FA+
Shop
Sometimes I can't ignore the real world
10 months ago
Well, that happened.
Today I'm confronting the hard reality that over half of my country doesn't see what I see. I'm staring down a world that could become very inhospitable to these stories when it feels like I've finally been able to tell them. I'm coming to grips with the fact that enough people—not everyone, but enough—saw the clear signs of fascism and voted for it.
I will confidently admit I don't know what to do with that.
In 2016, the most positive way forward I heard was to "make art." And that's what I intend to do. These stories exist because I truly believe, despite everything I see and every piece of my heart that's broken off from every false truth I once held, that the core of our universe is Love. If that's not inherently true, then we can make it that way. And it starts with imagining it. Call it escapism if you want; at this point I don't fucking care.
We are all unique, but we're never alone. C. S. Lewis once said, "We read to know we're not alone." Maybe it's not a real quote; maybe he was quoting someone else. What I do know is that I decided to start writing because I read a story late at night on a Sonic the Hedgehog fan site where one character changed his form for the sake of love. I read it and saw the words that I thought only existed in my imagination on the screen.
Now, as always, we need to see that what unites us is more than what divides us. That we can share and coexist and live together and we don't need to fear each other.
I know that it is so hard to choose love—I'm still learning to do it myself. Which is why I'm so determined to tell stories about it. Love has many forms: familial, friendship, compassion, romantic. I hope, in these coming days, you are able to find it. If you have love to spare, share it.
I don't know how much I believe in people right now, but if you've read this much, then I believe in you.
We love; we are loved. Together, we bring light.
—Ronyo
Today I'm confronting the hard reality that over half of my country doesn't see what I see. I'm staring down a world that could become very inhospitable to these stories when it feels like I've finally been able to tell them. I'm coming to grips with the fact that enough people—not everyone, but enough—saw the clear signs of fascism and voted for it.
I will confidently admit I don't know what to do with that.
In 2016, the most positive way forward I heard was to "make art." And that's what I intend to do. These stories exist because I truly believe, despite everything I see and every piece of my heart that's broken off from every false truth I once held, that the core of our universe is Love. If that's not inherently true, then we can make it that way. And it starts with imagining it. Call it escapism if you want; at this point I don't fucking care.
We are all unique, but we're never alone. C. S. Lewis once said, "We read to know we're not alone." Maybe it's not a real quote; maybe he was quoting someone else. What I do know is that I decided to start writing because I read a story late at night on a Sonic the Hedgehog fan site where one character changed his form for the sake of love. I read it and saw the words that I thought only existed in my imagination on the screen.
Now, as always, we need to see that what unites us is more than what divides us. That we can share and coexist and live together and we don't need to fear each other.
I know that it is so hard to choose love—I'm still learning to do it myself. Which is why I'm so determined to tell stories about it. Love has many forms: familial, friendship, compassion, romantic. I hope, in these coming days, you are able to find it. If you have love to spare, share it.
I don't know how much I believe in people right now, but if you've read this much, then I believe in you.
We love; we are loved. Together, we bring light.
—Ronyo
