Hiatus – Pieces

Been meaning to write something for a while, but all I do is cry.

So here is a pic.

If you're confused, see last page's edits to know why.

I love NAV. I'll be back. Just...not right now...sorry

159 Comments

You have my sympathy, and my prayers.

Take all the time you need.

I’m so sorry. I’m so so so sorry for the terrible losses you’ve had the past few months. It’s so unfair and I can’t think how to even begin picking yourself back up

I still check in on this comic. I’ll be here when you feel you can come back. I love these story and your characters. Take all the time you need

Take all the time you need. I love this comic, and you’ve brought such joy to my life; when you’re ready, I’ll be thrilled to read what you make. Until then, I’m glad you’re taking the time you need to grieve and process. It’s hard work, it sucks to do, and it’s the only way to, piece by piece, move from merely holding it together to being okay.
Thank you for taking care of yourself; I will patiently await your return, and really appreciate that you’re letting yourself have the time you need; I hope my own loved ones can act with such wisdom.

Please let yourself heal at your own rate.

Remember, we aren’t just readers who follow your comic, we are your friends who care more about you than than we do about the comic. Cry as much as you need to, remember them as they were, but above all, know that we are out here pulling for you and wishing you the best.

All of this.

{{{HUG}}}

Agreed as well.

It’s never easy.

{{{HUG}}}

We’ll be waiting whenever you are ready.

Take your time. We are here if you need us

NAV is my favorite comic; it’s always been worth waiting for. But you’re worth more than any comic; definitely take however much time you need for yourself. I’ll be praying for you.

If you cry in the shower your nose won’t hurt so much.

Good luck doing what you need to do. I hope you have people around who can help.

Take as long as you need. I’ll always stick around (yay RSS feeds), and I care far more about you than how regularly you update. I know how hard it can be to recover from grief, and it’s ok for you to step away.

Plenty have and will say this, but take all the time you need.

Hope you get through this.

Sorry for your losses, we will be here when you are ready. And don’t be afraid to embrace and lean on those around you.

I think I’ve been following NaV for 7 or 8 years, it was one of the first webcomics I started reading them and has survived several purges of my bloated comic feed. It’s been fun to watch it all come together and progress. So thank you for your countless hours you put in to make it possible.

It’s ok, take all the time you need. You’ve definitely been through a lot. 🙁

Oh no…-hugs- Take what time you need, and don’t let anyone tell you there’s a ‘right’ way to grieve.

I’m sorry. They’re both in a better place, and you will make it to the other side. I hope and pray someone is there to hold you.

Please don’t feel you have to apologize, keep taking your time, however much you need. It’s not easy, and shouldn’t be rushed, we’ll still be here whenever you’re ready, whenever you come back. You are far more important that the comic, it can wait, let yourself take priority as long as needed

Do whatever you need.
As long as the RSS feed exists, I’ll come back whenever you feel well enough.
Be well.
We’re rooting for you to make it through this.

HUGS, I can’t do more. I have no power in this world except to care for others.

I am so, so sorry for your loss. This must be so hard, please take time for yourself to heal and spend time with loved ones. Sending virtual hugs your way.

Good luck in these difficult times. Take your rest, we’ll wait here quietly until you get that far.

Take your time love. get your self together and we’ll be here for you when you are ready

Hang in there, Aneeka. 🙁 We’re not going anywhere; don’t push yourself. You have my sympathy. Take care of yourself first and foremost.

Take all the time you need, we’ll be here for you, however we can help.

I’ve lost 4 people I loved in the last two months myself, including my father. I know this pain. You have my compassion and my understanding.

Don’t be afraid of your emotions. You have every right to smile, every right to laugh, every right to cry. I do suggest seeing a counselor if you can. Not just for grief therapy, but so you can have someone neutrally sympathetic to talk at, to help you process what you’re feeling, to own it and feel it. Not to dismiss or dissolve it, but to understand it, and how to live with it.

Do not feel guilty for feeling your ongoing grief. It is a testament to how much you love, and how much you are loved.

With all sincerity. Good luck with that, Aneeka. I like forwards to your return.

take as much time as you need, I’ve been checking so that I could wish you well. losing people is hard, picking up after is even harder.

i love the comic and would love to see an update, but…
i know from experience the only way through this is to take the time you need.
just remember to be kind to yourself

Sending you virtual hugs. Take all the time you need.

Picking up the pieces is never easy. It takes however long it takes, but you will be whole again one day. We are here for you if you need anything. I will echo the comments above that we are more than just your loyal readers, we are your friends. We will be for your return, no matter how long it takes.

I wish you the best and hope things get better.

Please seek out any assistance you might need. Whether that’s professional therapy or a church grief support group or just talking to close friends. Just as we seek help to heal the body, sometimes we need help to heal the mind and soul. Take care of yourself.

I don’t comment a lot but wish to give my condolences and sympathies to and the rest of the family. Take all the time you need, it’s never easy. We will be here when you are ready. *Hugs*

Take the time you need. I have family in Pine Valley that are always willing to help those in need. I can get you their info if you want. Keeping you in my prayers.

We understand that with so many losses so close together, you need time. Take all the time you need.

We got you, Aneeka. Take your time.

There is no correct way to grieve.
There is no time limit on grief.

((((hugs)))) I’ve been there. It sucks. Take all the time you need to grieve and heal.

Life can be cruel.

Rest. Grieve. That’s more important than this comic.

I have no new advice, only a reminder of the old advice – after you rest and grieve, don’t forget to get back up again, and move towards the place where your memories are precious and wonderful again, not just pain.

But that’s not now. Now is grieving, and that’s OK.

My condolences for your loss. Take the time you need.

I am terribly sorry, hang in there, get better. We will be praying for you.

Take your time with yourself. We’ll all be happy when you’ve got it more together, but we appreciate your honesty with how you’re doing right now. Good luck with it all.

I’m terribly sorry you and your relatives are going through this chapter in your lives right now.

Sigh. I wish I didn’t suck at condolences. It’d be easier to give some sort of lecture on keeping up your mental and physical health, but you’ve never seemed like you have issues with that despite all your recent losses, which is a huge relief if true. (There’s an indirect reminder anyway, though, I guess.) I get the feeling that’s because you have a strong support network of friends and family, who are probably going to be a lot more helpful than this rando on the internet sending well-wishes. But that’s all I can do to feel useful, so forgive me for selfishly doing so anyway.

There’s no one right way to cope. There’s no minimum or maximum grieving period. Do whatever works for however long you need. You don’t owe anything to anyone other than yourself.

Thank you for the update, the effort of doing this is noticed and appreciated.

Do what you need, ask you reader for what you need of them

take care, please

As always, and the other folk have said, take your time. We’ll be here. You can holler to us at need, for gorilla glue or anything else you might need or it takes. We’ll be here. The day will come, you’ll doodle something or another story related, and the need to start it flowing again will possess you and give you drive/purpose/reason to move forward once more, and a way to keep those precious to you forever fresh in your memory. We’ll be here, waiting.

*long distance virtual hugs*

Losing someone like that is one of the hardest things ever. period.

I don’t know if you need to hear this, but it’s something I have to remind myself of a lot. If you’re feeling bad about needing time remember that you can’t help anyone else out if you don’t take care of yourself; burning out by pushing yourself too hard helps no one.

Hang in there, take however much time you need and take care of yourself. We’ll all be here when you get back. Remember to talk to people too though, you don’t have to do this by yourself.

Take care hun, we’re around if you need us <3

We love you. Take care of yourself. I almost lost my mother last year to a heart attack. She survived but suffered brain damage. She had life plans and those are all gone now. It’s still hard thinking about everything that’s lost. Not trying to overshadow anything, just I understand a bit how you’re feeling. Do what’s right for yourself.

We’ve been here this long. What makes you think we’re going anywhere?

Take your time. Everyone grieves and heals at their own pace. My MIL’s death was devastating to my wife too. Know that you have a loving support system and that you are in your reader’s thoughts and prayers. With much love and care. God bless.

Take all the time you need. You can’t put a time limit on grieving.

I don’t know what I could say that hasn’t been said, but I agree with the comments made – we love the comic, but you are more important than the comic. We are here for you, even if we can’t really do anything – know that you have complete strangers that are willing to stand by your side and support you, not an easy feat to accomplish!

Take whatever time you need, we will be happy to see you feeling better. The comic will be bonus, not the focus.

Take your time, I’d be devastated too. Just thinking about being in the same situation makes me cry. Q_Q

Thanks for keeping in touch despite it all. You could disappear for years and I’d still be checking for updates. So you do you, we’ll be here waiting when you come back.

Please take care of yourself. You’re far more important than the comic is.

Ohh g-ds’!
My condolences for your loss Neek!
While we could be considered friends of a sort, we understand how the touch of another is important, especially at such a time as now.
Take your time and please accept my best wishes for you and your family!
We will still be here when you are able.

If it weren’t for this stupid pandemic going on, i’d drive down to where you are and give you lots of hugs and a shoulder to cry on. so instead i’ll send you virtual hugs daily.

I’m so so sorry for your losses.

I’ve been reading this comic for several years, and I (and the other readers) will be here whenever you’re ready to come back. Take all the time you need.

I can’t imagine what you’re going through right now. Take all the time you need. And if you need people to talk to, you know where to find us.

All of the hugs.

We understand.
I’ll still check back, and if you ever read this, we’ll wait.
Stay well, be with family and friends.

The only thing we want is for you to take care of yourself, whatever that means to you. We care about you, if you need anything that we can help with please please please let us know. Otherwise, please just take care.

Take all of the time you need just don’t be afraid to try again once things are better. Thank you for the comic Aneeka

You’ve written a beautiful story that’s meant a lot to a lot of people. Thanks for what you’ve given us. There is a slice of humanity, that you can’t see, that doesn’t know your name, but knows a piece of you through the years of this story…and is sad with you, and thinking and praying for you.

I’m sorry for your loss.

Take the time you need, and know if you need to to talk, there are always people who will listen.

As others have said, take the time you need. We are here for you if we can help in any way.

Take whatever time you need. Your health is more important than any comic.

Hey , take the time you need. Most of us are just glad that you are alive.

Don’t think you are obligated to us to push through. We are here for you, not the other way around. A artist’s mental and physical health is paramount, even if it means they decide to stop doing what they love, temporary or permanently.

So, yeah, take all the time you need. we will be here when you come back.

Super hugs for my favorite comic writer!!!

Take all the time you need. We understand.

Thank you for taking the time to tell us.

These times are terrible and weigh heavily on us all – the grief of our losses seems almost overwhelming at times, and words seem wholly insufficient to capture the depth of it.

We understand, and wish you peace and healing.

Crying is OK. That is a completely valid reaction to what you’ve been through. We will be here.

you do it moment by moment eventually the crying will stop (don’t forget to hydrate)

big virtual hug

Sending hugs and love.

I’m sorry for your losses. take all the time you need.

As others have said, take all the time you need,
we will be here when you are ready to come back.
And take care of yourself.

As I’ve said before, take the time you both need *and* the time you want. We’ll be here when you’re more than ready to get back into things, and the amount of loss you’ve had is more than I can fathom in such a short period of time.

We can’t be there in person, but I hope our support here helps however we can.

Been here since the first page – more then happy to wait until the ast page.

There really is no need to stress over this and definitely no need to say “sorry” – you have all of our thoughts, so I think like everyone here would say, just sound out to us whenever you want to.

The one thing I know through experience is that grief is never something you get over, it is just something you learn to manage – and there are plenty of people here who want to help.

Take your time and take care.

Take all the time you need, you’ll make it 🙂

I’m usually good at finding words, but not in this case. I can’t even begin to understand your situation. However, I can tell you what I do when I need to put myself back together:

I try to take walks, on schedule, one in the morning and one in the evening, every single day. Some short, some long. The more of those walks that I actually do, the better I’m doing. And I let it take a long long time. And, finally, I’m confident that this strategy works, even if I see minuscule improvements and many setbacks for many months. Because eventually it does. Every time.

There is a lot more that I do, but those parts are all that I start with and all that I’m willing to give as general advice for putting ones self back together. All our selves are quite different and the later stages of the process seem to reflect this. Don’t let up with the walks though – unless you’re replacing them with other physical and outdoor activities. I hope and wish and pray that you find your way to do it, and that you get any help that you need.

I wish there was something i could say to help you get through this, please take all the time you need, don’t worry about us or the comic, your feelings and your family matter far more than any of this right now. I hope you can find the the happy memories to keep you through these dark times.

Look after yourself.
We’ll still be here when you come back.

I’m so sorry for your losses.

Take your time, go for a walk or somewhere you have happy memories of them. Don’t be afraid to cry, let it all out.

Wish I could say it gets easier but it doesn’t, you just learn to live with it.

Remember others wil have been affected too, you are not alone.

Take your time, Aneeka, and the Love of Jesus be with you for soon He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away.

Take all the time you need.

You have suffered three great losses in such a short time, I cannot even imagine what you are going through right now. Take all the time you need to pick up your pieces.

I am glad to see that you are still with us, and while I would like to see the story of NAV continue, you must first get the story of Aneeka Richins back in line. Please continue to look after yourself, and please reach out to a trusted individual(s), personal, professional or even spiritual if you like, should you wish to talk.

Take all the time you need, all the time you want. Your wellbeing is your most important priority. Dealing with loss feels impossible at times and I wish I knew the right words to make you feel better, but living with this kind of pain does get easier eventually.

I’m happy just to hear from you. Take all the time you need, get whatever help you need; we’ll be here to support you & cheer you on. I’ve been keeping you & your family in my prayers and will continue to do so. God bless. <3

"God is our refuge and strength, / A very present help in trouble." – Psalm 46:1

I know that in times of grief having random people who have no real idea of who you are offer condolences seems… empty. So I will skip past that.
I will say that you do whatever you need to do for you. This comic is put out for free and is enjoyed for free. It is a celebration of your continued practice in improving your skill and story. There is no obligation to continue it, not for our sake.
Do whatever you need to do to be happy. Even if that means we never see another update. Take care of yourself first, as we of the internet cannot do it for you.
If you decide to return some day, those of us interested in these kinds of web-comics will find you again. One way or another.
This is goodbye for now, but I look forward to our next hello.

I’m so very, very, sorry.

Don’t worry about us. We’ll wait for you. You take care of yourself.

Take as long as you need. We are here for you

Understood.
I’d suggest duct tape, but without Piffany, it’s just duct tape.
(Yes, that was a Nodwick reference)

Hugs and the warmest of wishes

Sometimes even L.I.F.E. needs a reboot

Take the time you need to grieve. Loosing a loved one is always hard and working through that is way more important than the comic. Your work brought us all a lot of enjoyment. I wish I could pass some of it back to you now when you are low.

Take your time as much as you need your health is more important than the comic we will be here when you feel up to working on nav once more it has been a great story but it is nothing if you are not yourself

I have not prayed much since my mom died “which is ironic because during her last hospital visit she called me her prayer warrior and that really stuck with me. But I will say a prayer for you to pull trough this. Life is full of loss and it can be overwhelming i know, to the point you don’t even know who you are anymore. But we both can get through this you just have to have faith which I hope you have and if you an atheist well I will pray anyway cause it still helps to know someone out here cares.

Swinging back by again to say that you are still supported and to take you time

I’ve never commented before, but I’ve been reading for a long time.

I’m sorry. All the sorries in the world are never enough, of course.

I lost my mother in law and my grandmother within a few months of each other a few years ago. It was heartbreaking.

Grief is a hole left by love when the other side of it is gone. But it’s not the absence of love. Your grief is a mark of how much love you have from and for those around you. It can break you, and for a time, it should. But eventually the hole will cover over as time allows the pain to be diminished by loving memories.

You will heal, even if it feels hopeless right now. Take your time, don’t rush it. We care about your health far more than the comic.

Hi Aneeka. Just checking in to see how you are holding up. I hope you are getting the help you are seeking. Please take care and see you again soon.

You have gone threw so much please take at easy and your time we will be here when you need a hug.

I love your comic a lot. I met you at a con once and I was really awkward but you still took the time to talk to me and ask me about my favorite character. I check back here a couple of times a week, but it is more to know if you are doing better than worrying about finishing the story. Take as much time as you need, you deserve that much. Anyone deserves that much. We will be here waiting to welcome you back.

Love this comic. Looking forward to it coming back.. not just because it’s such an interesting story and characters, but because it will mean things have gotten better for you. <3

Take care of yourself. Please don’t apologize for needing time to grieve. You and your mental health are more important than your work. You’re not alone, even if it feels that way sometimes. There is no rush, we’ll still be here when you’re ready to come back.

*long distance hugs*
Take care of yourself.

Be kind to yourself, cry as much as you need to, don’t feel you should be able to do something just because someone else can do something. They are not you. Only you can rebuild yourself and we’ll be coming back here from time to time, to re-read the archives and leave encouraging messages, for as long as the site exists. *hugs*

__IDEA for FANS!!__ >> Lets every one of us VOTE daily and see how high on the ladder we can get Aneeka’s comic as a way to show how much we care for her. 🙂

I love this idea!

We’re at 35 now 😀

Also happy new year.

Sending you more love and support during this time. Make sure to take care of you first we will be here ready for you when your ready. But take care of you first, we love and support you

Don’t know if this is any help to you or not, but what got me through my wife’s cancer was my dog. She would just cuddle up to me (although I KNOW that she did not like to) and be with me. People try to fix you, dogs try to share your sadness. You might want to spend as much time as you can with dogs, either your own or your friends’.

Happy (as much as you can) Halloween

I do hope you’ll feel better soon. And allow me to send you another virtual hug.

I haven’t read this story in years. Even if you don’t come back to this, I hope that you come to a place where you feel that you are allowed to be happy again.

I’m here every Friday, with ad blocker off, hoping to show you support in a tangible way. The idea of voting is brilliant. I really hope you are here sometimes and that you can feel how much you are loved and how valuable you are to us all. Look after yourself <3

Hi Aneeka. Just checking up to see how you are faring. Please continue to take care, and we all hope to see you again soon.

Hey Aneeka. We’re still checking in.

Hang in there <3

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WARNING: massive overload of file: ‘snuggly_kitties.zip’ and ‘happy_thoughts.gif’
WARNING: sadness.exe is not responding
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deleting: sadness.exe
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installing: ‘thoughts_of_love.exe’
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Haven’t read this in about 75 or so pages, but I do want you to know that we’re ALL here to give you hugs and comfort.

I like this one 🙂 Sometimes working through IT problems are scarily similar to working through emotions and psychological stuff. Oftentimes the process is long, tedious and without any clear and meaningful measure of progress.

Rare case in IT but pretty much par for the course for humans: You try approach after approach recommended by others for cases that were similar but not exactly the same. You question your progress (because it is invisible), and your sanity. Eventually things start working again (gradually for humans, suddenly for IT) and you have no idea why. Probably some combination of the suggested solutions and a few things out of your control eventually paved the way for things to work as they should again.

I lost my Mom in 2004 (just had the memorial for the anniversary of her passing on the 11th) and my Dad passed in 2012. The best thing to have to keep going is to have something that has to be done, like taking care of a pet or child, or a job that others depend on to be done. I had my blog on traffic safety that had to be updated daily after I got back from the funerals. People just wouldn’t stop getting killed because my parents were dead.

We’re still here, Annika, and we still care. Take care of you! Hugs from your readers & fans…

It’s been a few months and we’ll still check in. Part to see if new comics are here, but also to see how you are.

Condolences on your loss. It is through our pain that the universe acts to grieve for the loss of those who are important.

Take as long as you need and you have all our best wishes.
You might never lose the pain but it can get easier to deal with, like everything it just takes time. Hope everything else is easing up for you.

Just popping in to say that I’ll never stop coming to this site periodically to let you know that I hope you’ll get through one day at a time, and that though I’m just a stranger on the Internet, I still know you are loved. *hugs*

I second this. I’m glad you’re taking the time you need. I’ll be happy when you return, of course, because I love the comic, but the first priority is your wellbeing. A lot of people appreciate you, and send you their thoughts and internet-hugs. They’re not as good as in-person ones, but the intent is no less sincere. You rock, and hang in there; we’re in your corner!

Game LIFE ????

https://gamelife.tw/portal.php

Aneeka, I hope that you have support from those around you, and that you’re taking care. Thank you for this wonderful comic that has captured my attention for so many years.

I come back to this page to check up on you from time to time since this posted. This comic has been with me all the way through my high school and into my adult life. I submitted fanart, and your interaction with me is something I hold close to my heart, and inspired me to keep drawing. I’ve changed a lot over the years, but I always come back to NAV, because you’re an amazing storyteller.

My heart goes out to you, as a long time fan of yours. Please stay safe, we’ll be here waiting for you.

I am so sorry for your losses. Somehow sorrow and suffering, like wealth, get dumped on a few people who totally don’t deserve it. I want to thank you for all the pleasure you have given me over the years. I love NAV! I am sending gratitude and warm thoughts your way.

Hello Aneeka
Just posting a message to let you know myself and the other readers are still here and wishing you all the best.
🙂

Totally unrelated stuff, my family went and watched Ghost Busters Afterlife and really enjoyed it, including my teenage daughter that insisted she didn’t want to see it, but was bouncing in the seat and occasionally squealing during the movie. 😀

And now…you’ve been through one of the first and biggest hurdles of this life event situation. The major family holiday without those you’ve lost. I know the folks here will join me in hoping, even while you grieved, special and warm memories of the times you sat to table with your love ones on these days flowed up to help you both through this day and the ones to follow. We’ll keep sending you the strength we each can as you work your way through this. Stay safe.

Still dropping by to say you are supported by this community and to take all the time you need

Hope you are still picking up and putting the pieces back together, and not resigned yourself to giving up. Mental health is an important thing, and I know there are times that you feel like everything is falling apart faster than you can handle.

I takes time and help, especially from friends and family, to get yourself back together.

Aneeka, You and your family are still in my thoughts and prayers. I hope that you are progressing through this tragedy in you life and can seem some glimpse of light at the end of the tunnel. I look forward to when you are able to continue with the comic. I’m sure a lot of us really miss it. However, I am also positive that we are more concerned for you and your taking all the time you need for healing and getting back on your feet. Take care, stay safe and God bless.

hope the holiday wasn’t too hard on you. mine was the worst yet

I remember the first night I found this comic. I had gotten into (another) fight with my emotionally manipulative and abusive ex. Our mutual friend had just died. I couldn’t sleep, so I just sat on the couch when I stumbled upon this. I read it and didn’t stop until I had caught up. I remember pulling myself away from this world you had built and realizing it was 4AM. The comfort of that escape helped me so much in those bad times.

I don’t care if it takes you six months, a year, two years, or h*** you could never post again for all I care. I just want you to know that you gave me that comfort, that escape from the horrors of my reality. I wish that we your fans could do that for you right now. Take whatever time you need, finish it or don’t but know we’re here rooting for you, know we appreciate what you’ve given us and that there’s going to be a lot of us who will always come back whenever you’re ready. Much love and wishing peace for you and your family.

Game LIFE ????

https://gamelife.tw/portal.php

I realize you may not even be reading these anymore, but in case you are, I wanted to let you know that we’re still here and we still care. Take care of yourself, please. Even if you never come back to the comic, the most important thing is that you take care of yourself.

I’m sure the holidays are hard right now. Sending love. Hope you aren’t doing too bad, and if you are that you get better.

Take care of yourself.
Take care of your family.
Take care.

The comic can wait.

Today, I’m hoping you’re able to think of something funny your loved ones said, and that you can smile with the memory. A silly little family ritual, a moment of d’awwing over cute animals…

I still look into my parents’ bedroom as I pass, and my brain fills in my father’s long, long legs on top of the bed where he would rest while listening to the radio…but he’s been gone for a couple months now. There’s an empty place at the table, literally and figuratively, and it does still hurt.

However, while taking my sister to a doctor’s appointment, I donned an Addams Family tone & level of enthusiasm and pointed out the “dreary dismal winter landscape–and ooh, isn’t that a swamp coming up? How utterly mucky! I hope they have bog bodies in it!” Because that was how my father would joke with us, because we all loved the Addams Family, and specifically how they could take the worst of circumstances and find utter delight in them–as my father once said in his best Gomez impersonation, “It’s true I didn’t win the lottery jackpot–but just think of all the taxes I didn’t have to pay!”

My sister chuckled at my over-the-top enthusiasm for a swampy bit of landscape we were driving past. It wasn’t a big laugh, nowhere near hearty by any stretch, but it was a good memory to keep alive. It made her feel better about having to go out & about on a dreary, wet, almost-winter day.

Hey Aneeka,
Dropping a message to let you know that you are in my thoughts. I know that there is no one phrase to make you feel more hopeful during this time of grief. We stand with you and we shall wait for you. Take the time that you need to grieve. It is okay to cry. It is okay to share memories. It must be tougher still with Christmas around the corner, but I do hope that you can find some way to warm your heart this year, even if it’ll be a little less noisy.

Praying you all the best. Your readers here care for you and you’re not alone.

Hi Aneeka,

Just a note to say I’m still thinking of you and your family, especially heading into a holiday season in which you’ll likely be bombarded with messages of joy when the loss feels keenly present. I hope you’re surrounded by love and support, and that the messages on this site help, even when they’re from people (like me) who only know you through your work. There is no “right way” to do this, and it’s okay to feel what you feel, to be where you are on any given day.

I finally read your Chaos Gods series–something I’d been meaning to do since falling in love with NAV. In all your work that I’ve encountered, you’ve created amazing worlds filled with fascinating characters, and I’m so glad I’ve had the chance to get to know them. Thanks for sharing them with us. And of course, that’s why we’ll still be here when you return…and why I don’t think anyone here would want you to come back a day before you’re ready.

Thinking about you and I hope your healing, happy holidays and we’re still here waiting for you

Still thinking of you but I’m wicked socially awkward and can’t think of what to say. Hang in there, I know this holiday season is probably going to be hard. We’re all here for you if you need us *long distance hugs*

Hi Aneeka,

Wishing for you to find peace within yourself during this time. I hope you have been able to speak with someone so that your heart may begin to heal again.

Please take care.

The first Christmas after the loss of a loved one can be brutal. Know that I’m thinking of you and praying for you right this very second.

I am so sorry for your loss, it will take time but let your heart heal before worrying about NAV again. Looking forward to that day.

Sending hugs and prayers your way this holiday season.

Still here thinking and praying for you and your family.
It looks like none of my previous comments made it through the spam filter, but I’m sending care and warm thoughts anyway. The loss never goes away, but you do get learn to live beside it after a while.

Hello Aneeka and Readers

In just a few days it’ll be christmas or whatever winter holiday you observe or just enjoy.
Stay warm, comfy, and be safe. 🙂

On a completely unrelated point, my black cat (name of “Echo”) is now staring at me for disturbing his sleep with my typing. 🙂

Wishing you strength and health this Christmas <3

I know you’re having a very hard time, but I still want to wish you Happy Holidays. May the next year treat you much more kindly than the last two.

Wishing you happy holidays. You are in my prayers

the end is near (to 21) let’s hope what is beyond (22) is better

Hi Aneeka. I hope that Christmas has been kind, and that the new year brings your heart back to you. We do miss you, both as a storyteller and as a person. Please take care ?

I’m sorry for your loss. I hope the coming year brings your solace.

Wishing you a better 2022 than 2021 was

Happy new year, Aneeka, hope you’re getting through

I hope you are doing ok, you are in my thoughts ??

My sympathies. Sorry to hear about your pain. 🙁
Take all the time you need.

Good job on being able to take steps forward. I still remember what page I was on in Les Mis when my uncle knocked on the door to tell me my grandpa had died. Never did finish reading it, and even watching the play or listening to the soundtrack will make me think of him. I hope that in time, your sad triggers will fade into nostalgic ones

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