Bluer horizons

Well, I’m slowly dragging myself out of the pits of despondency I’ve been trudging through for the past few months/year, so here’s a little something to get things going. To new beginnings?

The reason for this doodle, besides getting my atrophied drawing muscles back to the proverbial art gym (if you’ll excuse the tortured metaphor), was that you can now find me on Bluesky for (hopefully) more lil’ updates, in between publishing new lil’ stories here and getting back on Discord and whatnot. Given the cesspool that Twitter has become (and I’m not an American, but the politics of its owner are not necessarily helping either), it was the right time to move on. That change, even if it’s a small one, really was the nudge that I needed to get things rolling again.

For the past few months, I’ve been paralysed by the number of things that I want to do. Any time spent on one thing means that another isn’t happening, and faced with too many things, I ended up doing nothing. There is an irony in that, and I’m sure that the Germans have a word for it. Some might also call it laziness, and I’m not sure I could confidently say they are wrong. I know I retire into myself when things become too much, and it can be addictive to do nothing, because if I do nothing, then nothing can go wrong. Or can it? There is a lot that’s been on hold for far too long, and the more I wait for the right time to start again, the less likely it is that there will be a right time.

So, no time like the present! It’s unfortunately true that if something is worth doing, it’s worth doing poorly (i.e. rather than not doing the thing at all). Now is not yet the time for New Resolutions™, but in the spirit of Christmas (if you celebrate) and the holidays (if you have any), let’s have a bit of cheer and lift our spirits up with some art, some naughtiness, and some saucy writing.

Of course, spanked bottoms are always the best way to do it, so let’s drink to that! (alcohol-free beverages are available)

Should I promise more regular updates? Haha, no.

Will there be some, though? Yes.

Promise? I said no.

Why not? …

Ah, darn it, you’re right. I promise some updates this month.

And next year? Let’s not get carried away, shall we?