It's been eight years since I've last been on fanfiction and I'm so happy to see that nothing has really changed about this website. Eight years ago I was a lonely thirteen year old girl who only had her imagination to kill time with. I wrote stories on absolutely anything I could think of, but was plagued with a crippling case of embarrassment in regards to allowing others I knew to read my work. I was so proud of my creativity but not strong enough to showcase my words to my friends. Luckily, I had this website to fall back on, using its anonymity to protect my feelings whilst simultaneously allowing my stories to flow. I can still remember how excited I was to get reviews for my stories and poems from other writers and readers around the world. This website might be the butt-end of many people's jokes today, but for me, it was nothing short of a miracle. It allowed me to engaged my creativity with others whom shared many of the same interests as I. I'm hoping I can pick up where I left off eight years ago. I may be a 22 year old woman now, but I am most certainly still the same creative and excited 13 year old girl I was years ago.