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Jamie Ritchey
Jamie Ritchey
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Author Profile ~ In my personal life, I'm a pharmacist,
and a mom and grandma. I share my home with my daughter, granddaughter,
3 cats and 4 gerbils. I've always loved to read and discovered science
fiction in Junior High when I picked up "Have Spacesuit, Will Travel"
by Robert Heinlein. As far as fannish activity goes, I lurked for a long
time, attending Houston, TX area conventions in the late 70s and 80s, but
I didn't really know anyone and was too shy to try to introduce myself
to other fans there. It wasn't until I attended a Blake's 7 convention
in New Orleans that I started really getting to know other fans, and that
was my first introduction to zines and fanfic. I loved it and craved more.
A local fan club I joined decided to publish its own zine, (Standard by
Several), so my first attempt at writing was for that. Since then I have
written several zine published stories for Blake's 7 and Highlander.
I was hooked on The Sentinel from the first episode. The story was
interesting and I thought the sidekick was a real hoot. It's the first
fandom I've been in since I got online, which is another fascinating experience.
The fanfic available online is staggering in number and, with The Sentinel
in particular, amazing in quality. The most important thing I have discovered
in fandom is the friends I've made, here in Houston and everywhere else.
It feels like I have a great big, extended family all over the world, and
sharing my fanfic and participating at cons and online is like coming home.
Email: jamie.ritchey@att.net