Twenty-something years ago I got the flu. Got bored. Flipped the channels and came across a family. For some reason that first scene made me curious enough to watch more. To tape it when I went back to work. I didn’t miss an episode. It was my way to unwind from a hectic day.
Then I met Peter and he watched it with me. “As the World Turns” had been a permanent part of my life for all those years. Until it stopped.
At first I didn’t really even care. Most story lines were very annoying to us and I absolutely hated the way the writers took my beloved characters and turned them into something completely unbelievable. So I was ready to stop watching, but the news of ATWT ending made me hold on. I wanted to see it through till the end.
And it was quite a struggle, to be honest. Until a new character came to town. And what a character he turned out to be. Dr. Reid Oliver. Arrogant. Snarky. And then some. I loved him from the start. He was the fresh breath of air this show had longed for, for so long.
Watching ATWT became fun again. And exciting, when this doctor found Mr. Snyder on his path. My Luke. Losing himself in a toxic relationship. It was hard to watch. And then Dr. Reid came to the rescue:-)
The chemistry between Eric Sheffer Stevens (Dr. Reid) and Van Hansis (Luke) was off the scale and together they turned this story line into something very important. While Luke’s connection with Noah had been about ‘coming out’ and ‘being gay’, Luke and Reid were about ‘being in love’.
A love that deserved to live on. To be explored. ATWT couldn’t. I could. And I did. On November 7, 2011 I published my first story. But the inspiration kept flowing. I kept getting scenes in my head and I tried to put them into words. Foreign words.
I love language and I hated the thought that my English grammar wasn’t perfect. It made me very unsure about my writing and even more insecure about publishing it. I was so blessed when one of the readers offered to help me out with the grammar. Lorraine has been my proofreader since then and she gave and gives me the courage to keep writing. And I have. And I still do.
Thank you for reading.
