INTERVIEW BY SCARLETLATITUDE ACE SPOTLIGHT

Fortunate we are, Our very own musician, Hopeful piano keys, Become our new tradition.

An evening of Netflix, A film that was streamed, Individual cinemas, We wouldn’t have dreamed.

We spent one session, Talking about books, The quotes that we love, And how we got hooked.

For another, we had, A Quiz Master assigned, A mixture of questions, Left no one behind.

Bring Your Own Dinner, Or “B.Y.O.D”, Restaurants we missed, And some yet to see.

One passion project PowerPoint, A presentation we did hold, Engineering terminology, Was learned from what we were taught and told.

All such events, Involved those from Aberdeen, Though we also had a Scotland meet, With karaoke in between.

Arts & Crafts was offered, As another potential theme, Our friend joined from Italy, Their knitting became live-streamed.

Lockdown affected most our minds, Of that we can’t deny,

A mental health workshop was ran, By a psychotherapist nearby.

When restrictions started to relax, A few of us walked along the beach, But a full group meet was unfortunately, Still very much out of reach.

Our one-year anniversary fell, On July 27th with emotion, The original plan was of course, To go have cake by the ocean.

Parks and gardens we did visit, A coffee shop impromptu, One mid-week geo-cache, And a UK wide conference too!

“Lockdown Meets” © Eutierria 2020

MY OTHER HALF BY MILANA LATTIN

I don’t like the notion of finding “My other half.” I’m a whole person on my own. Love isn’t fifty-fifty. It doesn’t work like that. I don’t have “Another half.” I am me. I am complete. I don’t need another person to make Me feel whole. I’m not someone’s “Other half.” Sometimes people help me feel More fulfilled, but that doesn’t mean I’m half empty when I’m alone.

“My Other Half” copyright Milana Lattin 2018

ACE LION BY ARYANA S

PAN ACE DRAGON BY PROXYOVERRIDE

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MEMBER HIGHLIGHT: Una Salus Victus INTERVIEW BY: scarletlatitude

scarletlatitude: What is your favorite part of AVEN? Una Salus Victus: Chat's always had that special place in my heart

SL: This issue is about living through covid-19. How has your life changed since the pandemic started? USV: There were a few bands I wanted to go see, and got cancelled, and there were a lot of venues that were shut for a short period there. It's starting to slowly open back up again since our cases have been pretty good. Other than that, managed to get a new job in the midst of it, which is a nice positive

SL: In your offline life, what do you do for fun? USV: I game a bit, don't mind catching up for drinks with mates now and again, and I've been starting to get into gaming a bit more lately

SL: Do you have any special plans for the holidays? USV: Christmas is still a fair way away, all I know is that we get the usual 2 weeks off for it

SL: Cats or dogs? USV: I've had both, and I like both

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