2023 Fanfiction in Review
It's been a weird year to say the least lol. But hard times show you who your friends are and reveal people's true nature.
Looking back I am floored by the overwhelming amount of support that Autumn in Philadelphia has garnered. I am humbled by the talented writers who have contributed to the series: @mrsmungus, @sliebman10, @tsunderesalty, @the-orion-scribe, @stealing-your-kittens and Yotato.
I am also humbled by the talented @obscureobsidiandraws use of Audrey in My Boy Meets World Reboot.
My readers are incredible, and I appreciate everyone who has given AiP a chance. Whether you've been following for years or just joined the journey, whether you comment or not, I really appreciate you. So much.
I also have to mention @axolotlsupremacyowo, my seriously talented neice, and her beautiful art of Audrey.
To my chaos family, you know how much I love you, but I don't think I say thank you enough for your support. I could not have made through this year stronger than when I started without you.
As far as the rest of it, one thing I've learned is that if you get a bad feeling when talking to someone for any reason, stop. Get out of the situation. Don't assume you're the problem. Step back until you can figure out what's going on. Block liberally. Don't allow someone to make you feel guilty for stepping back and blocking. If they follow you from platform to platform, block. You are not wrong to do this for any reason.
Since I gave into guilt, I've been made pretty miserable and wished I'd followed my instinct from the beginning. Since I didn't, I learned a few more things, best expressed, I think, by Gibbs and Abby. See highlighted items.
#42 is figurative in my case but it applies.
Happy New Year, everyone. May it be bigger and better than all the past years combined.
Love you all.