*MOST OF MY STORIES HAVE BEEN DELETED FROM FFn, BUT WILL LIKELY BE REPOSTED ELSEWHERE. IF/WHEN THAT HAPPENS, I WILL MAKE A NOTE OF IT HERE*

Well, hi there. You got me. I'm not going anywhere. Not that I haven't tried to walk away several times; it appears I'm just a total hooker for this fandom. So, here I stay. And I'm happy to be with you all :)

MY PEN NAME: Yeah, I changed it again. Actually, I just changed it back to what it was when I first came along. I'm not sure why I felt like I should do this, but it seemed like a good idea. Whatever, lol. So, maniacalmuse, MarniacalMuse, TheManiacalMuse...all me. Please note that I am only maniacalmuse where fanfic is concerned. If you encounter this name anywhere else, then that is not me. JSYK.

STORY NEWS: I'm still working on finishing TNSWB but to be completely, dreadfully honest with you, I'm having a horrible time of it. I don't know why, but that's where it's at. I'll keep trying to make something work for it, and hopefully I'll have an update soon. Thank you all so much for your patience!

COMPLETE LIST OF MY STORIES, PAST & PRESENT:

Always on the Run (One-Shot, Edward/Bella)

Deconstructing the Swan (Incomplete Multi-Chapter, Bella/Rosalie/Emmett & Bella/Edward)

Deepest, Darkest (One-Shot, Aro/Carlisle)

Healing Touch (One-Shot, Bella/Rosalie/Emmett)

Her Sunrise Eyes (One-Shot, Bella/Rosalie)

Isabella of Lore (One-Shot, Edward/Bella)

Like We Never Were (Incomplete Multi-Chapter, Edward/Emmett)

Looking Up (One-Shot, Bella/Mike)

The Night She Wore Black (To-Be-Completed Multi-Chapter, Bella/Edward)

To Love a Pixie (One-Shot, Jasper/Alice)

My silly little one-shot, Isabella of Lore,won "Best Overall" by Judges Pick in the "Remember When This Was Fun" contest hosted by sadtomato and SingleStrand (MyLifeandHis). This makes me so insanely giddy, I can't even :) Thanks so much, ladies!!

I'm on Twitter: @themaniacalmuse

MY BLOG: This is probably where my stories will end up if/when reposted. Also, if TNSWB should get pulled from FFn by the site administrators, I will finished posting it there.

FOR THE RECORD: Real, consensual, responsibly executed BDSM (Bondage, Dominance & Submission, Sadism & Masochism) is NOT abuse, rape, or slavery; no matter how intense the level of role play. There is a lot of confusion out there regarding just what true BDSM is and what it means, but the truth is there is no fine line between BDSM and the above mentioned atrocities – the differences are black and white. The key word in any BDSM relationship is consensual – as in both parties soberly agreeing to participate and equally benefiting from the situation. A true BDSM relationship cannot exist without both of these actualities being met; and anything less than pure consent in sexual and/or domestic situations is and always will be abuse in any of its forms.