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Craft photos! I did quite a bit of crafting towards Christmas - needle felt, knitting, baking, and a whole host of mini crafts using walnut shells, cardboard tubes, and wire in various projects.
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There are so many crafts that I love to dabble in, so many I haven't yet tried, things to revisit and things to practice more. I hope everyone has at least one thing, be it scrapbooking, crochet, metalwork, or watercolour painting, that gives them some creative joy :)

Type: Graphic
Warnings: no warnings apply
Prompt: For the genprompt_bingo prompt 'heights and depths'

Notes: I made a rough A4 pencil sketch, then imported a photo of it into Photoshop and used various drawing tools, pattern fills, and brushes to partially add colour and texture. I use a trackball mouse so the level of detail I can achieve is limited. The quote reads "Giant oak trees... have deep root systems that can extend two-and-one-half times their height. Such trees rarely are blown down regardless of how violent the storms may be. Joseph B. Wirthlin"
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I...am still here, in the world. I am changed, however. I feel every part of my life including my belief system and things I trusted has been turned upside down. I'm not ready to talk about that in more detail but I will say that I can no longer be truly on the Left - this tweet resonates with me - though I cannot be truly 'far Right' either. More Libertarian perhaps. Politically homeless. I don't want to write, right now, about any of these things but maybe one day.
I have participated, barely in Yuletide 2020, and spent months unable to write a word beyond journal entries of anger and pain. I did finally write a fanfic, and then a bit more and completed Yuletide 2021. A few more fanfics, enough to post some towards 100_fandoms. And recently Yuletide 2022, which I might write more about at some point. I've read some fanfic, but my fandom interaction has declined. I'm more on the sidelines right now.
I did the GYWO habit days after skipping 2021, and found it a welcome change from wordcount (though I was able to track both).
I also haven't posted any original fic since mid 2020. I did somehow manage to complete NaNoWriMo this year, though the 'novel' is unfinished and to my mind a mess that would/will take massive amounts of editing.
Meanwhile I might participate in some of the Snowflake Challenges due to start 1st January. I miss parts of fandom and community, but it has become a double edged sword the last 5 years.
So I'm not back, fully, and unfortunately, probably never will be. I have no idea how many of you are still here, still blogging. But I'm around, and writing sometimes, and posting at AO3 on occasion, and trying out other crafts, and loving spending time with my family including my nephews, and my sister's pets, and smiling at strangers - especially dog walkers who are on the whole the most friendly people you meet out walking and who are likely to greet you.
Best wishes for 2023.