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December 18th, 2008

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01:47 pm - Pearl's Book
I have written a book for Pearl, about where she came from. It is a long and complicated story and even the child-oriented version wound up being 32 pages long.

All the books say the best way to let children know is to tell them from when they are young. That way, there is no shock. Unsurprisingly I could not find any books that deal with our situation - They are either for couples who used an anonymous donor or for lesbian couples. So I wrote a book.

I shall upload it bit by bit as it is so long and image intensive. Under the cut are pages 1-10 and the cover. (So lots of pictures).







Pages One and Two
Pages One and Two




Pages Three and Four
Pages Three and Four





Pages Five and Six
Pages Five and Six




Pages Seven and Eight
Pages Seven and Eight




Pages Nine and Ten
Pages Nine and Ten




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From:[info]mynxii
Date:December 18th, 2008 05:01 am (UTC)
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Oh wow.... this is just beautiful! I can't wait to see the rest!
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From:[info]emma_in_oz
Date:December 18th, 2008 05:39 am (UTC)
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Thank you:-)
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From:[info]baby_elvis
Date:December 18th, 2008 05:02 am (UTC)
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Em, his is amazing. Um, how do you spell 'beginning'?
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From:[info]emma_in_oz
Date:December 18th, 2008 05:26 am (UTC)
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Whoops - thats what happens when you split the word up. Better redo that bit.
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From:[info]kaelajael
Date:December 18th, 2008 05:05 am (UTC)
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That looks beautiful, Emma!
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From:[info]emma_in_oz
Date:December 18th, 2008 05:40 am (UTC)
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Thank you:0
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From:[info]zebra363
Date:December 18th, 2008 05:06 am (UTC)
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Wow! What a great idea!
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From:[info]emma_in_oz
Date:December 18th, 2008 05:41 am (UTC)
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I had a lot of trouble getting it down to something manageable. It's incredibly simplified and it's still at a level that is too sophisticated for her.
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From:[info]angriest
Date:December 18th, 2008 05:41 am (UTC)
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Serious bit: this looks brilliant.

Not-so-serious bit: I love that from this stage on the story could go in any direction. Romance: "...but then she met a love interest who already had a small child". Western: "...but then she found a baby in a saloon bar and had to protect it through a gunfight with bandits". Science fiction: "...but then she was abducted by aliens who implanted an egg", and so on.

Hours of fun for everyone! : )
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From:[info]emma_in_oz
Date:December 18th, 2008 05:45 am (UTC)
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True crime: '... so she stole a baby!'
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From:[info]redbraids
Date:December 18th, 2008 05:46 am (UTC)
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I am looking forward to seeing the rest. It is a geat story so far!
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From:[info]emma_in_oz
Date:December 18th, 2008 11:11 am (UTC)
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It has pictures you supplied.
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From:[info]callistra
Date:December 18th, 2008 05:46 am (UTC)
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wow, beautiful
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From:[info]emma_in_oz
Date:December 18th, 2008 11:12 am (UTC)
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Thank you very much. I have found it good to write, harder to read to her:-)
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From:[info]black_samvara
Date:December 18th, 2008 05:47 am (UTC)
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Oh my, this is GREAT!

and how wonderful of you to be doing this :)
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From:[info]emma_in_oz
Date:December 18th, 2008 11:13 am (UTC)
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I intend to give it to her for Christmas. Though, obviously, it will be about six years before she can hold it as it is fragile.
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From:[info]lilysea
Date:December 18th, 2008 05:53 am (UTC)
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This is seven colours of fabulous! :)

Pearl is very lucky. :)
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From:[info]emma_in_oz
Date:December 18th, 2008 11:22 am (UTC)
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Thank you. I had a burst of creativity and rushed through as fast as I could.
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From:[info]cricketk
Date:December 18th, 2008 05:56 am (UTC)
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Emma - this is truly beautiful. I can't wait to see the rest.
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From:[info]emma_in_oz
Date:December 18th, 2008 11:23 am (UTC)
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I am slowly getting it ready. Due to my poor internet skills, it is an arduous process:-)
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From:[info]shrydar
Date:December 18th, 2008 06:27 am (UTC)
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Fabulous indeed :)
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From:[info]emma_in_oz
Date:December 19th, 2008 12:02 am (UTC)
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Thanks. I'm kind of embarrassed as the work is kind of slapdash when you see it close up.

I tend to rush through things when I am feeling creative. I definitely don't use a ruler to measure things up the way most stamper/craft types do.
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From:[info]quiznitediva
Date:December 18th, 2008 06:31 am (UTC)
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I'd buy it. It looks gorgeous.
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From:[info]emma_in_oz
Date:December 18th, 2008 11:24 am (UTC)
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Wow, I thought it was suitable for an audience of *one*. Thank you.
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From:[info]cupidsbow
Date:December 18th, 2008 07:04 am (UTC)
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That's glorious!
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From:[info]emma_in_oz
Date:December 18th, 2008 11:26 am (UTC)
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Thank you. It is stamped, embossed, cut out, glued on, printed out and embellished. What fun to make.
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From:[info]alias_sqbr
Date:December 18th, 2008 07:16 am (UTC)
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That's lovely. And even though I know how it ends I want to see the next bit!
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From:[info]emma_in_oz
Date:December 18th, 2008 11:28 am (UTC)
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Yes, I can't imagine there will be a surprise ending:)
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From:[info]iibnf
Date:December 18th, 2008 08:03 am (UTC)
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Wow, that's fantastic!
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From:[info]emma_in_oz
Date:December 18th, 2008 11:29 am (UTC)
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Thank you. Modest bow. The "she was very sad" was an understatement.
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From:[info]lauredhel
Date:December 18th, 2008 08:29 am (UTC)
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This is so lovely! I don't suppose you're going to pitch it to a publisher?
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From:[info]emma_in_oz
Date:December 18th, 2008 11:31 am (UTC)
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That thought had never occurred to me. (If you could only see the slapdash work, I was feeling so enthused that I went through as quickly as possible). I could perhaps ask Jo about publishing, as she knows the system.
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From:[info]stephbg
Date:December 18th, 2008 10:11 am (UTC)
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Easy jokes aside, lovely work.
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From:[info]emma_in_oz
Date:December 18th, 2008 11:32 am (UTC)
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Thank you. In all sincerity.
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From:[info]littlerhymes
Date:December 18th, 2008 10:37 am (UTC)
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That looks really lovely!
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From:[info]emma_in_oz
Date:December 18th, 2008 11:33 am (UTC)
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Thank you!
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From:[info]huckle
Date:December 18th, 2008 11:21 am (UTC)
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Please post the rest of this somewhere, it is just so lovely. Lucky Pearl!!
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From:[info]emma_in_oz
Date:December 18th, 2008 11:33 am (UTC)
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The rest is coming....
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From:[info]stephiepenguin
Date:December 18th, 2008 11:46 am (UTC)
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This looks really beautiful!
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From:[info]emma_in_oz
Date:December 19th, 2008 12:09 am (UTC)
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Thank you. As I did the last few pages I was thinking about your recycled art. Lots of the stuff I use is bought, but lots is also taken. Lolly wrappers, scraps of wrapping paper, left over ribbon, broken jewellery, etc. There are a lot of found objects in the work I do.
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From:[info]writerjo
Date:December 18th, 2008 11:57 am (UTC)
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Not only do I love it - yes, I'd buy it - but Rafael does too. I now have it by heart - so I'm sure Pearl will before she is two years old. How wanted, how loved, how secure she will feel.
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From:[info]emma_in_oz
Date:December 19th, 2008 12:12 am (UTC)
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The repetition and rhythm are there to make it more accessible for her. I have already been telling it to her - when she is a little older I will read it to her. (At the moment she would just try to eat it. She is devouring literature.)

Thank you. Your praise means a lot to me.
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From:[info]psycho_tabby
Date:December 19th, 2008 03:05 pm (UTC)
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That looks amazing. Well done!
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From:[info]emma_in_oz
Date:December 20th, 2008 04:21 am (UTC)
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Why thank you, oh carver of stamps.

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