December Blues

It’s the season of scars and of wounds in the heart
Of feeling the full weight of our burdens
It’s the season of bowing our heads in the wind
And knowing we are not alone in fear
Not alone in the dark

Vienna Teng, An Atheist Christmas Carol, from the album Warm Strangers

Holiday season is sweet or dreadful, depending who you ask. Christmas, in particular, with its framing as a joyous event for the bigger part of the Western World, adds a lot of stress or sorrow for people who feel lonely, who are not well off, and especially those of us who have been othered by society, and family isn’t a warm hug.

Diary of Anime Lived – Potpourri Part 1

by Child of Ginger

Anime is a rich medium that knows how to deliver good/ powerful/ touching stories, if used properly. Their impact, of course, depends also from their viewers’ experiences and tastes. When the viewers can see themselves in the story, that’s when the strongest emotions are stirred and get unlocked. In this post, we reminiscence such key moments.

Part of the Diary of An Anime Lived Project. You can also check the Remembering Love project by trzr23 that is pretty similar.