Happy Thanksgiving!

Greetings, one and all!

For those who celebrate Thanksgiving (of which I am one), it's a time of year we spend with those we love, while eating good food and being thankful for the boons we have.

The Dark & the Light

Even though I've had financial struggles of late, I still feel very blessed in life, and I choose to focus on the positive rather than the negative. I have family & friends who love me, I get to do work I feel passionate about, and there are people in the world who engage with & enjoy the things I've created.

The world can be a strange & bewildering place, and sometimes things just don't turn out the way we plan. But no matter how darkly overcast a sky may seem or how fiercely a storm may rage, there is always--and I do mean always--something you can find to light your way or to help you weather those winds. You just have to look for it; and sometimes you have to look very hard, but if you do, you can find it.

What that something may be can be different for every soul, but on this Thanksgiving, if you're struggling, I sincerely hope you find it. Whatever it may be, it's out there, believe me. You just have to keep looking.

Giving Thanks

I also want to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to all the players, readers, and patrons who have joined me along the way. It continues to amaze me that things I dream up in my mind--no matter how strange--can be made flesh in some form and then shared with others who gain enjoyment from them. In fact, I deem it a form of miraculous alchemy. But without the essential ingredient of you, the audience, that process could never grant lead a golden hue. So, I thank you for being there, for engaging with my work, and for making that miracle a possibility. Your support is truly invaluable to me.

Max (Novus Operandi)