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[marta_bee]

Just wanted to check in. I'm hanging in there. It's been tough, but in an as-expected kind of way. Struggling to concentrate, just really easily annoyed and feeling overwhelmed and being more bothered about mildly-bad everyday things than I know they deserve, but if I wasn't feeling that way I'd actually be a little surprised.

I know I've not replied to all the comments, but I've read them all and appreciated them as they came in. I hope you're all doing as well as you can. If anyone has anything fun to enjoy, fanfic recs or just a new show or book you've particularly enjoyed, that would be appreciated. But if not, thanks for caring and being here.

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[erulissedances]

It's never easy to lose a family member - two OR four legged. *hugs*

- Erulisse (one L)

[shirebound]

I just finished Cheryl Strayed's book Wild. I've rarely read such a beautiful, movingly written book.

♥ ♥

[cairistiona]

*hugs*

One of the most interesting biographies I've ever read is Grandma Gatewood's Walk, about the first woman to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail, back in 1958. Well worth a read and perhaps a good distraction.

[ellynn_ithilwen]

*hugs*

[hhimring]

{Hugs}

StarSpray's "Clear Pebbles of the Rain" (a WIP) is about a slow healing process after trauma. I find it encouraging, precisely because it takes its time, but also is gentle with it:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/62153194/chapters/158983570

[mrowe]

It's never easy {{{{}}}}

No real recommendations. I've started reading Emma Newman's Planetfall series; it seems to be good, but I'm not far in yet.