Snowflake Challenge 2026 #1: connections

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I'm doing the Snowflake Challenge again this year 😊



Challenge #1

The Icebreaker Challenge: Introduce yourself. Tell us why you're doing the challenge, and what you hope to gain from it.

I'm Holly! 👋

I live in rural North Carolina. I'm a fic writer, and my main general interest is Japanese media (typically focused on television and music, occasionally movies too). But I also sometimes post about other fandom things, fic writing in general, and what's happening in my offline life too. (My intro post has a few more details and some links)

I like doing the Snowflake Challenge each year because it makes me feel connected to other people. It's fun to read through other people's responses, and I enjoy when I get comments on my own posts.

I have to be honest: I have been feeling more and more disconnected from people since I left my previous main fandom, and since Twitter (my previous main place to interact with people) has become the current cesspool it is. I have struggled so far to connect with many people in the fandoms I'm currently in, so it feels a bit lonely most of the time. Especially because, as mentioned above, I live in a rural area so offline connections with people who have similar interests are difficult to come by as well.

But nevertheless, I persist. I am grateful for the few friends I have made here so far. And hopefully I'll meet some new friends from Snowflake this year. But if not, I will at least enjoy our brief connections and conversations this month 😊