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Although I also post my stories at An Archive of Our Own (AO3) and FanFiction.net (FFN), this site is the official location for my work. In addition to the stories, it contains reference material that isn’t available elsewhere, blog posts, and a few extra goodies.
Who are you?
I’ve been writing and sharing fan fiction under the pen name Cat Lady Firebird since 1998. I also write original fiction and the occasional poem as Jennie St. Thomas, and I maintain a professional blog using my given name. And I have a life away from my computer, too.
In that offline life, I’m a fifty-ish crazy cat lady living and working in eastern North Carolina. Yes, I have an accent, although I’m told it’s mild. No, I’m not a redneck — but I will firmly correct anyone who carries the incorrect belief that barbecue is red.
Why “The Laundry Room”?
Way, way back in the early oughts (yes, I know I’m dating myself here) I lived in a second-floor apartment in a beautiful old historic complex near downtown Raleigh. The individual units didn’t have washer/dryer hookups. Instead, there was a laundry room in the basement of one of the buildings.
Since getting to that laundry room required going down two flights of stairs, to the next building over, and then down another flight of stairs, I got into the habit of taking my laptop with me and staying in the laundry room while the washers and dryers ran. There was no wireless reception (see above under “basement”), so I got an incredible amount of writing done there.
That was quite the lesson about focus, and since then, my fan fiction collection has been called The Laundry Room as a reminder.
What are you working on right now?
For fan fiction, I have primarily — though not exclusively — written for Scarecrow and Mrs. King since late 2023. Most of my SMK stories are in the same continuity, which is called Legends Lost.
I can’t right-click!
I know. Unfortunately, I’ve had to set that up to protect myself.
Some of these stories include links to hard-copy versions that you can download or purchase (sales are a fundraiser for Back Street Kittens in Dacula, Georgia). If you’d like an offline copy of one that doesn’t offer that option — or if you have any other questions or requests — head on over to the Contact Form and drop me a line.
I love hearing from readers, and I’m usually pretty reasonable about reasonable requests.