Fanmail

[thrihyrne]

I picked up my stepkids from their daycamp today and once we were home, I asked them to take the office recycling out of the back of the Subaru and put it in our bin which is to be picked up tomorrow. Included with the office paper were two boxes of nice envelopes. Emma said, “Look, Kristi! It’s fan mail for your stories!” “Ha, ha,” I replied, and went inside to change clothes and then go mow the front yard, since I had promised to Mr. Thev that I would do so if it weren’t raining.

An hour and some later, I came inside, sweaty and whatnot, and Sam took me by the hand to guide me to the dining room table. “Look!” he said. “We told you you had fanmail!”

Eight of the envelopes had been saved with letters in each of them (I must interject here and admit that neither Emma nor Sam have actually read any of my fanfiction, though I’ve enticed Emma with the twinfic, and she said she’d read it when it was done.), all addressed to me. I won’t quote them all, but the variety of authors was rather hilarious:

Dear Kristi.

I love your work. It is so inspiraring. Sorry for the misspelling. I spend so much time acting.

From

Billy Boyd

(I love that one especially since I don’t think I’ve written anything with Pippin in it except very peripherally. I think it’s that Sam knows that I love it when Pippin sings during RotK the movie.)

Kristi,

This is really great stuff and true to the book too! Keep up the great work. You have a lot of promise.

Sincerely,

J.K. Rowling

Kristi,

Thanks for writing all those stories that provide us with endless hours of pleasure and entertainment! We agree with you, Fred and George should get more recognition.

Sincerely,

“Fred and George Weasley”

Dear Kirsti, [sic]

Your work is great. I love it. I think you should write a book. Please sign and send back.

X________________

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Daniel Radcliff

Dear Kristi,

I would just like to say how much I enjoy your stories. I’ve read all the Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter books and think your stories are excellent. Keep coming up with the great stuff!

Sincerely,

Ellen DeGeneres


I was rendered speechless, though I did bestow many kisses on said progeny-by-love.

I wonder what will happen if they ever actually read any of my stuff. Hard to say.

Comments

[helveticat.livejournal.com]

LMAO! The image I have of you discovering these is priceless.

<3

[thrihyrne.livejournal.com]

Yeah- I was pretty overwhelmed, but about to die laughing. Each envelope was addressed to me, the full address with the original address marked through. I got another one from an anonymous fan called 'Your Biggest Fan.'

They're pretty awesome kids.

[tyellas.livejournal.com]

That is the most adorable feedback story I've ever heard!

[thrihyrne.livejournal.com]

Thanks! It was pretty amazing, so I thought I'd share. It does strike me as rather ironic that they haven't actually read any of my stories, but they sure see me writing a lot! ;)

[miraminx.livejournal.com]

That's absolutely wonderful. What creative, fun kids! I especially like the fact that "Ellen DeGeneres" wrote you a letter, and that Daniel Radcliffe wants your autograph.

[thrihyrne.livejournal.com]

Daniel Radcliffe wants your autograph.

Yeah. *blush* I'm so popular! I've put the Fred and George one up on my wall at work. They even tried to vary their handwriting for the different letters. And they are incredible kids, which is why I tend to gush about them and their occasional antics.

[edrys.livejournal.com]

They sound like wonderful, thoughtful kids. That speaks well for all of the adults who've been involved in their upbringing - which includes your dear self.

*btw, I owe you a letter myself. I meant to pop off a quick e-mail to let you know yours arrived okay, itinerary and all.* :-)

[thrihyrne.livejournal.com]

They sound like wonderful, thoughtful kids. That speaks well for all of the adults who've been involved in their upbringing - which includes your dear self.

It's pretty amazing, even though I still don't think that I was meant to be a full-time parent, and I truly admire all those who are. But Emma and Sam have four parents who love them, even if we each have our own... oddities. :)

And I'm glad that my letter arrived okay! Do you think I'll be able to see you? If not, I completely understand, but it would be extraordinary to meet the Nessime that I've been bantering ideas around with for 16 months or so.

*beams*

[cim-halfling.livejournal.com]

Looks like your crew came hardwired pretty special too! What a great story. Thanks for sharing. That really made my day. Hope they actually read it at some point and realize how right on they are!

I agree, though, the adults in these kid's lives are doing something right! :)

Re: *beams*

[thrihyrne.livejournal.com]

Looks like your crew came hardwired pretty special too! What a great story. Thanks for sharing. That really made my day. Hope they actually read it at some point and realize how right on they are!

Well, we'll see. Emma is more of a rabid reader than Sam, but neither is opposed to reading, to be sure. I don't know that they'll ever get into my stuff, tho' perhaps Emma will read the twinfic. I doubt that she will ever get into Tolkien, but who knows- aside from The Hobbit, I hadn't read any Tolkien until the movie came out. Hard to believe it's only been two years and some that Tolkien's been in my life. At our "butt numb a thon" today, almost everybody else had grown up with the Lord of the Rings trilogy. I feel like an over-self-educated child, sometimes.

Sam hasn't even read "Another Mother's Son" which I wrote for him- I told him he couldn't until he read "The Hobbit," which I bought in lovely limited edition green (p)leather for him for Christmas last year. It could be a long wait. :P