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The Year Turns, But We Look Back - Books and Video Games Played, Loved, Remembered

 I have read nearly 75 books this year. I have played countless video games (some that are never ending, some that had stories that were poignant and stayed in my thoughts long after I played them). Not only that, but I dealt with the near loss of both parents due to a bad trike accident. This blog and the art I absorbed this time helped me keep my sanity and strength during these rough times.  Watching the political sideshow currently happening, I’m sure that I will be turning to art, once again, to help me make it through the upcoming years. I’m not going to stop doing Drag (although I have not been in any recent shows since May). I’m not going to stop reading the smaller authors, nor reading the fluff that keeps me feeling lighthearted.  I’m. Not. Going. To. Stop. Stopping lets the darkness win. While Reed Faster has their own little dark corner of the universe, there is hope out there.  Enough of that. Let’s get to the books and video games that didn’t get a full...

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