Simple Farewell

I’m late. As usual. These were all supposed to be posted in February, but I couldn’t bring myself to say goodbye that soon. Then I got the brilliant idea that I’d post my last on my birthday. I have no idea what significance that holds, except at the time, it seemed a good idea. So here we go. Everything runs its...

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I hope you’ve had the time of your life…

So, this is the last time I’ll ever use my State of the Fandom banner. That makes me sad. In all reality, though, I don’t have a clue what to say. MVF has been a huge part of my life for almost two-and-a-half years. Some of my best friends are my fellow co-owners and some of my biggest supporters are our awesome staff...

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So much to say, yet I don’t know how to say it…

I’ve been struggling for many weeks with this last column, and to be honest I wanted to ignore it. I’m not a fan of goodbyes, so if this is poorly worded, that is why. That being said, what an adventure this has been. It might be the hardest thing I’ve ever done. It started in a few minutes with a couple of chats...

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Con Te Partiro

  This song comes to mind as I write this, my final post for My Vamp Fiction. The first line of the chorus is “Time to say goodbye”. Indeed, it is time to bid all of you, my wonderful friends, a bittersweet farewell. It is not only the lyric of the chorus that makes this song sentimental to me, and poignant for this blog....

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So many amazing memories…

It’s hard to believe it’s all coming to an end. I’ve been with MVF since the beginning, starting as a VB in the dungeon when the lovely ladies who own this amazing site invited me to join just as they were opening the site and post my work with them. Over the past two and (nearly) a half years I’ve come to...

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Once Upon a Time versus Grimm

Jan 18, 12 Once Upon a Time versus Grimm

Posted by in Columns, Lisa's Laundry List, News, TV Talk

  Once Upon a Time…many a story begins with that very phrase and takes us away into a world of fantasy that we sometimes are hesitant to leave again. ABC finally jumped on board the supernatural / fantasy / paranormal train and has created an entire show that combines our world with that of the fairy tale universe. I...

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Food Drive Thank You

Jan 17, 12 Food Drive Thank You

Posted by in Food Drive, News

Thank you again to everyone who donated to our Food Drive. Because of your generosity, Feeding America will be able t0 provide 2600 meals to food pantries across the United States. Don’t forget to donate to your local food pantry throughout the year. Hunger happens every day, not just during the holiday...

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The Vampire Diaries: Get Outta Town!

Ok, peeps…I gotta say, I just LOVE the opening shower scenes with Damon! This is the second time now, that we were able to enjoy the view. I say keep them coming! ;) We open this episode (after the yummy shower scene) with Elena beating the stuffing, almost literally out of a punching bag…after that kiss we ended on...

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The Dream Hunter, Sherrilyn Kenyon

Jan 03, 12 The Dream Hunter, Sherrilyn Kenyon

Posted by in Book Reviews, Mythology, News, Paranormal

The Dream Hunter, Sherrilyn Kenyon Dark Hunter Series Book 10 reviewed by cfmom Lisa In the ethereal world of dreams, there are champions who fight to protect the dreamer and there are demons who prey on them… Arik is such a predator. Condemned by the gods to live eternity without emotions, Arik can only feel when he’s...

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Food Drive winners!

Jan 01, 12 Food Drive winners!

Posted by in Food Drive

It’s time to announce the final drawings of our 2011 Team MVF Food Drive! The final weekly drawing was for autographed books by Rachel Caine, Mike Mullin and Kimberly Gould and it goes too…. LAURA DAVIS Thank you Laura for your generous donation in the final hours of our food drive! Our next drawing was a special treat....

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Team MVF Super Special Announcement

Dec 31, 11 Team MVF Super Special Announcement

Posted by in Food Drive

If you are wondering what happened to the final week of the food drive giveaway…well we all kind of lost track of time. As you all know, it’s very easy to forget about anything but our families and friends over the Christmas and New Years celebrations. So, to recap, we are giving away 3 autographed books: Rachel Caine...

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The Gift of Reading

Dec 21, 11 The Gift of Reading

Posted by in Columns, Featured, Lisa's Laundry List, News

    “Reading is the mind what exercise is to the body.” ~Richard Steele “In books I have traveled, not only to other worlds, but into my own.” ~Anna Quindlen   Few gifts are as precious as the gift of reading. All children learn to read in school, of course, but unless that skill is...

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