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Frances Monro

17022009 Seven years old now. I wrote some more of the Hissy King, but not the other stuff. I've lately been wiritng more roleplaying related stories, some of which have been published in an ezine called The Strand (http://caledonstrandmag.blogspot.com/)

260607 My Elfwood Page is now five years old! I'm trying to reorganize my web presence to link my various Internet identities together more closely. My health is a little better and I've been writing more, starting with a Klingon Star Trek Fanfiction that obviously can't be posted here.  But I am planning to start a story about Mother Eve called "Out of Eden" and that will be Elfwoodable. I'd like to write some more of my Planetside stories: The House of Three Faces and The Hissy King. I still have stuff to say.

180206 Updated for the first time in years. Trimmed back some of the weaker stuff to make room for new growth. An Elfwood page is kind of like a garden, don't you think?

So we're back after the big elfwood crash. Luckily I hadn't updated in months so I didn't lose anything. ;)

Lately I've been distracted by writing an epic poem for J K Bower's Project #8. It's a classic fairy abduction story similar to 'The Girl who had no Dreams' (See below.) It will appear here once I've edited it.

I'm enjoying my job working on computers, which I'm very good at. My days are filled with CPUs and SATA drives. And I'm finally making enough money to live comfortably. Prrrr. Did I mention that I've been adopted by a kitten? Really she's a half grown female cat, but she acts like a kitten.. feed me! feed me! Perhaps I should work on a picture of her?

I've begun full time work as a computer technician, which means less time for Elfwood!

Please leave a message on the message board here. If you have an Elfwood page, log in and comment on my front page and I'll visit and say hi on yours, and people do love to follow these links and explore the woods this way, you know.

I write reviews for Woodworks: http://www.woodworksezine.com

Have you ever wished that you had been born long ago in some far off time when things were simpler and tales were more exciting? Perhaps you'd like to sail the lonely orbits among the stars in a darkling and mysterious starship?

If you've ever felt this way then this page is for you. My name is Ché, I'm a fantasist and a story teller. I like to spin yarns of the deeps and darknesses beyond our little circle of firelight.

Many of my stories talk about real people living small lives on the edge of the unknown. I hope that they will resonate in some small way with your own life. I hope they have meaning for you, that they illuminate some dusty corner of existance, if only with the faintest of lights.

Above all I hope you enjoy these my stories.

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In my secret alter ego as the reviews editor for Woodworks E-Zine I have cause to mention and link to worthy Wyverners who write material related to the books I reveiw. Like a free plug for your writing? Please contact me by email.

I am always seeking Hard SF, Adventure SF, Contemporary Fantasy, Feminist Fantasy/SF, Socialist Fantasy/SF, and intelligent modern Horror or Modern Fantasy to mention and link to for my readers.

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Thanks to Eline 'Ellende' Spek for illustrating The Fisherman's Tears and the Sea King's Daughter.

Some of my favorite Elfwood writers:

Alice "Muffin Girl" Smith Mmmmmm - Muffins!
Brian D. Saul You must read this man's writing. Go on - You have your orders! Go! Shoo!
Chyaz Samuel Little Miss Moose - The Moose Goose! Moooooose!
Chris A. Jackson Illegal Cheese Runner.
Patricia *Bunny* Saw who knows the difference between a hawk and a handsaw.
Alice Raven because nobody does small horse-shaped craft like Alice.
Shawn Patrik Reed because his characters need YOUR help!
Lindy 'Shanra' Kuepers because she is so cute!
Emily Lyn McDurman who is forever Emily.
Adam 'AdZ' Daniel B. Ragg who's Squonk must be read to be believed.
Andrea 'Silver1' Bodel Thanks for the unicorns!
Jessica Noell Farwell The Lamentable Lady.
Debra Lynn Turpin (Kilman)It is a good day to be Tavcoa, 'Nessa!
Maeve Leonard McEneny Fear her melodramatic-ness!
Stephan P. Calloway Wynot, after all?
Victoria E. Barrett She compared me to Asimov! *swoons*
Max C. Montgomery For Erin.
Kevin Jared Hosein Oh the horror! The horror!
Leanne Fitzpatrick Mistress of the Veil of Evil.

Favorite Elfwood Artists

John Botofte You must see this man's Trolls!

Guestbook for Chemonro

Date Name Comment   29 Sep 2009 Nathanael Herald Eisner Loading... Hey Frances! Thank you so much for stopping by in my Meadow and reading a few off my bookshelf! I am open to talk about any questions you have about my beliefs, which are incorporated in my stories. I see “Out of Eden” is ‘in the Woods’! 26 Oct 2009 Hans Joachim Jaehnichen Loading... Hello Frances, thanks for visiting and commenting my pictures! Your question I can not answer well, for I never tried writing humorous, but I think it can be able, if the talents are given. I am glad to read, that you like my little works. Greetings out of Old Europe from Jochen. 26 Oct 2009 Hans Joachim Jaehnichen Loading... Dear Frances, their is no wonder that you have not seen such Silenella, for she and her Sileni people are produced in my head and with my hand. The first of this friendly figures were drawn by me since approximately 1950. And have never pulished them till I was able to use Elfwood. Please, look on my age and you can see, when I was young their was no Tumnus. But I was glad about this friendly satyr-figure, the first one of this kind in literature as I know. Greetings from Jochen. 26 Oct 2009 Hans Joachim Jaehnichen Loading... Hello Frances, oh no photography! Only my eyes, my mind and my hand! Own expierences, I myself like to dance. Thanks for compliments! Jochen 26 Oct 2009 Hans Joachim Jaehnichen Loading... Oh Frances, once again thanks for this fiendly comments from Jochen. 26 Oct 2009 Hans Joachim Jaehnichen Loading... Oh Francis, a very important question! I have to think about it. Till now I took my pencil and draw, for I was not able to find the right words and texts. Look at my pic "Bilder erzählen ...". I hope, I can soon find time enough to read your works as shown in Elfwood. I am very interested! Jochen. 29 Oct 2009 Hans Joachim Jaehnichen Loading... Dear Frances: Greetings from continent to continent, from the north part to the south part of the globe! Thanks for your kind words. The declarations for the antique SILENOS which you found are correct. There from I took the idea to use the name SILENI and the idea to combine human and equine forms of their bodys. But I changed their characters as you can see in friendly beings. I see the Sileni peacable and peaceloving. Remember: Horses only in danger will be aggressiv. But humans? - For today Good bye! Jochen. 8 Nov 2009 Hans Joachim Jaehnichen Loading... Hello Frances, nice to get again greetings from Australia! Your texts I read with interest, can I help you in any way? Jochen 9 Jan 2010 Ray Valen Loading... Haha, you left a comment on my "Worlds Collide" story. I haven’t replied to it because all you said was you’ll come back to it when you’re in a clearer mind. Hehe, I’m going to get busy upgrading that story next week, I’ll let you know when that’s done. Maybe you could read it then and tell me what else I could do to improve it? 4 Aug 2011 Frances Monro Loading... Please read my story published in Bewildering Stories: http://www.bewilderingstories.com/issue440/wild_type.html Che Page: [1] 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

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