Author's Note….not because I enjoy tormenting others, but because a matter was brought to my attention.

"Tia"…who so graciously left an anonymous review, accuses me of stealing her story. Considering I don't know what her story is, I find this rather difficult to believe….especially since I don't usually read stories surrounding school life for the simple reason that I am no longer in school as a student, and no longer feel the connection I once did. I've already written this story and did so over a year ago. It is currently on sheets and sheets of white, college rule paper which several of my college friends shifted through during the final weeks before graduation….always helped to have old memories brought up!

Now to be perfectly honest, I'm not mad. In truth, I am rather confused. If my plot lines seem to parallel hers than perhaps I've got some sort of psychic link I didn't previously know about. I find it rather difficult to believe our writing styles are the same….but since "Tia" was anonymous, I can't very well go look at the story to compare, now can I?

Since I never know when my sugar glider is going to pee on me (no bladder control….but so cute….I fell for cuteness) or when one of my students is going to hit on me (15 year old boys are a trial!), I highly doubt I am psychic. Therefore I can only wonder if 1) this accusation was done out of anger due to some unknown reason (unknown to me that is…I'm clueless here) or 2) if "Tia" decided to take my story. Well I shall be quite amused if it seems all her/his new chapters directly follow mine. And since I have no regular output (sorry, I'm a victim of a 50+ hour a week job with over 400 kids….I just plain wear out!) I can only assume that if the two stories are not EXACTLY the same, then at some point they must diverge…unless we want to go back to assuming I'm psychic.

Would anyone actually believe I was psychic? I know hundreds of people believe Ms. Cleo…but still. I don't think even John Edwards could pull a fully typed story out of an audience.

And "Tia", as for what the hell I am doing….uh, writing? I have way too many stories in my head that I wish I had more time to type up and post to worry about taking someone else's. The idea of having the characters at college can hardly be called original so I'm certainly not claiming that. And I fail to see why someone should copy a story. We don't get money for this…unless some people are really starving for the praise. I don't mind reviews, good or bad (I think this could be my first…"flame"?) but I would write and post the stories without them. No one knows who Fireminx is (cough ok, so a few select, close friends were sworn to secrecy….you'll have to thank them because they are the ones who read over my shoulder one day and convinced me to post my ideas) so it's not like I get any personal glory out of this. Lastly, uh…thanks for the amusement? I'm kind of befuddled…but amused all the same. There doesn't seem to be any point to me getting mad, so be content with the fact I have a rather large grin on my face and am shaking my head in amused disbelief.