Posted by Lindsay B in OOC: Closing a Chapter
16 years ago, I stumbled upon this interesting little site that did Star Trek RP. I had never done RP in any form before. I had done a little google search for ‘Starfleet Academy’ because I was looking for the novels (I love reading the ST novels). Near the top of the search terms was this place. I started reading through posts on the Discovery and fell in love with the concept. Two weeks later, I joined.

I found the chat community in IRC and from there my life changed. At the time I had a 4 month old infant and was deep in the pit of postpartum depression. My social anxiety was so high I had a hard time leaving our apartment. STF changed that.

Here, I found community, common interests, and support. It has brought a level of joy in my life that I never anticipated and have clung to. I have made life long friends, discovered things about myself I never saw coming, and learned that I could write and that maybe I had a future with that writing.

But times change, and so do people. I’m entering a different chapter of my life, and at least for a little while I need a break from STF.

The Athena is near to my heart. I was her CO for over 10 years, and I’ve played Janna here for the last 10. And Faye is one of my favourite all-time characters.

I’m leaving the door open to returning, but for now I need the break. I’m going to wrap up the sim so we have a nice ending and I will write farewell posts for Janna and Faye (I have scenarios that leave their futures open).

Thank you all for your creativity and I will miss writing with all of you.

~Linds

Thanks for all you’ve done for this community! You’ll be missed and welcomed back with open arms if/when that time comes! You’re one of the good one!

JW