Just to get this thing started...


I've been a Star Wars fan since age four, when I saw ROTJ at a drive-in theater in New Jersey. I've loved the movies my whole life, rediscovering them with the Special Edition in 1997, and entering the fandom in earnest after the release of The Phantom Menace in 1999.

Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader is my favorite character -- is my favorite character period, all-time -- though I'm strongly partial to all the Skywalkers. ROTJ is my favorite movie, which I'm sure was initially based on childhood nostalgia, but I'm only more sure of it's place as an adult, and with each release of a new movie. And really, I think of Star Wars as one big story and unified saga regardless.

My love for Anakin Skywalker has manifested itself in numerous fannish ways. I've run The Anakin Skywalker Home Page since 2000. It contains fan fiction, fan art, essays, polls, and links all dedicated to the main character of the Star Wars saga. It also has The Home Page Forums, and active community where Anakin and Star Wars in general are discussed.

I'm also a fic writer whose stories -- shockingly enough -- all focus on Anakin and the Skywalker family to various degrees. You can find all of my stories at The Home Page, here.

Finally, and this is a general Star Wars thing, I'm on the Editorial Team of the Saga Journal, a monthly online academic fan journal that explores a more intellectual side of the saga. The journal includes papers and essays on almost any subject dealing with the films; reviews and recommendations of Star Wars-related books, websites and the like; a Discovering Star Wars section, where fans can share their stories of how they found the saga; polls that pose questions both serious and silly; and links to other Star Wars-related (and academic fandom-related) websites. Submissions of papers and Discovering Star Wars stories are always welcome.



This journal will be me talking about some of the Star Wars issues and questions that come up on my websites, in my writing, or otherwise come to mind. Hope you all will enjoy discussing along with me!