I don't know who needs to hear this, but you're allowed to do the hobby you like in public or in social gatherings.
Knit at the superbowl party, read at the pool, make art while you wait for your car to be serviced, write while everyone around you dances aggressively on each other at the club.
You're not doing it for attention.
In fact, those places might be a great source of fleeting inspiration that clings to that specific moment, and if you let it pass...it'll be gone.















