publishers, editors, or the latest poll on what was needed by the populace. The best course is to hug the source within. Be yourself when you offer a metaphor to the world. And when you've finish any project, celebrate the moment. If a reader loves it, that's another moment to celebrate.

Interviewer:
[28] How did it feel to be published?

Ann:
[29] After I thanked God and everyone I could remember, I felt surprised to discover more challenges. Half the art is rewriting a story. The other half is getting word out to ears that will hear and eyes that will pay to read it.

Interviewer:
[30] What has the show Xena meant to you?

Ann:
[31] Xena, the show, has been enjoyment. The greatest fun was meeting all the folks in Xena forums and abroad. Over the years, I've collected megadoses of recipes to promote wisdom, crafts, understanding, and definition. The first time I put up a Xena fan fiction tale and received positive feedback, I was hooked as a writer. People, Xena People, are great.

Interviewer:
[32] How do you feel about its end?

Ann:
[33] No, no, no. It's not over. The actors and producers and promoters may have bowed out. But, Xena and Gabrielle will never be over in all those hearts who keep their own smiling dreams and fantasies.

Interviewer:
[34] What are your dreams? Hopes? Wishes?

Ann:
[35] I pray someday someone finds an affordable cure for all chronic illnesses. My hope is that my stories find hearts who enjoy them, learn from them, share them. In a way, I feel God sees me when I write. My wishes? Get to the next life in God's time.

Interviewer:
[36] Who do you trust?

Ann:
[37] God. There is a voice inside each of us that goads us one way or other. I've tried trusting me as in reason. That gets botched. I tried trusting those who knew better than I or resembled an honest voice. That didn't work either. So I trust God, the voice inside. Everything will work in the end.

Interviewer:
[38] What would you say every writer needs?

Ann:
[39] Access to research, commitment to completing a story, and a touch of deafness to voices of reproach. It takes a strong heart to deliver a creative project. This world needs strong hearts.

Interviewer:
[40] Do you believe in prayer? Explain.

Ann:
[41] In my opinion, we are beings of disposable matter and everlasting light. Go with prayer and the light. This life is a scrimmage of sorts for the real deal in the next experience. Yes, I believe in prayer, assertive hope, angels, and the light inside. We have the power, the power within.

Interviewer:
[42] How do you feel about subtext?

Ann:
[43] Subtext is a story running in a story. Bring it in. Most of the time, subtext is a mystery in itself. I do love a good mystery.

Interviewer:
[44] What makes your best friend your best friend?

Ann:
[45] Anger, laughter, frustration, love, forgiveness, and joy. My best friends honestly wield goodness, and each and every emotion at, with, or away from me. The choice to care is real. The choice to be friends is a commitment that beguiles us all.

Interviewer:
[46] Could you or have you ever experienced, you or someone else reading one of your stories aloud in the public? What did/would you feel?

Ann:
[47] My high school English teacher took it upon herself to read aloud my story. At first, I was mortified. People were turning heads and looking at me. The reading took twenty minutes in acapella. When she reached the end, folks started nudging my arm and asking as in doubting, "Did you really write this?" I felt a little relief and soon after stopped writing. A teenager's defensive response.

Interviewer:
[48] What theme would you like to tackle in your next work?

Ann:
[49] I don't write by theme. Some folks do. If a story contains a theme's message, so be it. Very often things happening about me, to me, with me; will translate into twists and turns for whatever story I'm working on.

Interviewer:
[50] What was the last thing that made you smile recently?

Ann:
[51] My sister's wedding.

Interviewer:
[52] What made you angry?

Ann:
[53] My sister's wedding. Passion, you got to love the throes.

Interviewer:
[54] You now have absolute authority over the world. Omnipotent in all areas. What's your first move?

Ann:
[55] Give myself a major raise. *L* THEN, hire new people in authority based on job competence. Any patents on alternative fuels that do not cause pollution will be made public domain, mandatory replacements for pollution-promoting energy. The rest I will announce after my official oath.

Interviewer:
[56] Do you have stalkers? If so, how have you handled them?

Ann:
[57] Not anymore.

Interviewer:
[58] How would you categorize your best writing, and give the URLs for them if posted?

Ann:
[59] My best writing is contained within my novel, Damsel In The Rough. The story inspires, provokes, and tickles the reader. There are sample chapters linked to http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/9737/damsel.html.

Interviewer:
[60] What stupid thing did you do as a teen?

Ann:
[61] Worked too many hours at a job instead of enjoying a little time with good friends. It took years to learn that I, you, we should be crediting the only time we truly own--the moments that are clicking in right now. History you can't change. Tomorrow, you were never guaranteed.

Interviewer:
[62] What, if anything, can stop you writing, if only for a while?

Ann:
[63] Severe sickness bouts.

Interviewer:
[64] In your opinion, do you fit your astrological sign?

Ann:
[65] My sign is Aries which makes me stubborn, warring, and focused. I'm a red-headed, Irish American. No, no. I don't see any similarities.

Interviewer:
[66] What to you is the worst feeling in the world?

Ann:
[67] Hopelessness. It is elusive. Sometimes you don't realize that you are stuck in it. Sometimes you are told to give up hope. That's wrong. Hope is part of who we are as spiritual beings. No matter how high, deep, or wide the evil; God's always got us covered. And, we are light, we are part God. We are honored bound to assert hope. How can we create a better globe if we don't build positive dreams?

Interviewer:
[68] The best feeling in the world?

Ann:
[69] To love and be loved.

Interviewer:
[70] Favorite song of the moment?

Ann:
[71] I don't have a favorite song. Love too many artists, too many genres, and too many styles.

Interviewer:
[72] What is the first thing you think of in the morning?

Ann:
[73] Yes! I woke up. Thank you, God!

Interviewer:
[74] Is there one part of the writing process where you usually get stuck? What have you tried to change that, successful or not?

Ann:
[75] Editing is usually a hurdle when I'm feeling poorly. I know in a vague essence what I want to say. But, when it translates into print, sometimes something is missing. The trick is to keep recycling words and phrases until it suits--and a little prayer always helps.

Interviewer:
[76] Does the best writing flow for you, or does it come from rewrites?

Ann:
[77] Unless you were born a genius, writing is rewriting, especially with someone like me who suffers brain fog, spelling hang-ups, short-term memory, and grammatical accidents.

Interviewer:
[78] Which part of writing do you enjoy most and why?

Ann:
[79] When the writing finally jives with my feelings inside.

Interviewer:
[80] How often do you think about a piece when you're working on it and when do you think about it?

Ann:
[81] If something is flowing, I get lost in typing for hours. Sometimes, I find a long pause and need to research more, or move away from the creation process, altogether. That is when laundry gets washed, meal preparations are made, rote tasks of household are performed. As humans, we are left and right brain. Can't be Pencil Sue or Eileen Einstein all the time.

Interviewer:
[82] When someone walks into your bedroom, what are the first five things that they're likely to notice?

Ann:
[83] Books, bookshelves, a bed, pillows, and a computer.

Interviewer:
[84] Do you feel in control of your writing, or do you get carried away by your inspiration or characters?

Ann:
[85] At first, ideas go into loose format. Usually in the second or third edit, I start to slip into imaginary scenes. Characters have set faces and movement quirks. Sometimes I catch myself laughing at three in the morning to some flow of dialogue. It's almost like directing a daydream.

Interviewer:
[86] If you consider yourself to have a muse, what exactly do you mean?

Ann:
[87] Yes. In the middle of sleep, an idea zips into my brain. Should I slip back into sleep or? No, no, no. I have to get up, find a notepad or any paper to document the idea. On another occasion, something odd is said by my favorite DJ. Or, zing, an idea comes while I'm folding towels, or a stray run of dialogue pops out while I'm sitting in silence doing a crossword.

Interviewer:
[88] Tell the truth--are you your favorite writer, or in your own top five? Why or why not?

Ann:
[89] My appetites for reading don't clash with my writing genres. But where is the mystery to reading my own mystery stories? I already know what is going to happen. The fun is there with the characters. The fun is always there. Me in my top five? I like too many authors to narrow a list to five: Janet Evanovich, Sandra West Prowell, Tami Hoag, Gloria Steinem, early Thomas Harris, some Nora Roberts--that's just some of the murder mystery crowd. Nonfiction, my list would be a novel.

Interviewer:
[90] Would the world be a better place if women ran it or would it be basically the same?

Ann:
[91] The world would be a better place if people who made decisions had to live under the restrictions of the decisions they made.

Interviewer:
[92] What is your favorite spot where you live now?

Ann:
[93] The ocean beach.

Interviewer:
[94] What books are you reading now? What about it/them is holding your attention?

Ann:
[95] Janet Evanovich's Seven Up. It's a murder mystery with humor. An ex-lingerie retailer turned bounty-hunter tackles her latest cases. SAS Survival Manual. Interesting research for my next novel. Joyous Voices by Doris Stokes. Last novel by a gifted medium.

Interviewer:
[96] What would your friends say is your worst trait?

Ann:
[97] Absent-mindedness.

Interviewer:
[98] Do fans ask too much from stars?

Ann:
[99] A general answer couldn't fit as each actor finds their own problems and profits from fans. The goods and evils of the public life.

Interviewer:
[100] Do you type with your fingers on the right keys?

Ann:
[101] I took typing in college.

Interviewer:
[102] What is the longest any plant in your home has been with you?

Ann:
[103] Four years, an aloe plant. I needed to give it away due to allergies. As far as I know, it is doing well in its new home.

Interviewer:
[104] Do you have any particular bedtime rituals (glass of warm milk, etc.) that you follow every night?

Ann:
[105] Checking E-mail.

Interviewer:
[106] If you find a spider in the bathtub, do you help it out or squish it?

Ann:
[107] Depends on the type of spider. Ones that go for bugs, live. Ones that don't better learn quickly how to navigate a shower's whirlpool.

Interviewer:
[108] What was the last thing you bought that you really didn't need?

Ann:
[109] Chocolate donuts---I only needed the chocolate.

Interviewer:
[110] Have you ever smoked cigarettes--explain

Ann:
[111] Yes. And, I gave them up decades ago.

Interviewer:
[112] Who is your favorite Greek God?

Ann:
[113] Athena.

Interviewer:
[114] Why do fools fall in love?

Ann:
[115] Because no one ever taught them how to stand and choose.

Interviewer:
[116] Do you keep a diary and if so what do you call it? If so, what effect has it had on your writing?

Ann:
[117] When I was teenager, I kept one. It helped to make sense out of chaos. Now, I don't keep diaries.

Interviewer:
[118] How has online writing affected your life and how you see yourself, your goals?

Ann:
[119] Being able to exchange with folks overseas and across the country can never be underappreciated. I'm happy that there is so much compassion, concern, and love that is universal.

Interviewer:
[120] What skill would you like to have that you don't have now?

Ann:
[121] Sight-reading music and professionally playing guitar.

Interviewer:
[122] Who is your real life hero and why?

Ann:
[123] Hero? No one. I put more power in faith then heroes.

Interviewer:
[124] What fan fic story touched you so much that you still remember it vividly?

Ann:
[125] There have been so many. I can't remember titles and authors.

Interviewer:
[126] If you could only choose a single climate with no variation would you prefer it to be sweltering hot or freezing cold?

Ann:
[127] Cold is easier for me to handle.

Interviewer:
[128] What is the first thing you notice about someone when you meet them?

Ann:
[129] Are they smiling?

Interviewer:
[130] Have you ever done something that accidentally caused something really bad to happen to someone?

Ann:
[131] Yes. It is only those who stand still that never stumble.

Interviewer:
[132] How is $25 well spent?

Ann:
[133] Buy my book. *S* Or, seek a charity that you can do for someone you know. Sometimes a neighbor could use an anonymous pick-me-up. Maybe Mom or Dad would celebrate an out-of-occasion gift that says thinking of you.

Interviewer:
[134] Would you rather live in a sociable suburb, or alone in the deep woods?

Ann:
[135] Depends on time of the year. I could swing from one to the other but not a life to remain in exclusively one or the other.

Interviewer:
[136] What literary character did you most identify with as a child?

Ann:
[137] No single character comes to mind.

Interviewer:
[138] What is the source of your inspiration?

Ann:
[139] Usually there is something I experience in real life that triggers a metaphorical response.

Interviewer:
[140] Where do your ideas come from?

Ann:
[141] Personal experiences, research, hopes, dreams, and fantasies.

Interviewer:
[142] What are the three things you enjoy most about writing?

Ann:
[143] Generating dialogue, swift passages, and completing the challenge of story crafting.

Interviewer:
[144] What were your favorite book, TV show, and movie when you were a teenager and what do you think of them now? Specific books?

Ann:
[145] Nancy Drew Series, Encyclopedia Brown, Kidnapped, and Zebra romance novels. TV? Wonder Woman, Mary Tyler Moore Show, Hogan's Heroes, and Saturday Night Live. Movies? Star Trek and Star Wars. Today, I enjoy those shows for nostalgia, only.

Interviewer:
[146] What's your idea of a perfect world?

Ann:
[147] I think a happy world would be one in which everyone had equal chance to meet challenges within their abilities. Basic food, medical care, housing, and education would be part of every citizen's life.

Interviewer:
[148] How real is your fiction to you?

Ann:
[149] People mistake fiction for fantasy. Actually, fiction is a story written as an amusement ride for your emotions. The manner in which my characters respond and assert action does create true emotions in me. Like most authors, I write with my heart.

Interviewer:
[150] When you were a kid what did you want to be when you grew up?

Ann:
[151] A doctor.

Interviewer:
[152] What are the limits in sacrifices for true love?

Ann:
[153] That's a question folks need to address in the moment. We have a lot of gray in this world. What's right for me will not be right for all. God didn't create a globe of clones.

Interviewer:
[154] What makes a great kisser?

Ann:
[155] Primed lips, mutual consent, and people who honestly act in accordance to their heart. What's the sense in experiencing a great sensation if in five minutes you feel empty and ashamed for it?

Interviewer:
[156] What have you learned from your animals?

Ann:
[157] So many, many lessons. One is, sometimes you need to bark at the world then move on.

Interviewer:
[158] Does our society glorify violence to the point we have become desensitized to it and the consequences?

Ann:
[159] No. I think via the Internet we are learning what we were blinded to before.

Interviewer:
[160] What is your motto?

Ann:
[161] Life is forward.

Interviewer:
[162] What do you think we take too seriously as writers?

Ann:
[163] Dotting the "I"s and crossing the "T"s. We are storytellers to the core.

Interviewer:
[164] What question should I have asked?

Ann:
[165] No reply.


Thanks to the Bardic Circle for some of the questions. http://www.geocities.com/thebardiccircle/



Ann's Stories

Ann's e-mail address is: wilma3@fnol.net

Name: Ann Logan

Pen Names: Ann Mary Tempesta, wilma3

PUBLISHED NOVEL:
DAMSEL IN THE ROUGH: Amazon Warrior Sarmatian
Story by: Ann Mary Tempesta
http://www.geocities.com/logan_a.geo/FICTION/damsel.html
Includes hyperlinks to sample chapters. Novel's main character, Tasha Malone Fidelli, I introduced in a series of Xena fan fiction stories known as the Damsel series, 1996.

XENA FAN FICTION PAGES:
Adventures with Xena Warrior Princess
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/9737/XENA.html

There are approximately 25-30 stories in the Damsel series.
Tasha Malone Fidelli is a co-ed from Brooklyn who is banished by Zeus to Ancient Greece. All she wants is to find a way back home--a want that seldom clashes with what Xena needs. Most of the adventures carry a high degree of fun with the usual tension, humor , action, and drama. Most stories are told from either Gabrielle's unique perspective or Tasha's New Yorkish point of view.

Damsel Story titles include:
Damsel from NYC
Tasha from NY
Chakra Vida
Cupid Strikes Again
And Justice For All
Trial By Platitudes
The Elusive Deed
Vengeance
Long Way Home
The Face of God
Xena 0-9 Kill
And the Fates Roll On
Ebony Promise
Kupra Kale
By The Gods
Scarlet Cadence
The Elixir Switch
Xena Me Twice
I am the Warrior
Rome By Any Other Name
Prophecy: Penumbra 2
Dark Age Outcasts
When Whispers Kill
Never Say Die
Horse Spirit
To Whip It

At present, some of the stories are offline in need of html-retooling. A few of the stories are lost in a cavern of backup files. Below are URLs for most of the Damsel tales that remain online.

Damsel From NYC OR Damsel From NY
The first Damsel story. A wily student from Brooklyn logs onto Zeus' chatroom and ends up in the worst of Ancient Greece.
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/9737/xena-a.html

Chakra Vida
With Hera's help, Xena and Gabrielle follow a wayward friend to New York.
http://www.geocities.com/logan_a.geo/XENA/chakra_1_vida.html

Long Way Home
http://www.geocities.com/logan_a.geo/XENA/WARRIOR/long_1_wayhome.html

Ebony Promise
This tale is story based on artifacts believed to contain mystical powers. Tasha from NY is captured by the Amazons and tagged for a ceremonial journey by Queen Bidowra. Ebony Promise is part 1, a full story. Part II is Kupra Kale, the tale of Amazon tenacity to survive.
http://www.geocities.com/logan_a.geo/tales-1/ebony_1_promise.html

Kupra Kale
(According to modern researchers, the fortress remains of Kupra Kale are considered the last stronghold of the Amazon Warrior Nation.) Xena leads an Amazon platoon on a dangerous journey to undermine Rome's plan to conquer the northern cultures. Meanwhile, Tasha from NY and a savvy Amazon Queen teleport to a Xena convention to prevent a massacre.
http://www.geocities.com/logan_a.geo/tales-1/kupra_1_kale.html

Vengeance
http://www.geocities.com/a.geo/XENA/WARRIOR/vengeance-1.html

And The Fates Roll On
This bizarre humorous tale picks up after Elixir Switch. Xena is preggers as a result of Tasha's adventures while wearing Xena's body in a switch. Being in her last month, Xena is quite vulnerable. Assassins from Rome are everywhere. And the fates roll on.
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/9737/tales-1/fates_1_rollon.html

Scarlet Cadence
Touch of NC-17. Xena and Tasha take on Lord Passion.
http://www.asherasarchive.com/fiction/scarletXm.html

Penumbra
Drawn to the realm of faint shadows, Penumbra, Xena meets her aunt and royal grandmother - a real pill.
http://www.geocities.com/logan_a.geo/tales-3/pen-1.html

Prophecy
Penumbra 2. Xena story September 15, 1997 includes Tasha from NY. The pregnancy of a wayward friend brings Xena and Gabrielle back for another visit to Penumbra. A prophecy to fulfill.
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/9737/tales-3/propho1.html

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***Over the years, I've generated Xena tales without Tasha. One of my favorite non-Damsel story was A Forum Tale where chatters in Xena's Universal Forum volunteered to have their handles used as characters.

A Forum Tale
Xena/Hercules story October 14, 1997 that includes many dynamic, "Hardcore Nutball" characters from Xena Universal and USA forums. Starring: Iapetus. RedPrincess, LeeAnn, DOVE, ThunderCloud, Kram2, and oh yeah, Xena, Hercules, Iolaus, Gabrielle, and the gods.
http://www.geocities.com/logan_a.geo/XENA/forfic-1.html

The Finest Mentor
Xena story rated R, October 1998. A yearning-to-be-a-women teenager picks the finest mentor, Xena.
http://www.geocities.com/logan_a.geo/z-tales/finest.html

The Godmother
Xena meets her "Mary Godmother." This story is dedicated to the memory of Mary Ritchie, may she ride in peace among the grassy plains of the Elysian Fields.
http://www.geocities.com/logan_a.geo/tales-2/godmom.html

Do Onto Others
A short tale following Xena after the episode The Price - when Xena and Gabrielle faced the Horde.
http://www.geocities.com/logan_a.geo/xenatales/do-on.html

Son Of Draco
Xena pursues the path of missing children and finds a new mortal enemy.
http://www.geocities.com/logan_a.geo/tales-2/draco.html

Son Of Draco story 2
Hercules offers Xena a hand and loses his way.
http://www.geocities.com/logan_a.geo/XENA/draco7a.html

Murder Most Foul
Xena and Gabrielle adventure in a who dun it! Read the story, gather the clues and take a chance before learning who done it?
http://www.geocities.com/logan_a.geo/XENA/murder-1.html

For The Love Of Dinars
XXL and wilma3 collaboration about taxes Xena never paid to the Athenian Revenue Service, also known as ARS. There are two Persians of this story with the same title. Who knew?
http://www.geocities.com/logan_a.geo/XENA/taxes-1.html

The One Who Waits
Gabrielle petitions help from Mavis, a friend from Xena's past, when Xena doesn't return from battle. ALT/tale.
http://www.geocities.com/logan_a.geo/ALT/waits-1.html

Searing The Wounds
Adult fantasy tale about lonesome hermit trying to help Gabrielle with a wounded Xena.
http://www.geocities.com/logan_a.geo/ALT/sear2a.html



Acknowledgments

Thanks to Kamouraskan for the beta.





Articles

L. J. Maas and Murphy Wilson [Amy Murphy].One Step Beyond ... Uber, That Is. WHOOSH #49 (October 2000)

The "Inside the Head of..." series in Whoosh issues #58, 61-66,68-75





Biography

a woman of mystery Amy Murphy
Amy Murphy resides in Indiana, and is an avid reader of Xena: Warrior Princess Fan Fiction. If it exists in the Xenaverse, chances are she has read it! Murphy has also tried her hand at writing fan fiction, turning out two very nice pieces that reside on a couple of web sites throughout the Xenaverse.


Favorite episode: IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE (24/124)
Favorite line: "I Have Many Skills" Various episodes
First episode seen: TITANS (07/107)
Least favorite episode: LYRE, LYRE HEARTS ON FIRE (100/510)

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