What do you do that makes you feel happy? Just purely for the sake of it. If you don’t have something, maybe you should. Having that source of joy is extremely important. It can be anything.
one of mine is instrumental music. vocals are overrated and distracting. I am also a hopeless romantic who probably reads about as many romance novels as a middle aged mom with marriage issues. Its disgusting, but it makes me happy lol.
Sending hugs to all you!
My favourite pulpy fantasy is probably Dragonlance. When I was a wee little closeted lass I used to read my big brother’s copies, so now many years later they hold a special place for me.
Recently read this trilogy called the Sea of Ink and Gold by Traci Chee that actually blew me away. It was also the first time I came across a fantasy book with a trans character, and she didn’t just exist to be the subject of transphobia? It was wild. I’m so happy for the kids these days who are where I was at, hiding away, reading books, and getting to see someone like themselves. I think it would have been really nice to have that back then.
Little things like that really help me to keep the work I do in perspective. I’m not trying to make things better for me; I’m trying to make sure that the little ones who come next have a much better chance at things, and get to be themselves without the suffering I went through. We have a long way to go (and sometimes it feels like we’re backsliding) but I let myself really embrace these small hopes and tiny victories.