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WDC Wonderland, Day 1

An entry "Writing.Com in Wonderland" , Day 1:

I joined Writing.Com at 8:34am on 2 May 08 after stumbling onto the site while looking for a replacement for the defunct Yahoo 360.

I posted my first story, called "The Young Mother"  and based on a real event, at 3:57pm the following day after a bit of trial and error.

My first review came from Allyson Lindt with 4.5 stars for "The Refuge"   on 4 May 08 at 1:12pm, which really swelled my head.

In less than a month, I had filled my Free Portfolio with ten stories and poems.

The first merit badge I actually earned came on 1 Jun 08 for a 3rd Place May entry entitled "Fulfillment"  to the "100 Words Contest" .

My first stop with a paid membership was Upgraded before the end of May 08.

I have been a Premium member since Aug 08.

Because of my penchant for writing erotica, I became a member of my first group--"Unofficial Erotica Newsletter Group"  where I met their leader, Jeff .

Later, Jeff invited me to become a member of "Rising Stars of WdC" , where he acted as my mentor.

One thing I learned from my mentor was that I was not alone here; help was available for any feature that eluded me.

Friends like Brooke , Purple Celebrating 25! , Shannon , and many others too numerous to name here, taught me many lessons about the workings of WDC.

While I was more off than on with it, I wrote my first Blog entry on 10 Dec 08 after acting on a suggestion from a member who's name I do not recall.

Embracing blogging has been a recent phenomenon with 56% of my total 184 entries coming in the past six months.

I was promoted to Preferred Author on 14 Nov 08.

I won the WYRM's Gauntlet, a challenge-based writing-intensive speculative Sci Fi contest, with "The Warlock's Circle "  in 2009.

I was chosen as one of a select group to help write and collate "Writing.Com 101" , which took about six months to produce, and was released sitewide the same day I was promoted to Moderator--30 Jul 10.

I've been a full-time editor of the Noticing Newbies newsletter since my first edition on 29 Jun 2011.

I was honored to be promoted to Senior Moderator on 1 Aug 13.

I don't have a writing support group outside of Writing.Com, though I do talk with people who comment on one of the many WDC shirts I wear almost daily.

Since retiring about a year and a half ago, I've resumed my reviewing efforts completing almost 25% of my total qualified reviews in that period.

While I don't consider myself a poet by nature, I enjoy writing form poetry with a special bent toward limericks.

I'm currently working on a series of memoirs of my life for my kids and grand-kids.

I visit Writing.Com every day possible ... as long as WiFi is available.

Tis a mite sad that I have far too many friends and acquaintances to be listed in the space I have available here,

With imitation being the sincerest form of flattery, I'm emulating Annette 's submission with my format for this challenge.