Ship those, ship these, ship them in particular...

do you ever not write for so long that you’re almost afraid to? like what if I’m dumb now

You just gotta unclog the pipe. Are you dumb now? No. The water was sitting stagnant because you were busy doing other things (100% fine btw). If any 'dumb' got in the water then it will quickly leave once you let the water start flowing again. Go get all the stupid out into a doc that doesn't matter. Even several of them. It might take a good while, especially if you're returning to writing after years or after a period of intense burnout, or both (waves). But you're just rusty, and letting that stop you will only ensure you stay stuck! Go forth and write some nonsense!

you pour all the dumb on to the page and then later you come back with the pool filter net on a stick thing and scoop it gently out. it’s not a big problem to be dumb for awhile!

And you may just find that once the writing is flowing again, when you come back to something you’d left unwritten or unfinished and realize that that time off gave you the perspective and experience you need to make it go where you wanted to go.

ok hanging out on reddit is actually a great idea. someone said they didnt like henry cavill as geralt because witchers move "10x faster than a human", but cavill only moves at human speeds, and someone replied they were "fascinated by what actor they would suggest instead" given the limitation that all actors are human.

"maybe OP knows the secret to making witchers in real life but no one's listening" bro 😭

i know kindness exists because i am kind

I think the cat wants something