This A+ Holigay Bingo experience is part of the 13 Days of A+. From December 13 through December 25, we’re celebrating the people who literally keep our lights on, who believed we could make it through 2020, who invest and participate in this community through challenges and growth and change — that’s YOU. It’s truly magical to have so many guardian gayngels looking out for this space, and we’re so delighted to be able to do something a little special for our queer fam to close out the year. Some of what we publish for the 13 Days will be cozy and familiar, like Into the A+ Advice Box and Some Answers to Some Questions You’ve Been Asking Us. Some of it will be a twist on regulars; we have Malic White as a guest editor for two installments of the erotica series S L I C K for one… and the rest? We’re going to keep those pieces all boxed up in scissoring-patterned wrapping paper until they publish. We’re looking forward to spending some time with you. 

Everyone is having a uniquely surreal time right now – we all have our own struggles, our own things we’re investing ourselves in to get through it, our own constellations of friends and hobbies and depression snacks that are forming the shape of our lives. In some ways, though… it feels like we’re all having the same exact month and living the same exact life? We wake up and make our little beverages and look at our little screens, and share our thoughts on those screens about how sad we are, and possibly also how cold we are depending on our location, and we express a wistful nostalgia for experiences from the past, like going to Medieval Times or being ignored by a bartender as you try to order a beer at your cousin’s friend’s show.

How many of these seasonal experiences do you share? You can tell us by screenshotting the bingo card below on your laptop or phone screen, marking off the ones that describe you in a visual editor of your choice (perhaps Preview, or the Markup option on your iPhone!) and sharing it in the comments here. Alternatively, you can share it on Instagram or Twitter and tag us (@autostraddle)! What do you win if you can make a bingo, you ask? I will close my eyes and concentrate very hard on telepathically sharing with you the experience of an honest-to-goodness hug, up to and including a small circular rub between your shoulderblades and a friendly cheek kiss as we release each other. Hoo, got a little lightheaded there just thinking about it!

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