I'm a forty-something mother of five who works full time (actually, more than full time, with two businesses!) and writes A-Team fanfiction in her spare time (yeah, spare time!). I still hope to do a sequel to An Abel Beginning with a Relative Twist - I really like this version of Murdock's and Nancy's story, but a new project has captured my imagination.

Fatal Recall is my take on the back-story that landed the Team on the run. The OC that is introduced in the story is another strong female character - it's what I like, so it's what I write. The synthesis of the story revolved around something that always bothered me on the show. I always thought it was strange that Murdock lost it at the end of the war - I mean, he made it through the black ops stuff he was involved in, worked CIA ops, and survived the POW camp, so what happened the day of the Bank of Hanoi job that sent him spiraling? That was the question that led to Fatal Recall. I tried to make it fit within canon as closely as possible, so it's set after Season 5. I pulled dates and information out of the various tidbits of Murdock's history that are revealed throughout the series, but not everything fit quite right so I ended up taking a couple of small liberties. No flames about this, please - I did my best!

Well, I finished Fatal Recall and was pretty happy with the end result. But it occurred to me that the background story, the one alluded to in the flashbacks, is one that I could really sink into. I have never tried writing a Vietnam-era story, and I decided 'what the heck' I'll give it a shot. The story is coming to me in strange, disjointed flashes, but I'll post the more coherent pieces as I write them.

Shuai-jan Sprouts Wings is the first short that is a part of this story universe (which I refer to as a whole as Decent into Darkness -encompassing the entire series of related stories). Shuai-jan Sprouts Wings is my version of how Murdock ended up with the Team. This one turned out pretty good, but I may rewrite it sometime, now that I have some good reference material on chopper pilots in 'Nam. There is a lot of great non-fiction out there about all aspects of the Vietnam war, and I would encourage you to check it out if you're really into the A-Team fandom, and enjoy the Vietnam-era stuff as much as I do.

My current WIP that is another part of the Decent into Darkness story universe is Falling In Love With a Lie. It tells the story of how Murdock first met Sydney Wilson, aka Sheila Downey. It tends to be romantic at times (as I've said before, it's just the way I am), as I try to establish the relationship between these two characters - Syd and Murdock develop a deep bond, and this is the initial bonding plot line, and sets up the tension that will carry through the remainder of the series. The underlying intrigue plot is also shaping up nicely - far better then I could have hoped for in my vague imaginings while writing Fatal Recall. One item of note, I have sanitized the version that is posted here on fanfiction.net. The original is definitely for mature audiences, and if you want to read it, you'll have to visit the A-Team Fanfic Archives (www dot ateamfanfic dot org). I'm finding the use of the erotica to reinforce the underlying theme of the story fascinates me more that I like to admit, and I think the story loses something when it is taken out. But in order to develop readership on this site, I sanitized the sex out of the story, though there is definite innuendo, so if you don't like that kind of stuff, you may not like the story.

Like most of the writers out here, I love to get feedback, and make it a point to respond to every signed comment. For unsigned comments, I will usually followup with a comment on the story, but I'm not sure the commenter ever sees these 'replies'. It has been great interacting with reviewers, and hearing what works and what doesn't work with a story. If you post a signed review, I promise to reply. I love talking writing, and the A-Team fandom!

Please read and enjoy, and don't forget to click that little button at the end of the chapter that let's you submit a review!

~Kenna