I often seek out peoples social media or discord or telegram so we can stay in touch. I remember an artist whose work I loved. They disappeared and I couldn’t find them anywhere. I wanted to ask them to make a cover for my book but they were just gone. I guess they were doing it as a hobby with a fake name and found a normal job and gave up although I have no way of knowing.
I haven’t been as reciprocal with my reading others work as I would like to be but I don’t let the most important relationships I’ve made here die easily. In fact talking to @riversflow a few moments ago and she mentioned you and it reminded me that I still needed to reply to your comment which made had made me smile!
I’ve always said it’s the rewards and the relationships that keep me here. If the money disappears I’ll move to private DMs cause I’m going to write either way but I don’t necessarily need to share it as much and the stuff I want to share either way will always find an outlet. If the friends all disappear I can’t imagine I’ll be able to stomach spending any time here.
But both remain so here I am! It may be far less than before but at least I am still here and still letting our words bring us closer to each other and ourselves
RE: Nine years of loss - reflections on HIVE / STEEM