Good evening RAoC'ers!

For the second time in three weeks, my community has been at the helm of the mental health and gun violence epidemic. I grew up surrounded by gun violence -- you expected it because that was just the reality of where I lived. However, it never happened at this magnitude, even on the worst days. The last few weeks have really shaken my sense of safety. I don't have a lot of options to step back, process, and grieve for the people I've lost in the last few weeks, so I'd really appreciate some distraction to keep my mind moving. A stupid story, some piping hot gossip, a joke, cute pictures of your pets...anything would go a long way. ❤️‍🩹

*edit: thank you to everyone who has responded - this is fulfilled, I’ll be getting lots of happy mail. Thanks everyone again so much — this community has been so awesome, I am forever grateful.