Hello Roswell neighbors, fellow storytellers, fantasy fans and anyone who’s ever imagined a dragon soaring over the desert. My name is Melanie Becker-Donovan, and I’m excited to join the Roswell Daily Record as a reporter covering community events and local news.

I arrived in town with a notebook full of questions, a backpack full of comic books and a deep love for all things nerdy — Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, superhero movies and stories filled with elves, elemental magic and epic quests. My D&D character is an elf, though I haven’t had much chance to play lately, as our DM hit a rough patch and we’re searching for a new one. My 16-year-old son lives in Midland, TX, as well as my younger son, Elijah, 13. With my husband Jared Donovan and two stepdaughters, Samantha, 17, an

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