#audrey fleming

The year 2023 is just around the corner.

I will not write long speeches: I will simply congratulate you from the Theodora team. We wish your loved ones to be near you, so that every day there would be a reason for a kind, sincere smile. We wish you health. We wish you love - real, open and pure.

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It seems like only yesterday I sat down to search for articles about women journalists during World War I. Not long ago I was reading about how many days it took for liners to cross the ocean, figuring out code, writing my first assignments for artists...

If we were to ask Theo now whether a whole year was a lot or a little, she would smirk slowly and, with a shrug, turn her back to the window.

There's a lot to say, but I'll say one thing: thank you. To my young man who supports me every step of the way. To my game designer Lera, who listens to my whining without judgement and always helps me find a solution. The whole team - artists, programmers, translators, testers, management - who put a part of themselves into this project.

And, of course, to you - the readers. Thank you - boundless, immense, deep, like a scream from the roof and soft, silent, intimate, like a whisper in the dark.

Thank you for reading, for living, for loving. Thank you for being with us.

Congratulations to all of us on the first birthday of "Theodora" 🤍