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I don't know what the inspiration for this is, but I'm here for it.

Man, I haven't read Harry Potter fanfiction since livejournal days in over a decade lol.

The Rockstar Draco/Journalist Hermione brainrot persists. 💀📝

What is he whispering to her? In my mind he’s telling her about ALL his piercings…

I'm a fan of this story and this art right here.

Fated Scribe, destined to be a Rider. 🐉

Welcome to the world of oligarchy.

This is the situation put together in a few minutes. I guarantee you that every single American and then some get some benefit from the US Government functioning. You may not realize it, but it's a good time to start realizing it now. Because we have to do the best we can to protect it.

Don't forget that it functions because of people like you and me. Normal people make the government work. No rich person would do the job. When the government shuts down, those normal people are out of work for as long as those shut downs take.

That used to mean something when the people on capitol hill didn't come to an agreement. Stop voting for people who don't fight for you. And any rep that pulls out of this agreement because of a tweet should be voted out anyway.

Soul Train was such a bad ass show. That's the only other show I'd watch after cartoons were over on Saturday.

"hold on. i'm watching the words."

Losing the centricity of the main community sucks. But there are other groups starting something. I follow the reddit as the next big community and from there people post discords or other sites. I was actually hoping to find some community on Tumblr too.

I think after participating on and off every year since 2008, I'm OK growing out of it. Then getting into my daily word count year round phase to really embrace writing as a hobby.

This month has been a little weird, because in the past it's been the point of time where me and a few others ramp up for NaNoWriMo event planning.

I decided not to be an ML this year - I'm one of the many breakaway regions forging ahead with an independent event for our writers - but several people had been hoping to work with HQ again, and seeing the chatter around that is sad because it looks like NaNo isn't letting it happen.

Last year at this point, everyone who had volunteered to be an ML had been given instructions for this year, and links to order ML kits (usually the annual stickers). We'd get instructions in Aug on how to update digital spaces for the new year, and were encouraged to start scheduling events.

But it's Aug 1st and HQ has never even asked if anyone wants to volunteer this year. It's looking more and more likely that they have canned the entire Municipal Liason program, and if you don't have MLs what's the point of regions? If the community aspect of NaNo is going away, is it just a website now?

What made NaNo awesome was the other writers I'd hang out with on zoom or coffee shops.

I thought i had already grieved my time with NaNo, it had headed down a path I didn't want to follow and I had put so much energy into it. I'm building something new now even! But it's still so, so sad to think that it's just not my participation that has ended, but an entire program. And soon, I suspect, an entire organization.

NaNo is running on fumes, spiraling down and alienating so much of its old user base due to poor management and communication. Will it even run in November, I'm not entirely sure. I don't know if the donations they've received coverage servers fees.

Writers might have to do NaNo, or just write a draft in November, solo and that sounds so sad. I've only ever won because of my community (my region had at least 20 events scheduled in November).

I'd encourage people to reach out to old regions if you can - see if there's a grassroots community it morphed into. Or just any writing community - mine is hybrid now and all our writing events in November will have zoom options.

I hoped maybe the new HQ would build something that would work for someone, but i have a sneaking suspicion that it won't. NaNoWriMo might just become something like NoShaveNovember or Dry January. A thing you do, but no official community.

Feeling real bummed about this, because i volunteered with NaNo for 5 years and wrote for 12.

New-York Tribune, New York, November 25, 1920

Merry Christmas 🎄⛄

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By: dest0n