thank you so much for all the kind words! (I want to say more, but I'm truly gushing, honestly) That's a good feeling, btw. And thank you for pushing me, inadvertently, just by the nature of hosting this game jam, into writing this!
There was a vulnerableness that came over me as soon as I posted it, both in that I feel like I wrote nonsense but also I may have written my favorite work yet.
And it's not gone, not entirely, but I do feel proud and appreciated, and in a good way, seen and heard!