Giant Skeletons By Jocelin Carmes

rain photo study

This minecraft short comic called "A strange Coast" made by Ian Flynn I believe, I found in a book from my library I work has to be one of the most beautiful and respectful takes on the game.

It understands minecraft so perfectly and doesn't treat it as childishly as the other stories in it did.

And all that within 10 pages and no word spoken.

“Range Life” by Jordan Bolton

Part of Scenes from Imagined Films Issue #1, available on Etsy

an adventure

collection of posts that have made me yell YOU NEED TO PLAY RAIN WORLD out loud

Is it an ADHD thing to not realize you're in pain or not be able to recognize the source of pain? I just spent 6 hours feeling awful because I had a really bad headache, but couldnt figure out what was wrong until my mom asked be why i was being so grumpy. Also, i just wanted to thank you for the way you actually talk about your experiences with ADHD and Autism and being Nonbinary. Also the cursed stuff is cool too.

self-regulation tends to be more difficult when you have adhd/autism. it’s good to get in the habit of pausing for a few minutes and consciously making an assessment:

what is my biggest current source of pain/discomfort? how can I change that? should i take a pain reliever? 

am i hungry? how’s my blood sugar? when did i last eat

how’s my general level of anxiety/overstimulation?

how’s the noise level? could i benefit from wearing earplugs?

am i too warm/cold? should i put on/take off a layer?

am i thirsty? are my lips dry? could i use water/chapstick?

if i could do one thing to make myself more comfortable in the next hour, what would it be?

try setting a timer and doing this every 2 hours or so. soon it gets to be automatic (i still set timers sometimes when i know my day is going to be busy). on a related note, it’s good to carry around a ‘self-regulation grab bag’ (mine has painkillers, granola bars, ear plugs, water, chapstick, lotion, etc)

i do unironically think the best artists of our generation are posting to get 20 notes and 3 reblogs btw. that fanfic with like 45 kudos is some of the best stuff ever written. those OCs you carry around have some of the richest backstories and worldbuilding someone has ever seen. please do not think that reaching only a few people when you post means your art isn't worth celebrating.

A great Twitter thread on character-driven stories, character arcs, and agency by Naomi Hughes

(The link she referenced is this article)