#share with the world

[rrcraft-and-lore]

One thing you can do to better enbrighten the world (and I know you're tired, we all are, I know, but dammit, right? That's enough of a reason - just dammit):

Make your art.

IT MATTERS. You do.

And you won't know who it will touch and or how.

Art saves lives. Not just the maker's but those who consume it.

I've shared my story a few times, but I was raised in an abusive household, got all the asian trauma with it.

At 18, I tried to take my life and nearly succeeded. Freak bit of luck saved me. Years later after pursuing my love of writing but getting nowhere, my depression's gnarly and I decide it's time to give up on life. I see a sign at my local mall my favorite writer, Jim Butcher, is going to be signing copies of Ghost Story which was coming out. I figure: what the hell, get my book signed, meet my fave author, take myself out that night - end it all on a good note yeah?

So, that day comes along, and there I am in the line. Great talk, time passes, listen to jokes and questions. Then my turn shows up in the signing and he says to me: "Hey man, how's it going?"

Idky but I stopped and told him the truth - where I was mentally and how bad off.

He stops for a moment, doesn't have to, and instead of going, "Oh, I'm sorry, man, that sucks," he gives me a full speech telling me only I can write my story. No one else. If I decide to end it today, then I decided that. It's ended. It's over. No one else did. But, if I hung around, chose to go on

Who knows? Maybe one day I'll be at a signing with him. Maybe on day up for the same award. Maybe in anthology with him? Maybe panel with him? Maybe a bunch more things. Well, I chose to stick around. Since then, life's gotten better in some ways, and I've gotten to write books I had only dreamed of at that point.

And you know what else?

He was right.

I paneled with him first time 2019 DragonCon. I was up for the Dragon Award alongside him and NK Jemisin. I've been in an anthology with him, and soon now another. I did my first signing with him this year.

Dreams and things I got to see come true and check off.

Your art matters. You matter. And you can change someone's life. You may not know how, and you may not even know you did it one day, whether through your actions, your work, or a combination - you never know who it'll touch or bring out to you.

And the world's gonna need that. Your work.

You.

Because people are hurting.

To be honest, they're probably going to keep hurting - people like to hurt others. It sucks. But people also like to help.

To uplift and be kind. To inspire. To protect. And to save.

You art can do that. Even if you don't think that right now. Can't see it. Can't believe it. I promise you, it matters. And so do you.

[firefly464]

Is this anything

[nyxi-pixie]

'wah wah everywhere is falling to the right wing the whole world is doomed' literally like 6 months ago we were talking about how there was a trend in countries getting rid of their right wing governments. poland at the end of last year, france voted in a unified centre left/left alliance, even the UK finally got rid of the tories after 15 years (right wing splitting be damned, it still happened). outside of europe, bangladesh removed a dictator in like 2 seconds, india may have reelected their Evil Guy but on a DISTINCTLY reduced majority, theres been queer rights successes in thailand, with gay marriage set to be legal by 2025, and thereve been positive court cases on it in japan. and this is just stuff i vaguely remember hearing about. im sure theres more if you care to look for anything aside from more reasons to make yourself miserable

the US has a distinct effect on everyone, so this won't be fun for anyone (least of all its population. sorry guys), and there ARE a lot of people sliding into right wing extremism, but presenting this like its an unchallenged worldwide phenomenon is inaccurate, its damagingly bleak, and all it does is encourage despair and apathy. you DO have political power, and you shouldnt forget that just because of bad election results and the media's desperation to make you lose hope

[my-autism-adhd-blog]

Life in an Autism World

[locusustus]

[nidbaesenpai]

Happy one year anniversary ISAT! To celebrate I wanted to share the lil strips I made for my friends when they reached the end of the game! They're all meant to be snippets of life post game and a glimpse into the world I'm making for Loop.

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

best thing about batman is that he's a superficially grimdark character, gothic & brooding & angst ridden etc..........but then it turns out he has a million hobbies, regularly goes on adventures with his besties, and has a dozen adopted kids he's raising with his devoted foster dad. good for him

[sedgewick-gayble]

roaring twenties tumblr simulator pt. 2

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men be like "i would never succumb to homosexuality" and then hold a mans face tenderly as he lights his cigarette with his own. okayy pansy we see you

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art deco more like art dicko! aaaand post

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attended a petting party last saturday and there were no animals not even at all :(

#WHY WOULD THEY CALL IT THAT

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i lov my mother and father so nuch forever i cannot wait to attend my new job at the dubious factory where there have never been any machinery incidents evr before

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The cocaine in coca-cola just doesnt hit the same anymore....

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OP they took out the cocaine

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WHAT DO YOU MEAN THEY TOOK OUT THE COCAINE

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tumblr heritage post

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Hes so puppycoded

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The eroticism of the machinery incidents at the dubious factory

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Easy website

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There is a gang war in Chicago. The first gang to get to 100 kills, gets to take over that part of the city. You NEED to be careful, Babe Ruth. You could be at high risk because of your high status. PLEASE be safe, everyone in or around Chicago, and please reblog this to get it to the celebrities in Chicago

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[extravapalooza]

scans from a minizine from late last year! risograph with collage. part of a bigger project on trans relationships to the body thru cyborgs but i got distracted making pinups

more scans

[lil-lemon-snails]

sometimes you just need to hear it v some stills below the cut v

[the-meme-monarch]

six dollar srimp special

sprout is one of the few toons shrimpo doesn’t have an interaction with and i believe it’s bc he knows sprout would start swinging

NONE OF THIS IS SHIP ART 👍💥💥

og images under the cut

[kvtnisseverdeen]

THE WORLD STANDS WITH PALESTINE 🇵🇸

[tariah23]

The manga industry, especially JUMP, needs to hurry up and do away with weekly scheduling for mangaka. There needs to better regulations put into place for their health and safety because this is pitiful. Two weeks - monthly updates should’ve already been the standard for the manga industry at this point. These money grabbers will only continue to put the lives of these artists at stake for the sake of capitalism unless some serious changes are implemented.

[lastoneout]

the whole guilt-tripping language in posts about important topics paired with how I'm still getting bitches in my notes talking about why it's actually good to tell "bad" people to kill themselves continues to prove to me that a lot of people have absolutely no concept of social justice or activism outside of assuming the worst of and then viciously attacking strangers on the internet

[my-autism-adhd-blog]

Life in an Autism World