Looking Back on 2023: Another Year of Anime Writing

Time for my usual, end-of-year indulgent reflection.

So its another new year, and I’m still alive and writing, which is more than I can say about a pair of friends. The past several years has seen a lot of death around me, from library patrons to family members and to friends. I had spoken with each friend a few days to just two weeks before heart problems claimed them. One was younger than me; the other friend was just a little older than I am. I also lost a cousin this past year. Death can cl...