About
This place is a manifestation of my creative brain, treated as a dumping ground for creative activities. Like me, it will always be a work in progress: messy, multi-themed, and only half finished.
The vintage ads in this newspaper take you to pages I've made.
December 2025 Issue
Happy last month of the year! Did you know that it's been almost 12 months since the beginning of the year? I am having a hard time believing it myself.
What a crazy and awful year overall. At least there were several strong beams of hope running through via unexpected moves by the politically powerful, life's little surprises, small children discovering the world, community solidarity, the physical gravitational pull you feel towards things sometimes, and stunningly gorgeous natural events. No, I won't be specific. Find things that happened in your year that match those categories.
I am looking ahead to Krampus, tales of the Yule Cat, and peppermint ice cream.
I'll do a few holiday festivities but this time of year is when I sink into hibernation and let myself breathe. I tend to be highly creative, reflective, and antisocial. I get a rise in anxiety which I get better at dealing with every year. I take more walks because it's cold, my body gets stronger, and every time it "might" snow I hope it does. December usually goes fast and launches into January like a sled down a hill and I just hope whatever is over that cliff is not too scary.
