I actually had the best New Year’s Eve in ages! Wasn’t sad at all!! Wrote the usual summary of the year, which was full of events and lacked the usual melancholy. Then lit some sparklers in the rain with my brother while our parents were asleep, then I walked and ran around the village and into the fields while it was still raining. Went to bed late and very calm and happy.
This might come as a shock to some of you but saying “I’m not informed enough on this particular topic to have an opinion” is about 100 times more respectable than being misinformed
3, 10, 14
3: Favourite group I listened to this year: Cage The Elephant & Arcade Fire
10: What made me cry: Hopelessness/ loneliness/ feeling inadequate/ depression & making the decision to leave and move
14: Favourite book this year: Measuring The World (Daniel Kehlmann)

An anonymous fear submitted
to Deep Dark Fears – thanks!
My new book “The Creeps” is available now from your local bookstore, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Book Depository, iBooks, IndieBound, and wherever books are sold. You can find more information here.
the key to art is not giving a shit. not giving a goddamn shit. you gotta go to your sketchbook or computer or whatever and just draw free. no rules. do what you want and what feels right. if it looks like shit? no it doesn’t. keep going. keep drawing. you have a skill that is so rare and to keep it is the greatest gift of all.

Feathered Edges: Sagebrush is dusted with sunlight at end of day, Shoshone River, Wyoming
riverwindphotography, December 2016
End of the year Asks
- Song of the year?
- Album of the year?
- Favorite musical artist / group you started listening to this year?
- Movie of the year?
- TV show of the year?
- Episode of tv or webisode that defined the year for you?
- Favorite actor of the year?
- Game of the year?
- Best month for you this year?
- Something that made you cry this year?
- Something you want to do again next year?
- Talk about a new friend you made this year
- How was your birthday this year?
- Favorite book you read this year?
- What’s a bad habit you picked up this year?
- Post a picture from the beginning of the year
- Post a picture from the end of the year
- A memorable meal this year?
- What’re you excited about for next year?
- What’s something you learned this year?
- What’s something new about your place of residence (room, home, or general location) now vs the start of the year?
- Favorite place you visited this year?
- If you could send a message to yourself back on the first day of the year, what would it be?
- Did you keep any New Year’s Resolutions?
- Did you create any characters (in games, art, or writing) this year? Describe one






