He became involved with D&D during the mid-1970s, where he often played the role of a Dungeon Master, crafting the worlds and events of his home campaigns. Hammack grew up as a wargaming enthusiast in Alabama. I’ve since become familiar with well-known authors who have dabbled in fan fiction themselves, but I hadn’t thought of any toys or games being emulated by mere amateurs before I processed one of our recent acquisitions in the Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play.Īllen Hammack is an American game designer and editor, best known for his work on several classic TSR Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) modules. Martin or Valerie Tripp instead, these were for my eyes only, to tide me over until the next published title. I never planned to, say, submit these pieces to Scholastic Publishing under the illusion that I would become the next Ann M. I distinctly remember writing my own versions of The Baby-Sitters Club and American Girl stories in a chunky, spiral-bound notebook, complete with ballpoint-ink illustrations. And then, I’d begin to write my own stories using those characters-an early form of fan fiction, though I didn’t realize that this mode of creative writing had an actual name. When I’d finish the most recent, hot-off-the press book in a series, I’d make a mental note to be on the lookout for forthcoming titles by that author.
This method of binge-reading let me plow through entire runs of some of my favorite children’s (and young adult) series while in elementary school.
Ever the opportunist, I always checked out the first six books that I picked up, knowing that I could come back anytime (!) and swap them for a new batch.
This very valuable document allowed me to check out up to six items at a time from my town’s library.
My first library card was a small rectangle made of royal blue cardstock, with the handwritten number “9555” in the top right corner.
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