Another Rainfurrest has come and gone, and I really loved the convention this year. The panels were fun and interesting, but more importantly I got to hang and chat with a bunch of people I had only known online -- JM Horse, Phil Geusz, Makyo and others in the [adjective][species] crew. There were a lot … Continue reading Rainfurrest 2015 Wrap-Up
Category: Self-Reflection
100 Happy Days
The civil unrest in Ferguson, MO last summer was a tremendous wake-up call for me, but thinking back there were a lot of things that lead up to it. The astonishing open racism that was taking root within the Republican opposition during Obama's 2008 campaign, election and Presidency has blossomed into a full-fledged xenophobia that … Continue reading 100 Happy Days
A Look Into the Future
I've been a little more quiet on the writing front than I feel comfortable with, but there's a reason for that. When I get deep into various projects, I tend to talk about them less because I guess I don't want to reveal how the sausage is made before it's presented. When I push a … Continue reading A Look Into the Future
The Anxious Rabbit
One of the reasons I believe Rabbit is such a helpful totem for me is that fear is such a strong emotion within me. I'm afraid all the time, of various things real and imagined, and that fear drives a great deal of my behavior. One of the lessons Rabbit teaches is how to move … Continue reading The Anxious Rabbit
My 35th Year
Last Thursday I celebrated my 35th birthday. If I'm lucky, this puts me squarely in the territory of early middle age. That means that for the most part, I'm starting to have fewer days ahead of me than there are behind. It's a sobering thought, but not a depressing one. Unlike most I really don't … Continue reading My 35th Year
Lessons of the 2015 Clarion Write-A-Thon
The Clarion Write-A-Thon is over for another year. This year, I wrote 40,570 words and raised just a hair over $400 for the Clarion Workshop! I didn't quite manage to hit my word count or fundraising goal, but I did finish two short stories, gotten well underway on a third, post a series of extensive … Continue reading Lessons of the 2015 Clarion Write-A-Thon
A Furry Mental Health Podcast?
So last week I made a series of posts about depression and recent comments and ideas being batted around within the fandom. The response has been pretty amazing, and I'm so happy to hear from so many people who are dealing with mental health issues themselves or have been touched by people who are. I … Continue reading A Furry Mental Health Podcast?
The Good We Can Do
Everyone's experience with depression is different, and that's what makes it difficult to talk about or advise on. Even when you have an idea of what depression is like, or personal experience with it, you can't speak for everyone. Sometimes, it manifests as anger or frustration that things are happening in your head that you … Continue reading The Good We Can Do
My 2 Sense
When I woke up from my suicide attempt, I had only one thought -- "I can't do this again." I wish I could say there was some identifiable process that led me away from suicide, but for me a switch was simply turned off. I feel incredibly fortunate in that regard; I know that for … Continue reading My 2 Sense
My Relationship with 2 and Depression
The two weeks surrounding AnthroCon have seen a storm of controversy pop up in the furry fandom. One of the fandom's most notable voices, 2 the Ranting Gryphon, is being called out for a year-old comment made on YouTube in which he said that people who committed suicide because of cyber-bullying deserve to die. This … Continue reading My Relationship with 2 and Depression
From the Desk of Jakebe T. Rabbit 