June 7th, 2025
Another SpringCon is in the books and I just wanted to give my gratitude to all the organizers, volunteers, attendees, and my fellow writers, artists, and vendors. You all are the best and I’m not just saying that; you’re kind, inspiring, and annoyingly talented.
I took basically no photos today and that’s a testament to how in-the-moment I stayed.
I know that we live, as they say, in “unprecedented times,” but an event like this reminds me of what we should be doing; it’s natural medicine, the cure to apathy, rage, and hopelessness.
If you’re reading along at home, I can tell you how:
Figure out what you’re passionate about. Find the people in your community who are passionate about that, too. Go to an event where those passionate people are. If there are no events, create one yourself.
And then give the people you find there all the love you have and feel it back ten-fold.
That’s how these events go for me. It’s not about sales or the “grind,” the relentless pursuit of capitialism; it’s about connection and conversation and catching up with a hundred of my closest friends.
If things are going well, I love that for you. If things are hard, remember that you have this huge community behind you. And if you’re scared of all the changes you’re going through, embrace that fear, take a huge breath, and just know: the best is yet to come.
I don’t know it; I just believe it.
Thanks again to everyone to suited up and showed up. I’ll see you again soon.
The Den 