Should have probably said this sooner but it’s my birthday! I’m 30 now 🎉

Looks like FA got back up and running as usual a few days ago. It’s good to see it’s back.
-I finished some poems between the site being down, being read only and then going back online. Also might have something else in store. Been keeping busy lately but expect a poem/art dump soon. My blog site and Bluesky are good places to keep up with what I’m working on(will link both below at the end of this).
-That said I’ve been taking it a bit slower lately. Went on a short social media break during the weekend and ended it(sort of) about the middle of the week but I’m still not fully back. I needed time to think, to recollect myself. Been feeling off ever since I’ve come back from a vacation I went on in the middle of April and I’ve just had a lot going on in general. Don’t want to go into much detail but I’ve just been reflecting on life; the ways my responsibilities have increased and changed, the self doubts I’ve been having a lot lately over my written works and general life direction, everything that’s happened since 2024 and the start of this year. A lot has been weighing on me and I’m trying my best to lighten plenty of my personal burdens and generally figure things out. I’ve got stories and poems and just art in general in the pipeline and I’ve got stuff ready to post. It might just be a bit before I get it on here but it’s coming.
-I changed my display name! At least I think that’s the right term. I’m definitely not the same man/bear who started this account(in a figurative sense that is) and I’m Werebear everywhere else more or less so I figured I’d sync that name with here.
I think that’s everything I wanted to get off my chest. I hope you’re doing well, whoever is actually reading my ramblings to the end and just everyone in general.

Link to my Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/fluxwerebear8.bsky.social
Link to my blog site: https://thegoodmanscorner.wordpress.com/

Got a raffle going on Bluesky to celebrate reaching over 225 followers there! The raffle prize is a short story from me. Check it out if that’s something you’d be interested in.

https://bsky.app/profile/fluxwerebe...../3lhflilcdvs23

Figured it was time for some updates. Update 1 is that I’m on Bluesky and I’m on there more now. Both my Twitter accounts are more or less locked and inactive. I might lurk on them and occasionally like posts or interact with people and friends on there but I’m not really using them to post new art or stories or even just as regularly to check in anymore like I once was. Twitter became a place too toxic to feel comfortable in for me, sadly cause I was enjoying being on there before you know who bought and it became full of bots, rage bait and right wing garbage. Anyway that’s update 1, I’m on Bluesky now. Update is that November was rough on me, December has been rough on me for years now. I’m going on vacation. Expect less activity here for more than a few days. See you all in either the sky or on the ground depending on.

My Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/fluxwerebear8.bsky.social

It’s 8/8! Don’t really have anything new today but I am running this poll on my AD Twitter to celebrate Vore Day somehow. Might also repost some stuff later and work on some writing WIPs. We’ll see what today brings. May all present bellies be full and all prey be caught.

https://x.com/denfordarren26/status.....795145477?s=46

Already said a lot of what I wanted to say on Twitter about how heavy this news was even if I never knew him. It doesn’t feel like that long ago I decided to make an account here back in 2019 after at least a year or two of lurking in this fandom. This account was what felt like my first real step into being a furry, that decision changed my life for the better and sometimes I wonder if I truly appreciate that enough. The friends I’ve made, the stories and poems I’ve written, the praise for them I’ve received, the many forms of art I’ve enjoyed here. It all means a lot to me. Sometimes it’s easy to forget where we were when we started something, all the opportunities we can be handed through the chain of events caused by a single decision. I’m glad to be here in spite of everything and I’m grateful for the people who both enjoy what I try to give back to this community and who provide things to this community that bring me joy. Ultimately I just want to say thank you for being here and take care of yourselves. Also that the US Healthcare system is cruel and in desperate need of change. RIP Dragoneer

Running a story raffle on Twitter to celebrate reaching over 130 followers there. Meant to post about it here sooner but there’s still three days left to enter. Rules and everything are all in the thread I’ve linked below. Thanks to whoever reads this

https://twitter.com/latinowerebear8.....chjvnS_e_DkBEQ

Happy Halloween to all!

I’m working on a ghost story that’s the second part of a previous one. It won’t be done today but here’s some WIP pics

https://twitter.com/latinowerebear8.....N6gMmqGZlvzEEw

Made this announcement on Twitter and thought it would be good to put it here too, I’m now open for poetry commissions. The info and details are in the form below:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/.....itu5H9vV4/edit

Pretty late for me to announce it here now but today’s my birthday! I’m 26 now

Hi, sooo… it’s been a bit since I last posted anything here. A couple of weeks to be a little more precise and while normally I wouldn’t post a journal just for that the thing is that I’ve developed a bit of a backlog, at least on here. I’ve actually posted a fair amount of stuff on my Twitter though which is Latinowerebear8 and also linked in my contact information here but anyway. I didn’t mean to accrue a sizable backlog of art and also poems I’ve written it’s just that I’ve been kind of stressed by work and life stuff recently. Thankfully I was able to take a vacation this weekend which really refreshed me and made me feel better. As such I’m going to be posting the art I’ve gotten and poetry I’ve written in an art dump over the next few hours and I just wanted to give a heads up on that. Also not sure if anyone’s noticed but I managed to put all of my stories starring Sid and Darren as well as that piece of art of them into one convenient folder, plan to also make a folder for Theo’s stuff as well as Pedro’s so that’s another thing that’s happening, just want to rearrange this account a little. Well that about wraps things up, thank you to whoever actually reads or read this.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all! It’s been a rough year and an even rougher past weeks at least for me but I’m surviving and now it’s Christmas. Well it’s almost over since this is kind of late but I hope whoever reads and everyone is having and had a great one regardless! The year is almost over and I can only hope next year will be better than the perpetual disaster and heartache this one has been. Happy Holidays

So I have a few different things I’m trying to write at the moment but I’ve been having an on and off case of burn-out for the past few weeks. Honestly today has made me realize that I’m simply exhausted emotionally. I’m just not sure what I struggle for anymore. I feel like nothing I do truly works out. Couple that with the fact that I don’t feel like I am where I should be and the craziness of the world and how I wish I could do more than watch and be supportive from the sidelines. Meaning that right now I just feel tired. The kind of tired that sticks for a while and makes it hard to do anything. I’m sure I’ll pick myself up soon enough. I know I’ll finish what I’m working on in terms of writing. If there’s one thing I’m good at it’s bouncing back. This emotional exhaustion doesn’t really change anything it’s just something I’ve got to work through. This is just me needing to vent even if it’s to no one.