Mary Morgan

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Mary Morgan is a Xena fanfic writer.

In 2003, Morgan's fiction was the subject of an article in Whoosh!:

Back in the heady days of first showings of Xena: Warrior Princess, fan fiction sites were flung up quickly and furiously. Stories begat stories, begat genres. Then some Xena fan fiction found its way into a book, Further Adventures of Xena: Warrior Princess, a selection of fifteen short stories edited by Martin H. Greenberg.

Mary Morgan, one of the many contributors to this book writes serious Xena: Warrior Princess fan fiction that does not titillate or dwell on sexual organs or orgasms. Instead, she writes stories that examine the relationship between Xena and her companion, Gabrielle, in depth and with a touchingly accurate portrayal of the seasons one and two characterizations of the lead heroes.

Morgan started out strong in 1997, giving readers "After the Volcano" and "The Judgment of the Gods," both searing portrayals of a stoic and determined warrior in love with a gentle bard, and vice versa. She followed that with two more stories, "Breaking the Ice" and the award-winning "The Enemy." She was just as prolific in 1998, giving readers "The Deer," "Just a Pinch of Black Powder," "Cry Wolf," and the award-winning "Circle of Stones."

But then 1999 saw only two stories, "A Mortal Trade," and "Hungry Land." She followed up in 2000 with "In the Kingdom of Horses," winner of the December Swollen Bud Award. Her last story was released in September 2001, with the post-finale (FRIEND IN NEED (134/622)) "Turning the Wheel."

Morgan's inclusion in Further Adventures of Xena: Warrior Princess alone makes her lessened output worrisome, since the editor would not have accepted the work had he not enjoyed the mark of excellence for which Morgan is known. But given the quality of her writing, along with her in-depth, thoughtful, and thought-provoking study of the concept of friendship and soul mates, why did the stories stop?