Occasionally, I meet someone online who makes a lasting impression on me, and Pongo (Fiona) was one of those people.  She was an accomplished Australian journalist who also enjoyed reading and writing Voyager fanfic--especially when it focused on her favorite character, Chakotay.  Pongo was great fun and enjoyed displaying the Aussie lingo and outrageous humor whenever possible.  She had a great sense of humor and even more courage--most people who knew her online had no idea that she was fighting a valient fight against cancer.  We lost Pongo on June 30, 2007, and decided to honor her memory by creating something that focused on Chakotay, her favorite character. 

That's the why behind my most recent story, "The First Noel."  It is a fairly routine "Chakotay meets Janeway's family" story set during Christmas (nothing wrong with Christmas in July!), a story I thought I'd incorportated into a longer fic many months ago.  However, a quick search of my published work failed to show it, and so I pulled it out from under my bed (yeah--really) and finished it up for Pongo's memorial.  I hope you like it. 

I'm making good progress on another long story that I hope to post later this month!  So check in now and then, just in case, and thanks for dropping by! 

Fiona, we still miss you. 

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