Dear New Writing Friends, I love the idea of introducing ourselves and of becoming a bonafide Writing Community! I've had a strange year—well, strange decade... strange life? Yes, that's it. I've had a strange life, and I'm only beginning to awaken to how strange it has actually been. I've now landed myself in a bit of a conundrum, and I'm entirely unsure how to go about extracting myself from the situation. My living arrangement has driven me to self-isolate, which causes tension at home, which begets further social isolation, and so on. My love of words developed approximately at the time of my birth, or possibly slightly before. Writing remains my most enduring and faithful companion, sticking around as I have insulated myself from the rest of the world. All of this is to say that a writing community would probably do me a lot of good, and I'm excited at the prospect. Brevity has never been my strong point, but I'll try to hit the highlights before closing this out. I'm Ivy Drip, and I live right in the center of the US. I write daily, but I write mostly poetry and non-fiction. I rarely write fiction in a traditional sense, but a lot of my poetry leans towards prose poetry and experimental forms. I also wrote a one-act play once, and it was performed at my high school! My writing lately tends to explore topics around the concept of self, its origins and malleability, and its impact on our behavior. I love to offer people new lenses through which to examine familiar subjects. I look forward to the expansion and evolution of this platform, and I hope to get to know you all better! Most sincerely, Ivy Drip