Dear readers,
I have quite a few things to say about this book. First off, I'd like to start by saying that many of the oneshots in this book were inspired by others' writing. None of them are copied, but several of the ideas for my oneshots came from others people's stories, tumblr, writing prompts, etc. In fact, I probably wouldn't even be on here right now if it wasn't for other people's writing inspiring me to make my own stories. So shoutout to all those who've affected me by your writing(a lot of you reading this have done so) and I hope all you other fellow writers keep up the great work. You never know who's life you are changing.
I also want to give a shout out to you guys. When I first started writing this, I never expected to get so many people reading it. While I may not be famous, the few dozen of you who do read my works are so supportive and kind and have inspired me so much to keep going with this book. I first started writing these for myself, and I didn't think anyone would actually be so interested in my works. Writing was just my way of escaping the real world for a few minutes(or hours) a day, but you guys have turned it into so much more than that. No matter how bad life is for me at the time, you guys have always been a world of positivity and humor. Words can't describe how much you guys all mean to me and how much you guys inspire me to keep going.
I also wanted to address the fact that several, after reading my stories, have told me stories of your experiences with depression, self harm, etc. First of all, I love you so much and I'm so proud of you for being brave, even if you don't think you were. Not everyone has some heroic story of beautifully flourishing after magically ridding yourself of a mental illness. Sometimes it's relapsing. Sometimes it's sitting in bed and letting all the bad feelings come back to you after you thought you got rid of them. Sometimes it's giving up. Healing is a hard process and it takes effort and it's okay if sometimes you can't get rid of the bad feelings. It's not always going to work, no matter how much we wish it was that simple. But I want you all to know that I'm here for you. I'm so happy for those of you who were able to find a piece of yourselves in my story and feel just a little less alone. Please know that there are others like you who understand what you are going through and who will listen to you. I'm so happy that you were able to find comfort in my stories if you were did. And to all the other writers out there, keep in mind that your writings could help somebody in this kind of way.
WIth all that said, just know that I am so grateful to all of you. I never expected my writing to be popular and I definitely never expected people to be able to relate to it or find comfort in it like they did. It's the most amazing feeling in the world to know that some of you were able to find comfort in my works and that you genuinely enjoy reading my writing. Thank you all so much! You all deserve the world(or... y'know... your very own personal three musketeers. Whichever you prefer.)
