A very fond farewell;
Hi everyone -
I’ve been thinking about this for several weeks now and as hard as this is for me, I am going to retire from roleplaying.
It’s finally the right time for me to begin making the career change I’ve been working towards for a few years now so I will be looking into professional services to assist me in this process (yet still dealing with my current shitty job at the same time). We are also spending more time with our daughter as we learn more about her autism as she grows and all the different services and activities we can do and her schoolwork is becoming more challenging so she needs more help. I am also going to spend more time with my loved ones because there are some family members that aren’t doing so well and who won’t be with us much longer.
But I guess I should say that the main reason I am leaving the roleplaying community is because I no longer have muse. Not just for Van but for my other muses as well. I don’t have many writing partners to begin with and even though there are many muses I want to reach out to and write with, I simply don’t have the time or energy. And as sad as this makes me, it is what it is and it’s what I have to do.
I can’t even begin to describe my time in the roleplaying community. In three years I have gone through all sorts of things, good and bad, amazing and heartbreaking, lame and badass lol. I will take with me all kinds of wonderful memories. I have also met some truly amazing and inspirational people and I will be forever thankful for it. I’ve met some people that have truly become my closest and best friends and I love you dearly, even if adulthood has taken away a lot of my time from you against my will. But I think the biggest thing I am taking away from all of this is my writing and how much it has improved and evolved since I began writing here. I am such a better writer now and have been inspired by a lot of peoples’ writing out there. And some of you, I swear, I better damn well see your writing on bookshelves one day because there are some of you that are so truly talented that the world deserves more of you and your talents. Even if someday some of you exit the roleplaying community, please, never stop writing because you are beautiful and you have something to give to the world.
But back to business. Since I am bowing out, to all of my current writing partners, you can now officially delete, put on hiatus or render inactive any and all threads we have together. I do have a few things in my drafts but sadly I don’t think I can be able to get to them, as much as I’d like to.
I want to still keep in touch with you all though. I have both Skype and AIM as well as email if you’d like. I will leave this account open for a little while so I have time to gather contact information from anyone who would still like to remain friends outside of roleplay and even tumblr. I don’t mind in the least. You’re my friends for a reason.
I love you all so very much. I really do. This has been such a fun and important part of my life for all that I’ve taken away and gained, as well as lost. Again, if you wish to still remain in contact with me outside roleplaying or tumblr, please message me and I will give you my Skype and AIM information or email if that is a preference.
I send you all my love and prayers and good vibes and wish you all the best in this life that we’ve been given on this earth.
~ Lora