Welcome back, wayfarers! I don't know where you've been this year, but as you can see by the timestamps of this blog post and the last, I've been out and about, traveling, working, sharing life, creating, and yes, reading! This was a year in which I had to sort out a lot of things with my creative life, work life, my convictions, why I even started blogging in the first place - and though it would be silly of me to say I've Got it All Figured Out, I've certainly found some he

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