Said a woman to me at work today, “Your name is spelled wrong.”
No. I’m sorry, but it’s not.
I know I’ve mentioned my name before, but it bears repeating.
“Allyn” is a name that’s been passed down in the family for a hundred years. I don’t know where it came from. I don’t know how it came to be spelled as it is. But just because my name has an unfamiliar variant spelling doesn’t mean it’s spelled “wrong.”
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A writer, editor, journalist, sometimes coder, occasional historian, and all-around scholar, Allyn Gibson is the writer for Diamond Comic Distributors' monthly PREVIEWS catalog, used by comic book shops and throughout the comics industry, and the editor for its monthly order forms. In his over ten years in the industry, Allyn has interviewed comics creators and pop culture celebrities, covered conventions, analyzed industry revenue trends, and written copy for comics, toys, and other pop culture merchandise. Allyn is also known for his short fiction (including the Star Trek story "Make-Believe,"the Doctor Who short story "The Spindle of Necessity," and the ReDeus story "The Ginger Kid"). Allyn has been blogging regularly with WordPress since 2004.
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