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EDITORIAL·WHITE DWARF 409

Jeremy Vetock: Hobbies, Happiness and Explaining the Hobby

January 2014·pp. 118–119

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Jeremy Vetock reflects on the satisfaction of having an absorbing hobby and friends to share it with. Painting and planning a battle may require work, yet that effort can itself be relaxing. He then describes the range of reactions from visitors who discover his collection and considers how to explain its worlds and activities without overwhelming a newcomer.

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