Memories of Phoebe

[such_heights]

I think news has spread pretty widely by now, but as I haven't posted this publicly here yet - purplefringe died suddenly in her sleep a week ago. My grief is beyond words.

A lot of Phoebe's non-fannish friends, and some of her family, knew about and really admired her vids, and generally were familiar with her fangirl activities. I'd like to find ways to tell them about all the things that Phoebe did in fandom, the friends that she made and the lives that she touched.

Whether you were close or only knew her vids or general fandom presence, if you have a memory of her you wanted to share I'd really appreciate it. Nothing is too brief (or too long). A favourite vid, a time running into her at a convention, a twitter conversation you had, anything at all will be a comfort at an awful time. If you need a refresher, you can find her vids on youtube and on ao3.

I've created a google form, alternatively you can comment below or email me at such.heights at gmail - if you could include your preferred name and where you live (country/region) that would be great.

Thank you. <3

Comments

[kass]

Her vids were so bright and beautiful and full of joy. "I Do the Dumbest Things for You" still makes me beam. And "Read My Mind." The way she captured friendship, relationship, caring. There is fondness evident in every frame of those vids: what comes through for me is that she saw how these characters loved each other, even (especially!) in their dorkiness and imperfections. Whether it was John and Rodney or Amy and Rory, these characters lift each other up and help each other shine, and that's what we do for each other in fandom too -- I felt like her vids were a celebration of that. We never met in person, but her work brought me so much joy. If you share this with her family, you can ID me by either one of my names, and I live in Massachusetts USA.

(And omg, the "Love is Cool" vid that the two of you made together -- it remains one of my most enduring vid favorites of all time. Love is endless. That means something different now than it did before, but it's still true.)