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How much do I love,love,love Mike?
Sigh.

Ooh, ooh. Don't get me started on Mike. Ah, the Mikester. I'm continually amazed at what Nan's done with Mike. All her OCs are great (and how does she do that, btw) but Mike's uncanny. I've tried to analyze why he's so indelible and sympathetic and lurveable, and I realize a lot has to do with the fact that he's a contrast/compare character for Spike. In Mike we see a lot of what Spike was, and we can cherish Spike for coming so far unaided, etc. But lately it goes beyond that: Mike breathes. I root for him, I worry about his prospects, I prize Mike for himself and want everyone else (characters and readers) to prize him too.

It's all very odd... I wonder if it's freaky. But considering that he's completely OC -- there's no ME backstory for him, no shortcuts, no assumptions, just pure creation -- it's an astonishing achievement for Nan.

And makes me feel like a pretty shabby Haikuist too, by comparison, so right with you on that one. :}

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I even want Mike and Dawn to be a couple.

And I'm completely into Dawn as Spike's "pure mother and sister".

That's how much I love Mike.

Should we start our own society?

(and I just sent my haiku to Beta. I started it
on Black Friday)

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What can I say? I saw my name and peeked. Nothing is safe or sacred! No surprise here, you've both sent me ficlove and comments often enough, but this is the rare instance of eavesdropping in which one does not hear ill of oneself.

Thank you guys for reading my stuff so appreciatively and discerningly and leaving me great comments. You keep me going and help keep me honest about the characters. New motto: no shortcuts! Play the scene out to the end!

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