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I keep trying to write something, a best of, a catchup, a jaunty round robin of achievements unlocked.

And there’s a genocide right, and we are abetting it. You can’t not acknowledge it, almost as a first thing, an abhorrent and normalised disclaimer of sorts; to talk about anything else feels tone deaf somehow, and to bring it up just renders everything moot.

So I don’t know, I made a scant effort to help, shared fundraisers and social media initiatives when I could, siphoned off some art sales to Inara and Map. I made ads, I wrote comics, I endlessly questioned my choices. I made music videos and tried to reconnect with my animation roots.

Its felt quite a creative year in many ways yet its all a blur, of introspection and doubt. Will it get better I don’t know. Its hard to see how isn’t it? We got a cat, I started working out of a new studio, feels like there are some tiny flickers of hope, but they are few, and small, and quiet.

The big stuff is loud, to the point of overpowering, all I want to do is sleep. And watch telly, and hide away.

Hope this winter gives some rest for you if you are lucky enough, and helps recuperate our aching souls.

One love

Dyl x