Sue McDaniels loved the Ender's Game
series, particularly any parts dealing with Petra Arkanian, the only
girl in Ender's jeesh. The character represented all that women could
accomplish, being the commander of an army who can stand on her own,
who could stay strong when others crumbled around her. She possessed
the keen sort of intellect that could help mastermind an escape from
a virtual prison. She was everything Sue wanted to be. Every year for
Halloween, she would dress as Petra in one form or another.
Salamander Army Petra. Dragon Army Petra. Launchie to Command School
and beyond into Bean's Shadow
books. Sue served in the air force and married a short guy named
Julian. She named her seven children appropriately. She lived her
life as Petra. Many told her she was obsessed on the verge of
insanity. They teased and mocked, but she didn't care, for on
reflection at the end of her days, she looked back and saw that like
her hero, she had not lived a life of fear. When times of crisis
came, she rose to the challenge, she faced adversity head on, and
fought to protect the people and the nation she loved. She lived a
life she could be proud of. There were worse role models to have.
- Originally mailed to C. Townsend from Hattiesburg, Mississippi
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