How it all started…

In the beginning there was a Queen without a queendom, suffering delusions of grandeur while whittling out a meaningless existence as a secretary. She squeaked by, submitting stories for approval in fandoms not her own.

Then one day she stepped upon the toes of an Evil Tyrant, her very own, to borrow from Ms. Rowling, 'she who must not be named.' The Queen's Very Best Friend, the Quintessential Badass, took great offense at the punishment exacted upon the hapless Queen, punishment for an offense that was unjust and haphazard. The Badass suggested the Queen find a queendom, a place she could call her very own.

The Queen, ever the waffler, agreed that her own queendom would indeed be a nifty idea, but she had her doubts that anybody would seek her out, become a minion, ask for her council. The Badass rolled her eyes and said, "Whatever."

Soon, the Badass emailed the Queen, showing her what delights her own queendom could hold. She spouted ideas. The Queen nodded and smiled as the ideas were technical and the Queen was (is) an idiot. The Badass scanned in actual flowers and played with the picture and applied it to the queendom then gave the flowers to the Queen for her birthday. And then the Badass named the queendom and the Hyacinth Gardens were born, all with very little participation from the actual Queen.

Soon, the Gardens began to grow and bloom and others found their way to the Garden Gate. There were the Original Hoes (Abigail, Amber, Eugenia, Heather Lynn, Jenna, Julie, Lissa, Sharla) that claimed places within the Garden and helped it thrive. Eventually, there was a full fledged Garden Party with members far and wide, members who have stood by one another through life, death, birth, sickness, and all other manner of change until, finally, the Hyacinth Garden became what it is today.

For that the Queen thanks you. She is indeed, now, a Queen with a queendom.