I've been a mom for only a couple of years. I've been a geek for far longer.
In terms of generally geeking out over things, I've always been a geek -- particularly a word geek. Reading, writing, crossword puzzles, linguistics studies, foreign languages -- I'm all over that. In high school, I took two years of Latin just so I could learn more about English word origins. M-W.com is one of my most-used bookmarks. And of all my friends and associates, I'm the most likely to know whether the correct phrase is "butt naked" or "buck naked." (Both are acceptable, actually, although the the latter is slightly preferred, unless you're from Texas, like me, in which case it's always "buck nekkid.")
Over the years, I've also become an ardent fan of science fiction authors like Robert Heinlein and Linnea Sinclair, gotten completely addicted to World of Warcraft (currently in recovery), and participated in a couple of alternate reality games (I Love Bees, anyone?). I also have an endless fascination with superhero stories, from Wonder Woman to X-Men to Kick-Ass.
By day, I work in marketing as a web strategist. By night, I write novels, often about people with superpowers. Day and night, I'm the mom of a preschooler and the wife of a guy I met online way back in 1991, before there was much "online" to speak of. As my son gets older, I'm looking forward to reviving my love of Lego bricks, exploring the ins and outs of geocaching, and, I suspect, learning to build robots.
Visit my website at www.ellenhenderson.com, and feel free to contact me at ellen@ellenhenderson.com
