littleTomás

Greetings everyone and happy new year. I can't be happier that 2020 is over because it was a really tough year for me. Last year saw me moving back in with my family, adjusting to taking very challenging courses online, and seeing the aspects of collage that I loved the most (concerts, social events, parties, and engineering projects and competitions) fade away from my life. I got into a relationship and then watched it come crashing down. My ongoing battle with depression continued as the stressors in my life simple built up on top of each other. I've watched loved ones struggle with illness while friends I held dearly made decisions to party during a pandemic. For the third consecutive semester, I was sitting with a calculator and pad of paper before taking my final exams assessing the odds of me failing courses and wondering if I chose the right major and if I'm actually cut out for the work I'm training to do. For reasons I'll never fully understand, I managed to pass all my classes; surviving and advancing to the next semester. I simply had to set my kinky writing on the back burner as I deal with recovering from major burnout.

Littlespace has been a major escape for me and saving grace in a tough period in my life. I'm very happy to have stumbled across an ABDL Discord server that became my refuge in a time where I felt very alone. Folks there encouraged me to start running a D&D campaign that's really ignited my creative storytelling ability. I hope to bring that enthusiasm and storytelling to my writings here very soon. I'd like to thank everyone who has offered thanks and encouragement to me. It means a lot to me to have people enjoy the work that I do.

Recently, I've taken some time to reflect on some of my past writing I haven't shared here yet. I think posting my essay Formed as an addendum to this post makes sense as that essay cornicles my struggle to find my identity and come to grips with my past. I first presented that work at an original literature competition. I didn't win, but there was power in finding a platform and voice to share a story that was difficult for me to talk about.

Thank you for your ongoing love and support and feel free to reach out to me if any of you ever want to talk.

Best,

Little Tomás

Formed.pdf