My name is Diandra Hollman and I am a public librarian in the 
state of Minnesota which, according to Dave Barry, is actually 
located inside the arctic circle. But, for the benefit of non-
Minnesotans, I am required by law to say that it is "just a bit 
nippy here".

I have been writing (and reading) fan fiction since I was 17, 
which was none-of-your-business years ago. My first story is 
probably not on this site anymore as I find much of what I 
wrote back then to be laughably bad. But the motivations 
behind those early stories were often the same: a desire to 
do something DIFFERENT. I started a "Titanic" story (that 
never saw the light of day) from Cal's point of view because I 
was tired of seeing him treated like a stereotypical villain. I
wrote romantic stories pairing every combination of the 
quadrangle in X-Files (except Scully/Reyes as I am usually 
not that interested in femslash) just because I couldn't stand
all the infighting and wanted to explore alternative pairs. I 
will support just about any pairing in any fandom and do not 
feel a need to treat them as mutually exclusive. As a result, 
my stories tend to vary (though they have been gravitating more 
and more towards slash). What has not changed – and never will 
– is that no matter what pairing I choose to explore in a story 
I will do so without "taking sides". No jealousy, no hatred, no 
character bashing. Period.

I'll be the first to admit that some of the stories on this 
site are bad. At least I think they are. They are my first 
stories, some of which were written just before I graduated 
from high school. You can recognize them by the terrible 
characterizations and lapses in logic. I like to think I've 
improved as a writer over the years. I've also learned a lot 
about fan fiction writing through research projects and have 
adjusted my style accordingly. This is not to say I'll never 
write a bad story again, but at least my standards are higher 
and I have a better idea of what the hell I'm doing. Also, I'm 
(slightly) more mature. Stress slightly. Which brings me to my
next point...

Recaps. When I first started my website (back in the days when 
computers were powered by hamsters on wheels that were a bitch 
to feed), I wrote reviews. Then I started reading recaps on 
"Television Without Pity" and my reviews started getting longer 
and a whole lot less pretentious. Nowadays I'm basically writing
jokes and meta that follow along with whatever movie/show I'm
recapping. Christine Anscher joined me back when I recapped 
"Pirates of the Caribbean" as a running joke and has graciously
been helping me and keeping me entertained and mostly sane for 
many other recaps since.

That's about it for now. Check out my AO3 account or Livejournal
for fanfics in progress and Twitter for general rants and humor 
(or if you just want to chat).

Enjoy!


~Diandra Hollman