Well before she had strung her first bead, discovered the joys of
role playing, or met her husband Chris Reid, AJ Reardons first love was
writing. Though it started with (admittedly quite bad) fiction, after doing
a stint as a movie reviewer when she was 15 she developed a fondness for
criticism. Not criticism from others, of course, but for criticizing the
work of others. Whether she loves or hates the piece of media at hand, AJ
relishes the opportunity to share her opinion. She has found a happy home
here at Collector Times, where she feels free to say whatever she wants
about anybody.
When shes not writing for Collector Times (that is to say, for
most of the month since shes a terrible procrastinator), AJ spends her time
doing beadwork, playing Ultima Online, and of course, role playing. She
enjoys a wide variety of games, including Earthdawn, DnD 3rd ed (yes, the
d20 system is the evil, but its still fun to play) BESM, Call of Cthulhu,
Rolemaster, and occasionally some World of Darkness, Rifts, or
ShadowRun if anyone is up for it. Shell play just about any role playing
game once, and is even trying to write her own rules system. May God
have mercy on her soul.
AJ is in her early 20s, has been married to Chris Reid since early
2000, and has two cats who like to claw up her character sheets. Her
favorite comic series are Girl Genius, Blade of the Immortal, Sleeping
Dragons, and the various Courtney Crumrin mini-series, not necessarily in
that order. She enjoys a wide variety of music, and loves martial arts
movies and anime. Some people call her an elf and others believe she
doesnt really exist. And no, she wont tell you what AJ stands for, and she
doesnt want you to guess.