Authors Note: My name is Melinda. I like to say I was born an Animorphs fan. That would be incorrect, but I know you understand what I am aiming for. I became a fan when I was 10. I'm 14, almost 15 now and I don't read Animorphs anymore. I stopped about 5 months ago, but I still remember every moment, every tear, every laugh that I spent on those books. They were a big part of my life, and this is just a tribute to K.A. Applegate, the fans,and even the characters who maybe don't really exist except in my mind.
Thank you
Thank you for the memories
For the tears I shed
For all the moments I laughed
Thank you for the days I wept
For the smiles you brought apon my face
Maybe you were a savior,
Or maybe you weren't
But just know, you made a difference on this little girl's place in time
Friends were made,
Days were spent,
The sun shone, and on those days,
My life was bright
Thank you
Thank you for the memories
For the tears I shed
-Melinda 09-09-01
Though I've written a good many fanfics in the last 3 years, only 3 have I put on this webpage. Some of you may remember "Experience" which I think was my best written. I found myself trying to write a sequel, but not being able to match the first, not even close. So I stopped trying. I let this world I used to know, fade away. And it felt like I was removing half of my heart, because this series, the people I knew, they were my life. Or maybe not my life, my escape from life. The good times. When I felt like everything was right. I felt like I knew these guys. Rachel, Cassie, Tobias, Ax, Marco, and my favorite, Jake. They were my friends, whether they were real or not. In my mind, they were as real as life. Real as green grass on a summer day, the smell of hot dogs, the sound of hail hitting a metal roof. They were there. And they took me for the ride of my life.
Some of my best memories occurred because of this books. I met my boyfriend because of these books. I made many friends because of these books. We all grew up together, my friends, the characters, me, in a way. And had it not been for that one rainy afternoon at the library, when I picked up my first Animorph book, nothing as great as this could of ever happened.
I still have yet to read #54, but I have learned that many of my "friends" are gone. And maybe for the best. This is a closure to my past, maybe an opening to the future. This is a tribute to all of the fans for keeping the feeling alive. This is a tribute to K.A. for making the books a reality. And this is a tribute to the characters for making life feel so good and whole.
Thank you for touching my life
Thank you for making me smile for a while
I'll never forget you till my heart runs out of time
oh oh oh thank you for touching my life
You came into my life like a smile
On the face of an innocent child
We walked along together awhile
And your touch made the pathway worthwhile
Oh I knew someday soon you would go
Darlin' one thing I want you to know
You touched my heart, my soul and my mind
And you gave me one look at paradise
In the eyes of the world now you're gone
But your touch on my heart lingers on
You made me a king for a while
And I thank you for touching my life
Thank you for touching my life
Yes I thank you for making me smile for a while
I'll never forget you till my heart runs out of time
oh oh oh thank you for touching my life
Thank you for touching, touching my life
-Tony Douglas "Thank You for Touching My Life"