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Rowan Speedwell

An unrepentant biblioholic, Rowan Speedwell spends half her time pretending to be a law librarian, half her time pretending to be a database manager, half her time pretending to be a fifteenth-century Aragonese noblewoman, half her time… wait a minute… hmm. Well, one thing she doesn't pretend to be is good at math. She is good at pretending, though.

In her copious spare time (hah) she does needlework, calligraphy and illumination, and makes jewelry. She has a master's degree in history from the University of Chicago, is a member of the Society for Creative Anachronism, and lives in a Chicago suburb with the obligatory Writer's Cat and way too many books.


“We will civilize you yet," she retorted."I don't know," Tristan said abruptly. "I rather like him uncivilized." Then he seemed to realize what he'd said, and went crimson.”
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“You can't always choose the people you work with, but you can choose to learn how to deal with them. They are all different." - Charles”
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“I was never a watering pot before I met Charles," he [Tris] sobbed. "It's all his fault.""You never cared before you met Charles," Derek said quietly "You never loved before you met Charles.”
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“Life is the death of all of us.' - Tristan”
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