I'd been pretty inactive on dA, until JustACapharnaum forced- I mean, persuaded me to collaborate with her. I wrote one of the best pieces I've ever written in a really, really long time. It took me quite a long time to finish it but I did, so that made me happy.

Then it was her again who requested for me- I mean, asked if I wanted to become a co-founder of her group, MacroPoetry. I wasn't sure if I'd be able to do the job right but it's going well so far. The most important part about this is that it forced me to read the works of other poets, something I hadn't been doing for a long time and I was flooded with inspiration and motivation to scrub off my rust and join them. (There are too many names to list, so here's a quiet thank you to them!)

This then led me to try participating in this year's DFC. I've tried it in the past years but everything always got in the way. I was either too busy or too weighed down by the pressures of life but mostly, it was probably because I had no motivation. Before JustACapharnaum made me an admin in her group, I was in a very bad slump that had been building for about 5 years. It wasn't easy to get out of. In fact, it felt impossible. Like I was drowning in my own mess of swirling words, blended together into a mass of darkness. But now, even though I'm a few days behind, I'm still writing poems for DFC! And they aren't all bad! In fact, I like most of them, which is a good sign.

So, here's a big thank you to MacroPoetry for welcoming me in, to the ProjectDFC crew for making such a wonderful challenge and to the lovely poets I've had the pleasure of reading the works of this year for inspiring and motivating me. Also, a shout out to the very talented Ikarusthefirst I came to know this year. Your continued support of me is very appreciated and the sometimes silly chains of comments we have are always a delight! Lastly, an extremely big thank you to my dear friend, JustACapharnaum. I don't think you realise how much you've helped me over the years, particularly this year, so thank you.