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Araminta Star Matthews was born to a pair of geeks from very different geekdom styles: her mother, an avid Stephen King enthusiast, blacked out the windows in her crypt-style bedroom and drank tomato juice lovingly labeled "Fresh Blood;" while her father, a science-fiction/fantasy junky, read her The Lord of the Rings (with voices) on nights he wasn't building his to-pewter-figurine-scale Dungeons and Dragons models. She is pretty proud of her geek heritage, straight down to her redheaded roots, and wears the geek label with pride (sewn into all her cotton shirts). In her books, you see a blend of these two lifestyles: quirky sci-fi fantasy meets dark, bloody horror. At least, she hopes that's what you see...

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Araminta Matthews Thank you, Fran! I have enjoyed so many of the stories in this compilation. I'm so thrilled that it is for so many worthy causes. Have a wonderful Easter, yourself!

Cheers,
Araminta


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Fran Friel Great to see you here, Araminta (fabulous name, btw). So glad you enjoyed the story. I'll look forward to reading yours!

Happy Easter,
Fran


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