Saturday Shenanigans

[teddy_radiator]

We're having friends over tonight for chili, so I've got a few short minutes before I'm up to my parts in frying onions, ground beef and tomatoes.

It's been a short work week, which meant lots of relaxing things. I am spoiled. Writing, writing, I love it. It's been lovely getting back into the writing saddle again.

I've submitted my prompts for the sshg_promptfest, and at least 5 of the prompts have intrigued me and one especially. I'd call that a good catch. I've also put myself forward to read a fic for hp_podfic_fest, and I'm looking forward to that.

mywitch's Village Broom colouring book is a scream, and I'm loving everything she does. It's so awesome to have talented artistic friends like her and akatnamedeaster and toblass and all the other amazing friends who are so generous with their talents here. Inspirations - yes, please and thank you.

Episode 16 of our Teddy & The Bassman podcast is up and I'm really pleased with it. These things take a good two days to produce, but I'm very proud of them. Please go and have a listen if you're so inclined. Be warned, most of our podcasts are for mature audiences. You can access them via Stitcher HERE.

I posted the following on Facebook today, but I wanted to repeat it here, because of the impact of friends.

Today, a friend asked of me a simple request. She asked me to tell her my story. And while writing it, I was made to remember a part of my life that up until now had been a landmine of pain and remorse and guilt.

I confronted a dark time in my past and realised how much I've grown from my experiences. And though it made a huge, nuclear bomb-sized impact on my life at the time, it no longer has any power over me. Writing it all down, I sliced through those memories with the Sword of Gryffindor and pulverised them with the Hammer of Thor.

And the best part? This same friend did something years ago that helped me to realise I had the power to do all this, and it has all come full circle in the most beautiful, healing way. Because of this friend, I am a different person. I am the person I am supposed to be, because of what she did then, and what she asked of me today.

Pretty cool, huh? I have the best friends.

I feel very clean.