My keywords for 2026 are... JOY and WHIMSY.
Burnout has been rough. The world is scary. People are dying. AI is fueling climate change and harming the integrity of art. Trans healthcare is under attack. How am I supposed to make art?
The best I can do is set aside ways to DISENGAGE.
Make more analog art, read 1 chapter every other day, give myself permission to rest (this one is hard). I’m almost always on the “grindset.” — “If I’m not doing something productive, then I’m WASTING. MY. TIME.”
Success has been middling.
I overbooked freelance work in March. Oops! IN April I’ll focus on writing & creating for MYSELF!
Remember: Joy is resistance. Rest is resistance. In a world full of sterile advertisements, WHIMSY is more important than ever!
In the wise words of Jim Lake Jr.: “Keep it Crispy!”
Wren L. Rivers
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