Wonder Wombat and the Wacky Wally Wallaby

Cass here!

The story ‘Brownies For Breakfast’ was initially begun in August of 2005 while I, meaning Cass, was living in Central Florida with a friend from work. Much has changed since then, as time has wont to do with people. I, Cass again, moved several times between states before ending back up in Florida. ((Damn you, Sunshine State! I cannot escape you for long despite my attempts to the contrary!!)) Ahem. Anyway! ^_^ The story was initially begun, oddly enough, as a quick muddle of my two favorite things at the time: Harry Potter fan fiction and Phantom of the Opera. 

It was meant to be a three or four shot story whose sole purpose was to have a Masquerade Ball between the HP gang, Lex and myself. Greatly amusing is the fact that B4B, as Lex and I have affectionately termed our dual mothered creation, has yet to have the scene that inspired its creation is written…over three years later. ^_^; In our defense though, B4B has had to suffer through many traumatizing moments; including many laughable and immensely LONG interstate phone calls, emails, and IM chats. One can also not forget-no matter how much time has gone by- the several accidentally lost chapters ((fuck you original chapter eleven! You know you’re just hiding and I WILL find you some day!!)) as well as I think three idea notebooks going completely MIA overnight only to be found three months later in some random location that makes you question your sanity.

‘Brownies For Breakfast’ was begun as a sanity saver when I was an emo teen queen the third (or fourth, I cannot recall) time my mother kicked me out. Justified emo-dome, but annoying none the less. ^_^ Depression and mascara tears-as well as a shitload of spelling errors-abounded in the original first four chapters of B4B and I am thankful every day for Lex’s presence, otherwise I would have probably never learned to write better. I mean, it was BAD. I had a modicum of talent but it was still very rough (not too much has changed there!) and colored greatly by my self-centered and selfish viewpoint of the time. 

As Lex and I have grown as both women and writers we saw fit to occasionally tweak certain bits of B4B. And then, due to circumstances beyond our control ~glances at Lex with a smirk~ we had to pull B4B from online and kinda keep it on the DL. Having pulled it from the internet, I got bored and started reading it. Oh boy. I was no longer the character I had written. Neither was Lex. And the idea was WAY flimsier than originally thought, though it was cool. So we decided to start again…um, again for the third time. ^_^ 

So! The result is what you will be reading now. Consider this your fair warning: there are no promises on regular updates! Seriously. We’re busy as all hell. We both have school, work, and other such details of existence to see to on a regular basis.

Ta!

Cass