FORKNI-L
Digest - 16 Aug 2010 to 17 Aug 2010 (#2010-151)
Tue, 17 Aug 2010
There are 13 messages totalling 321 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. Susan Garrett (5)
2. RIP Susan Garrett (3)
3. Do you get a choice?
4. Guestbook for Susan Garrett (2)
5. Forever Knight Moment
6. Susan, funny stories about her NJ job
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Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:16:16 -0700
From: Laurie of the Isles <laudon1228@y.......>
Subject: Re: Susan Garrett
--- On Mon, 8/16/10, cindy clark <badwolf15895@s.......> wrote:
> We will all miss her. Celebrate her life and the
> memories she left for us.
I want to thank my fellow list sibs for sharing their memories of Susan Garrett.
I don't have any experiences of Susan, or even much with her fiction, but I am
learning so much from reading the outpouring of memories people are sharing.
My condolences to her family, friends, and FK family,
Laurie of the Isles
Laudon1228@y.......
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Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:00:54 -0700
From: Kristen Fife <fenix23fyre@y.......>
Subject: Re: RIP Susan Garrett
I was shocked to see this (via Gaylin's FB page.) I didn't know Susan at all, I
had never met her, but I must say that her death is a terrible loss to our
community.
Kristen Fife
Find me on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter (employeeze) and Plaxo
--- On Mon, 8/16/10, Lady hawke <darkknightie@y.......> wrote:
> From: Lady hawke <darkknightie@y.......>
> Subject: Re: RIP Susan Garrett
> To: FORKNI-L@l.......
> Date: Monday, August 16, 2010, 1:47 PM
> I'm shocked. My thoughts and
> prayers are with the family.
>
> Maria
> darkknightie
>
> --- On Sun, 8/15/10, CousinLucilla <cousinlucilla@f.......>
> wrote:
>
> > From: CousinLucilla <cousinlucilla@f.......>
> > Subject: RIP Susan Garrett
> > To: FORKNI-L@l.......
> > Date: Sunday, August 15, 2010, 9:30 AM
> > Some of you might already have
> > received the sad news through Facebook or other lists.
> > Susan Garrett, prolific fan fic writer and writer of the FK
> > novel "Intimations of Mortality" has died aged 49.
> > She will be sorely missed.
> >
> > Doris
> >
>
>
>
>
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Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:15:31 -0700
From: Kristen Fife <fenix23fyre@y.......>
Subject: Re: Do you get a choice?
My take on it is not that you have to give the vampire master consent, but that
the choice comes at the crossroads of life and death. Urs explicitly did not
want to be made a vampire, nor did Serena in "Baby Baby".
--- On Mon, 8/9/10, Megan Hull <mistrydder@y.......> wrote:
> From: Megan Hull <mistrydder@y.......>
> Subject: Do you get a choice?
> To: FORKNI-L@l.......
> Date: Monday, August 9, 2010, 5:25 AM
> While wading through some of the
> archives and reading old favorites, I've noticed something that got my brain
> working. Several authors have used the assumption that a person has to give
> their permission to become a vampire (consent freely given, I think the
> phrase is). Is there anything in the show to back this up, or is it strictly
> speculation?
>
>
>
> -
> Megan
>
> "Eternal nights too short,
> How quickly melt away,
> With all the love we shared once,
> Forever in a Day."
>
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Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 22:20:50 -0400
From: Deborah Hymon <debh@e.......>
Subject: Guestbook for Susan Garrett
There are so many wonderful thoughts and memories being posted here about
Susan. I too didn't know her, but feel as if I have learned so much about
her, and missed a great deal with not meeting her.
Can someone who is in contact with the family possibly copy the posts from
the server, and forward them to her family? I'm sure they would enjoy
reading all the wonderful posts about a special lady.
Deborah A. Hymon
--DeborahAHymon.com
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Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 22:24:01 -0400
From: Deborah Hymon <debh@e.......>
Subject: Guestbook for Susan Garrett
There are so many wonderful thoughts and memories being posted here about
Susan. I too didn't know her, but feel as if I have learned so much about
her, and missed a great deal with not meeting her.
Can someone who is in contact with the family possibly copy the posts from
the server, and forward them to her family? I'm sure they would enjoy
reading all the wonderful posts about a special lady.
Deborah A. Hymon
--DeborahAHymon.com
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Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 03:13:16 +0000
From: nancykam@c.......
Subject: Re: RIP Susan Garrett
What a shock! Susan wrote the very first fanfic I ever read, and opened the
world of fandom for me. My very first fic was written to celebrate her birthday
in 1994. She was gracious and helpful to a timid newbie. Later, when I was
putting together my first fanzine (Shadows and Roses) she kindly sent me all
sorts of information on how to do it, based on her very extensive experience.
I actually met her at the two Gertherings I attended. I remember especially her
dramatic reading of "Nighty-Night, Nick," her delightful illustrated bedtime
tale for all us grown-up kids, while we waited for Ger to arrive.
Her enthusiasm and talent as a writer were notable, and set the bar very high
for all the other fanfic writers who expanded the FK world for us. She will be
sorely missed.
Nighty-night, Susan. Rest in peace.
Nancy Kaminski
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Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 23:32:39 -0500
From: Margie Hammet <treeleaf@i.......>
Subject: Re: Susan Garrett
Susan did so much for the fandom, purely for the enjoyment of doing
it. She was a mainstay of the fandom. Even though she didn't
participate in the Forkni-l list that much recently, every now and then
something would pop up from her, and it always made me feel good to know
that she was still here. I will miss her.
Margie (treeleaf@i.......)
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Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:57:22 EDT
From: Susankenn@a.......
Subject: Susan Garrett
I was so shocked to hear the news. I am just back from vacation and did not
have email access.
Susan, besides being the best writer was the kindest person I met. We spent
many cons and Gertherings together and I am richer from the experience. I
felt a great sadness on hearing the news and wish all who knew her my
sincerest condolences.
Sue Honig
Knightie
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Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 08:41:58 -0400
From: "Phillips, Tim" <Tim.Phillips@s.......>
Subject: Forever Knight Moment
I caught the new episode of Criminal Minds Sunday night.
The "villian" was a musician who stage-persona was a vampire.
The character's "real name": Paul Davies.
I'm not inclined to think that was a co-incidence.
Tim
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Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:03:38 -0700
From: Megan Hull <mistrydder@y.......>
Subject: Re: RIP Susan Garrett
Like others, I am shocked and saddened by this news-- I'd heard she was ill,
but didn't realize the severity of it. I didn't know her personally, although
I thoroughly enjoyed her stories, and so there is nothing for me to say but to
add my voice of sorrow to the chorus and my deepest condolences to those
already streaming to her family and friends.
Only the good die young, and you were among the best, Susan. May you
find only peace and joy in your new home.
- Megan
One short sleep past, we wake eternally,
And death shall be no more; death, thou shalt die.
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Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:56:23 -0500
From: eowyn23@j.......
Subject: Susan Garrett
When I first went looking for FK fanfic, it was Susan's stories that
caught my eye. She became a "celebrity" to me and then I met Susan at
the first Gerthering I attended in Phoenix. She was gracious, generous,
down to earth and a whole lotta fun! I don't have the privelege of
counting her among my close friends but I will always remember her. My
condolences to her family and friends.
Terri
eowyn23@j.......
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Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:47:11 -0400
From: g4akl@c.......
Subject: Susan Garrett
Like many other list members, I saw Susan several times at fan
conventions, a Gerthering, and during her book tour. She was among
the best fanfic writers and I remember how thrilled everyone was that she was
chosen to write one of the authorized novels.
Perhaps my favorite memory of her was when, after her book signing,
she had dinner with another Forkni
list member and myself. It was at that time that she told a very
funny story about her then job in New Jersey.
RIP Susan, you will be missed.
Arletta Asbury
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Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:53:59 -0400
From: Lisa McDavid <mclisa@m.......>
Subject: Susan, funny stories about her NJ job
There are two I've never forgotten.
1. The time the local police had just gotten WordPerfect, and Susan was the help
peron. They kept complaining they'd lost text, and only got a blank screen.
After she went there to investigate, she explained to them that it wasn't a good
idea to select white text and white background in the same document. :)
2. The other was the time the same police had to call a repairman for the
copier. One of them had his gun out and had accidentally shot the machine. At
least, he said it was an accident.")
McLisa
mclisa@m.......
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