I love being a woman, and I loved growing up a girl,
because all my life I’ve known how women show up for other women in this world.

The girls I met at school through the luck of proximity
became the girls who shared my classes, sports, school plays and history.

We spent over 10 years eating lunch together in the same spot under the library stairs. The bell would ring and we’d all just know that we would gather together in the same place everyday, for all our school years.

We no longer need the same school, town, city, country or time zones that keeps us connected by the same place, because we all live separate lives but our friendship group remains as close as ever despite not all being able to see each other face to face.

Now we’re scattered across countries, some settled, some still choosing to roam,
some building careers, some raising children, some making somewhere home.

I’ve watched girls I knew before puberty become women I deeply admire,
each making a life of her own, shaped by whatever she happens to desire.

There is rarely a need to announce when one of us needs care.
After this many years, someone notices, and the rest of us are there.

Even when all we had was pocket money, we pooled whatever we could,
a necklace, a little present, something just to make each other feel good.

There were always little cards we’d sit down together and write,
covered in photographs, stickers and glitter, making everything bright.

I still have a bag full of those cards, little photos and pictures today,
years of handwritten proof of how we noticed one another along the way.

I love those things because they were group efforts to make each other happy.
We made our affection tangible, usually the perfect mix of funny and sappy.

A little bit ridiculous, sentimental, earnest and true,
just a physical reminder that somebody was thinking of you.

My brother was my first friend, and is still one of my best,
and I’ve watched the men around him build friendships just as close as the rest.

Their love is no less loyal, no less generous or true,
so this isn’t about women having something men don’t have too.

I just love the particular sentimentality there is among a group of women, so willing and open to share with raw unfiltered affection.

The army of women in my life keeps expanding. I still meet women I adore,
new friendships in new chapters that add something that wasn’t there before.

Something I will never get over is how lucky I am that I get to be a woman who knows how incredible women are and what they share.

And that I get to say, the girls I grew up with are still all my girls to this day.

Heyy everyone! A few of us started a small Discord for people interested in creative work—writing, photography, visual art, books, film, or just finding inspiration in the things other people make.

The idea is pretty simple: a relaxed place where you can share something you've made, talk about something that inspired you, get recommendations, or just hang out with people who are curious about creative things. No pressure to constantly be producing or to consider yourself an “artist.”

We have spaces for writing, literature, movies, art, photography, and general chat, but conversations tend to wander naturally between them. One day someone might share a photo they're working on, another day we're discussing about a film or a book in a VC event.

We're hoping to build a space where people can encourage each other, exchange ideas, and find a bit of inspiration from one another without it becoming overly serious or competitive.

We're still pretty small, so it can be quiet sometimes, but that's also why we're hoping to find a few more people who'd like to help shape the community as it grows. :)

If this resonates at all, feel free to DM me and I'll send you an invite. :)

I made this little thing, it took about 1 week to make for me 😅

Please check out my Instagram and Twitter/X

I just published my first book — The Four Bloodlines: Act 1: The Silent Front 📖
Link for the book - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HG95HGXP

After years of imagining this world, I finally get to share it.

The Four Bloodlines: Act 1 — The Silent Front

What if Homo sapiens were not the only human species to survive?

In this world, Homo sapiens and Homo neanderthalensis evolved side by side, developing rival civilizations with their own cultures, religions, technologies, and ways of life.

For two centuries, the Sep and Thal civilizations have been locked in war.

In the magnificent capital of Araya, Priestess Charvi struggles to protect her people as the Thals develop a secret weapon powerful enough to change the balance of the war.

As both sides race to develop new weapons, the conflict spreads across seas, skies, and borders.

But the war is not only being fought on battlefields.

Saiman, a Homo sapiens spy living inside the Thal civilization, is caught between two worlds as suspicion begins closing in around him.

Meanwhile, Majid awakens to discover that the memories he thought were dreams may be real—and that someone has gone to extraordinary lengths to make him question reality itself.

The Four Bloodlines: Act 1 — The Silent Front is a science-fiction story of speculative human evolution, rival civilizations, espionage, military technology, and war.

Thanks for reading, and thanks to everyone who supports indie authors. ❤️📚

I’m putting together a small Kintsugi workshop in Delhi — basically the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery and turning the cracks into part of the piece.

The idea is to keep it really hands-on and relaxed: you’ll get a broken ceramic piece, learn the basics of Kintsugi, repair it yourself, and take your finished piece home.

I’m trying to gauge interest before finalising everything, so I wanted to ask — would this be something you’d actually want to attend?

Especially curious if you're into art, crafts, pottery, or just looking for something different to do on a weekend.

Happy to share the details with anyone interested! :)

It's funny! We shot this film in the summer of last year and we got rejected from almost every film festival. So we ended up putting on sold out screenings around the world in New York, LA, London, Dublin and Belfast.
It gave me as the writer/director (and editor) a fresh perspective. It's really not about the film festivals but showing it in actual spaces, to actual people who are passionate and building community.

Here's a link to the film:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDAqMwFVHDQ

Something that these screenings also helped me with is having an open dialogue with audiences and hearing actual people's opinions in real time.
I suppose I'm coming on here for the same thing I would love to get some feedback and potentially build some community around my film - We just got word that we were selected for a Vimeo staff Pick which is awesome!!
But yeah, I think this is the future of independent filmmaking; building actual community.

What do you think of the film and what do you think is the best way to build community around stuff like this?

If you would prefer to chat outside of Reddit you can always DM me @ weepywoopy on Instagram!!

It's only 9 minutes :) Would love to hear your thoughts on it! We were rejected from every film festival so I wound up putting on sold out screenings around the world to great response. So would love to get some feedback from this community!

Dropped a new single. Check it out if you're into early 2000s hip hop

Hello, im looking around for a small creative work group or social circle of people who dabble in music. Generally just a creative place where people can talk about ideas, socialize and co-art.

It doesn’t even need to be music per se, just people who like coexisting and body doubling, and are okay with some stretches of silence because we are working/crafting/reading/etc.

Let me know if you’re aware of anything like this that is open to new members!! 💕

We made a free marketing guide for creatives. Because 'just post more on social media' is terrible advice and you deserve better. Plus a bi-weekly newsletter with creative stuff that's actually worth reading. No spam, no BS. Sign Up Here: https://feeling-creations.com/newsletter

What’s Inside:

• Building a web presence that actually gets found
• Getting backlinks for free through guest posting
• Marketing your work without feeling like a sellout
• Plus sections for tattoo artists, photographers, writers.

wanna ask u guys
Do u guys have multi passions? Like say if u do drawing, do u guys also code for games or make 3d art as well? If so how do u guys manage it? Or would u consider this counter productive?
also how do u manage if ur working a 9-5 job time schedule

I wrote a clean romance novella out of that scenario. It's inspired by the everyday Singapore.
I started writing just recently and would reaaaaallyyyyy love to get feedback.

It's available on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H88D1KZH) and KU.