Sonic the Hedgehog So at the start of the film, Sonic the Hedgehog has been living on Earth because he had to leave his home planet. He got to Earth by using golden rings that open up portals. Before that, he was raised by an owl on his planet that he described as being like Obi-Wan Kenobi, if he had… Read More
What Is Fanfiction? By Sarah Lehman Have you ever written a story about your favorite fictional characters, one that came directly from your own imagination? You are far from the only one to do so. As a matter of fact, such stories—also known as fan fiction or fan fics for short—are very common, especially on the Internet. Wikipedia defines… Read More
On Friday, March 13th, The Friendship Circle postponed all of our in-person programs and activities due to COVID-19 response efforts. In light of continuing response efforts, and for the immediate future, we will follow the guidelines for the State of Pennsylvania’s Department of Health. We will continue to assess the situation and will be in touch with additional updates. In the… Read More
COVID-19 Update from the Friendship Circle: The Friendship Circle of Pittsburgh is focused on taking precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and keep our staff, participants, and community safe. As a result, we are canceling all in-person programming scheduled through the end of March. We remain committed to facilitating meaningful social interactions, and to do so, we are developing… Read More
Do you like movies? Julia: I LOVE Movies. I love hanging and getting a good classic movie on tv. I love to get my friends together and hang out on the couch. Paige: I LOVE Movies. I always go on the $5 Tuesdays! What is your favorite movie? Julia: I don’t think I have a favorite movie exactly but I… Read More
August 7, 2020
In a previous blog post, I talked about common fan fic terms, but in order for you to fully understand their meaning and use, I think a few examples are in order. As such, I’ve selected a few fics I enjoy 1 that would do the trick: Title: Pokedex OneShots Fandom: Pokemon Author: Ysavvryl Link: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5968447/1/Pokedex_OneShots Author’s Summary: A collection… Read More
July 31, 2020
On July 29th, 2020, at 10:00 AM, I signed on to Zoom for a Friendship Circle session involving poetry. Following a review of the Rules of Respect, the participants were asked if they would rather have the power of flight or underwater breathing. After that, they used word magnets (or rather, an online version of such) to write poetry, as… Read More
July 23, 2020
In my last blog post, I discussed some common terms used by fan fic writers. This time, I’d like to talk about genres, or types of story. Like the stories they’re based on, fan fics can be sorted into several different genres. Romance is one of the most common, but you also have adventure, drama, horror, humor, and so on.… Read More
