Tell “Little Johnny” to go away …
Originally published between 2011 and 2014, this post has been updated but preserves its original publish date as content is migrated from the archives of The Flavored Word.
I wish I had two blogs. NO. No, I don’t. It’s all I can do to keep up writing here, write for my “real” job, write the second installment of the trilogy I’ve been working on and find the time to sleep my body’s nine-hour required minimum. (Yes, I know, it’s a lot … but I’m one of those odd people who require major sleep hours to function.)
But.
IF I had a second blog, I wouldn’t be worried about who was reading it and who wasn’t. I wouldn’t read between the lines when people make innuendos … and I wouldn’t bother my thinking-out-loud-and-writing brain with concerns of who or whom I may or may not be offending … or whose dinner party I wouldn’t get invited to because I pissed them off when I made an entire blog post about their ever-always-forever-constantly-whiney child. (See, right there, I already know there’s someone—a neighbor, cousin, friend—reading this wondering if I am referring to their sweet little “Johnny” … rest assured … I have never written an ENTIRE post about anyone’s “little Johnny.”)
Sigh.
I’ve often wonder why bloggers choose to use their real names, or not. I am a writer. I have published works, including one book and hundreds of articles in various publications … and being that I am a writer, I need to—and want to—use my real name so readers can, and will, appropriately associate my name with my writing. And so, when someone asked me, “Who is the one person you wish didn’t read your blog,” alas, I haven’t a single name to offer forth … except maybe little Johnny … then maybe I’d get my dinner invitation back. Whoever taught the little pipsqueak to read anyway?!
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DISCLAIMER: I’m a writer and an editor. And I try my best to make sure every post is articulate and free from errors. However, being that I edit my own work—and it’s next to impossible to properly edit your own work—I admit, occasionally there may be an error or two I miss. But doing so doesn’t make me an idiot so don’t be mean. Just smile, pat yourself on the back for finding an error and be glad you’re not the only one who makes mistakes sometimes … xoxox
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