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Look for the "prize giving" section to see what you won! As a "means of seeing what people were thankful for, and to spread a bit of happiness around because it's nice to remember what it is we have to be thankful for in the first place", the Thanksgiving Note Project was created by ikazon (https://www.deviantart.com/ikazon) many, many years ago. Regardless of whether you live in a country that celebrates Thanksgiving or not, I'm sure you know what the word suggests! And following in the steps of ikazon (https://www.deviantart.com/ikazon) and then Exillior (https://www.deviantart.com/exillior), I will be hosting this fantastic project this year. :dummy: But what is the Thanksgiving Note Project? :bulletpink: you send me a note (the length and

Well, if we can't crown a queen we can at least acknowledge a princess and hero. Now, that being said, let's get to the nitty gritty of what this beast is before you. It is the inaugural unveiling of a new thing over here at Prose-ject (https://www.deviantart.com/prose-ject) (and one that will run - we hope - every December from now until I'm too old and blind to preside over it and kiwi-damnation (https://www.deviantart.com/kiwi-damnation) has move to deepest darkest Antarctica to commune with the penguins and save the icebergs). What is this thing we are launching into your lap like a limp rocket? This, ladies and gentlemen and those who would be neither, is where you get to practice and perfect a lost art - the art of

Introduction Welcome to September! For a lot of you, this means back to school, which we here at BIRH know can be a stressful time. For those of you in the northern hemisphere, it means autumn… which means winter is coming… which is depressing whether you live here or in Westeros. After our lighthearted break in August, we're going to buckle down and get serious again. Let's start with some dates: Sept 10: World Suicide Prevention Day Sept 8-14: National Suicide Prevention Week (USA) September: National Suicide Prevention Month (USA) Accordingly, we're having our own Suicide Awareness Month here at BIRH. Instead of offering

...including my term as a Community Volunteer. You knew six lit CVs wasn't permanent, right? =p While drafting this journal, I looked up dates and was surprised that two major things happened in July 2014: I first applied to be a literature CV and started writing a novel for publication. Both things seemed unattainable, and both took awhile, yet here I am with a book deal and a  by my name! I joined the communityrelations (https://www.deviantart.com/communityrelations) team in August 2017, and the year and a half since has been more rewarding than I could've imagined. I've met tons of people, read amazing work, and seen incredible kindness among deviants. I've watched and hopefully help

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Good fortune, dear reader! :wave: So, the time of snow has begun in most areas of the northern hemisphere. And it's going especially wild in Estonia, for all I know. We've had full snow for two weeks, until it melted, but then it decided to return today... and so the cycle goes. At least, in here it does. It looks like finally, after some years, the Christmas day this year will be snowy, instead of muddy and damp like it has been in the past few winters here in Estonia. And it actually makes me pretty glad. I feel less cold when there's snow. I actually can feel like it's colder without snow during the winter. I can't really explain it, but

Personal News Welcome to April. It is with a heavy heart that another month begins.  Nearly three weeks ago, I was informed of the passing of Endorell-Taelos (https://www.deviantart.com/endorell-taelos), and I still have not allowed it to truly sink in that she is riding the angelic tides along with other beautiful souls I have been privileged to know— GeneratingHype (https://www.deviantart.com/generatinghype), Bark (https://www.deviantart.com/bark), leyghan (https://www.deviantart.com/leyghan), and MagicalJoey (https://www.deviantart.com/magicaljoey), among countless others who have left a precious mark within the DeviantART community.  I know her, and others, had their personal demons.  But I also know her gentle heart was far too precious for this ugly world, and that she is truly at rest now, in the lov