Why
So I'm back to a personal space for writing. On the world wide-open web, no less. So I have to ask myself why I even bother. Today, blogs are standard marketing tools. People probably can (and do) post a few dozen social media posts in the time it takes me to put up a blog post. Still, a plain vanilla blog on what many consider to be an arcane blogging platform. I have my reasons. 1.) I'm One of Those People Who "Has" To Write For various reasons. I've always loved the written word. I still read lit mags regularly (and have even volunteered as a reader for some of them). Writing is how I work things out and let things ago. I tend to overthink things sometimes and getting things out on paper (or typing them on a keyboard) gives me a way to put some structure to and helps me make sense of disparate thoughts. Writing is both a joy in itself and a way to "work things out." 2.) It's Easier to Manage than a Notebook I still refuse to do a ...