I am so grateful to all of you who have joined me inside this Dragon Village. I am grateful for you taking a chance on a unique group idea, and contributing so well to the heartbeat of this village. I love seeing your beautiful designs, reading your fantastic stories, and falling in love with your characters and world that you are helping create and shape. I am grateful that even when I went silent for a while, you stayed. Thank you 🫂 To be honest, I was not doing well. I did a dumb thing and at a peak of positive feeling and success I stopped depression medication I had been taking. Then, as life does, things changed and I was back in the middle of many harsh mental triggers attacking my self worth, and I didn't have the medication to block the negative demons who attacked. Depression medication takes about a month to see any effects, both ways. So when I stopped, it seemed like it was okay because I was still okay. Now that I am restarting, it's taking time to readjust the dose to combat the new triggers. It's been rough. My negative voice is really mean, lol, and it led to some...dangerous...thoughts. And it also makes me want to hide from people - yet being around other people is what helps keep it at bay. Isolation is dangerous - yet I felt so ashamed of disappearing and being overwhelmed with the notifications that have been flooding my skool account - I only now have gained the courage to come back. So, thank you again for being here and for not burning the village down while I was gone ^_^ I know with so many dragons around, that is quite a feat ;)

I collaborated with over a dozen artists and creatives looking to grow our social media impact through each creating a coloring or activity page to contribute into a collective freebie product! This is the brain child of the Very Social Animal which I highly recommend joining if you are interested in learning how to sell and grow your social media presence (and if you love kawaii things!). Go here to download the FREE coloring book collab! Each contribution has their socials after it - and the best part is.... THERES MORE THAN ONE DRAGON! 🥰 See if you can find mine for the Dragon Village! https://jaceandjudy.com/products/free-coloring-book-color-our-world If you would like to rock your socials and participate in challenges, come join us in the Very Social Animal. I would love to see how you colored them once you've finished one!

I want to have a quick montage, like in a movie, of my dragon and I moving quickly from the mountain to the town. I would like to bump into several characters, individually, along the way. Is there a good spot in any of your stories where I could bump into you in the wilderness? It could be in your past, I suppose. These should be quick, funny encounters.

"If any knowing of mysterious visitors leaving in the night, their acquaintance is requested. "Bold fashion choices of tasteful red and white require impressed compliments and dazzling dragon adornment desired for closer inspection and crafter recommendations. "Such good taste! "Whose friends? Visitors? Family? Acquaintances? "Also man drop a few things before fast flight away, likely wants back. They quite useful. Any knowing him well please visit or direct to Mystplaced Wishes for arrangements." "Gratitude for permitting brief interruption. Gentle return to hallowed festivities." (Sending with love to fellow Hatchmere villagers, dragons, and dragon enthusiasts. Merry Christmas! ❤️🎄🌟)

"Stories don’t create impact by being detailed. They create impact by being directed." I love how the stories we see so far have impact and purpose to telling the tales of your dragons. This speaks to having more quests (aka prompts) available to help these tales gain larger life and grander meaning - the pull to be written and told. I would love to hear some ideas of "prompts" or directions that stories could take - I'll add some too ^_^