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Whence Julchen
Mar. 28th, 2018 11:23 amBecause I was asked yesterday about the origin of the name "Julchen In Red":
It was inspired by two of my best friends.
I was nicknamed Juliet by a German-speaking friend in college (after the Dire Straits song, not the play). If I'm ever fortunate enough to meet any of the fandom writers who knew me first as Julchen, I'll happily answer to Jules.
The red comes from a friend who was a staggeringly talented visual artist. One of her many skills was stained-glass design, and she designed major installations for two synagogues. My icon is from the one in New Jersey. She was always telling me I ought to wear red, which was more bold than I could carry off at the time, but I'm getting there now. She died of complications of childbirth in 2009, at the age of 39, but she continues to be both the angel and the devil on my shoulder, in Bettie Page bangs and a leather bustier.
If I ever finish the very first fic I'm trying to write, it'll be because these two are both still kicking my ass. <3
It was inspired by two of my best friends.
I was nicknamed Juliet by a German-speaking friend in college (after the Dire Straits song, not the play). If I'm ever fortunate enough to meet any of the fandom writers who knew me first as Julchen, I'll happily answer to Jules.
The red comes from a friend who was a staggeringly talented visual artist. One of her many skills was stained-glass design, and she designed major installations for two synagogues. My icon is from the one in New Jersey. She was always telling me I ought to wear red, which was more bold than I could carry off at the time, but I'm getting there now. She died of complications of childbirth in 2009, at the age of 39, but she continues to be both the angel and the devil on my shoulder, in Bettie Page bangs and a leather bustier.
If I ever finish the very first fic I'm trying to write, it'll be because these two are both still kicking my ass. <3
