Now that my nearest and dearest are scattered all over the earth, I feel the need to elaborate a little on those I mention here, as they all have their own nicknames and I'm sure many of them don't know who I'm talking about much of the time. So without further ado....

Cast of Characters

сестра	mneme_metis, a friend since 6th grade, my co-writer, sometime mirror, fellow former grad school sufferer
Czarina	insanedeity, a friend from high school, amazing writer/actress/director, fellow fanfic...er, fan, reason I'm an x-phile :)
Elessar	my little brother, brilliant, solemn, witty, cocky, who likes classic rock at least as much as I do
Hermione	my youngest sister, fellow Harry Potter freak, owner of my share of the outgoing genes
Rose Red	my younger sister, botanist, healer, craftswoman, lioness, and maman
Dragon	Rose Red's husband, computer-savior, frequently referred to as "my brother" in conversation
Bantling	Rose Red and Dragon's eldest little one, my first nephew born September 19th
Dracling	Rose Red and Dragon's second little one, my first niece born April 3rd
Fledgling	Rose Red and Dragon's third little one, my second nephew born January 13th
Cyrano	former Barnes & Noble coworker, currently partner in Evil, provider of all things book-wonderful and film-beautiful, fellow IHOP-haunter, and always Kimi-advocate
Eolande	milos_sunrise, also former B&N coworker, current partner in Crazy, fellow children's book devotee, believer in faeries, and art-explorer
Odette	pas_de_cheval, friend and sometime foil, dancer, horse people, fount of all things animal, fellow SLIS cult member (we drink Wild Turkey instead of the red Kool-Aid)
Beatrice	former B&N coworker and current New Yorker, artist, fellow Valkyrie and other half of Fanny Goodluck (future romance novelist), lady of wit, wisdom, and whimsy
Lissa	ludzu_alus, former B&N coworker and fellow survivor of Cookie Girl, drawer of dragons and Armageddon Worms, meme enabler, prodigious reader, villain of good heart and sneaky schemes, lens-speaker: photographer

And then there's Sev. He's imaginary. But if you want to get to know him, I'd suggest heading here and working your way down.

Not that this is everyone. This is just everyone with a nickname. So this list will only GROW!! Mwhahahaha!

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