Simon's Flower
| Fan | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Trisha Masen[1][2] |
| Alias(es): | Simon's Flower |
| Type: | fan writer |
| Fandoms: | Harry Potter, Duran Duran, Star Trek, Doctor Who, The X-Files, Quantum Leap, original fiction, others |
| Communities: | The Quidditch Pitch |
| Other: | flowers4trisha (memories) smut4flowers (fest) |
| URL: | simons_flower at LiveJournal fics_by_flower (fic journal) simonsflower.net (defunct) |
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Trisha Masen, better known as Simon's Flower, was a long-time fan and fan writer. Her primary online fandom was Harry Potter, for which she wrote over a hundred stories.
History
Her LiveJournal profile states:
- "simons_flower has been writing for more than 25 years, though it is doubtful things from that far back will ever see the light of day. Her first major fandom was 1980’s pop rock, especially Duran Duran. In fact, there is a fic on her hard drive that began on an Apple IIC computer that may eventually be finished in this lifetime. From there, she drifted for a while, content to read more than write, visiting sci-fi fandoms such as The X-Files and Quantum Leap. Then came Harry Potter.
- The vast majority of the works here are Harry Potter fan fiction works, more than 120 at last count (May 2009). However, her best friend, the one who was with her back in those original days of band fan fic in the 1980’s just got her hooked on Doctor Who. Through Doctor Who, she found Torchwood. Then came the new Star Trek movie and she re-discovered her love for Star Trek – the love for which she blames her mother, though her mother could never convince her to love Shatner’s Kirk. Give her Chris Pine’s Kirk."
In 2006, Simon's Flower was interviewed for the Harry Potter archive The Quidditch Pitch, where she explained that she got into Harry Potter fandom after hearing an NPR interview with the founders of The Sugar Quill in late 2002. Her first Harry Potter fanfic was "Come On, Virginia," published in March 2003. (See Quidditch Pitch Interview with Simons Flower.)
Fanfiction
Simon's Flower's stories can be read at her fic journal. Her Harry Potter stories can also be found at The Quidditch Pitch, Table for Three, The Restricted Section, Walking the Plank, Portkey, FictionAlley, and Skyehawke, and her Doctor Who stories can be found at A Teaspoon and an Open Mind.
Some of her most popular works include:
- Dance Into the Fire, a Duran Duran epic. Simon's Flower writes: "I've been writing for 10 years. I've rewritten it three times now. However, since I was sucked into the Potterverse, I haven't touched it. *sigh* I would like to finish it. I have several chapters plotted and everything."[2]
- A Little Something Between Friends, a Harry Potter fic. Harry/Ron/Hermione. (2005)
- The Wedding Trilogy, a series of HP fics. Harry/Ron. (2007)
- Need, a Star Trek (2009) fic. Kirk-centric gen from Uhura's POV. (2009)
Her fanfiction has won many awards, which can be viewed here.
Memories
Simon's Flower passed away in August 2009.[3] A memories community for Simon's Flower was set up at flowers4trisha on LiveJournal.
- Fanart for simons_flower, by mudblood428. "The Forest Again" was Trisha's favorite scene of HP. At madam_minnie and tqpannie's request, I have replaced Harry with Trisha, and dressed her in her Ravenclaw robes.
- You will be missed., fanart by ericahpfa.
- Simons_Flower passed away August 5, 2009. She was a co-founder of The Quidditch Pitch, a mother, a writer, a sister, and the best friend anyone could ask for. We miss her terribly and not a day goes by that we don't feel the loss. However, we do have all her stories here and she would love for you to enjoy her stories and please leave a review! -- Simons_Flower's bio at The Quidditch Pitch
smut4flowers
In Simon's Flower's memory, her friends hosted a fanwork fest called smut4flowers.
- "smut4flowers is a multi-fandom fest to honor the memory of simons_flower. The fest will include all of simons_flower's favorite fandoms: Harry Potter, Torchwood, Star Trek, and Dr. Who. The fest will be smutty because there is nothing simons_flower enjoyed more than making people squirm with her smut."[4]
Participants were asked to contribute stories or artwork featuring Simon's Flower's favorite pairings and at least one of her favorite things (chosen from a list that included food, kinks, characters, and other items). Posting started on September 4th, 2009, which would have been simons_flower's 38th birthday
References
- ^ www.simonsflower.net. Archived 08 June 2008 by the Wayback Machine.
- ^ a b simons_flower at through_a_glass. My little intro. 27 February 2004. (Accessed 27 August 2012.)
- ^ tqpannie at captains_pitch. The Hardest Post We've Ever had to make. 05 August 2009. (Accessed 17 August 2012.)
- ^ smut4flowers LiveJournal Profile. (Accessed 27 August 2012.)