On May 15, 2011 I began my first blog. My intention was to write a short account with a minimum of one hundred words every day. While I came close (350 entries) I did not make my goal. The excuses: it was difficult to have internet access while traveling in Turkey. There were also days that, due to various conditions, the mind drew a blank. I have since learned to forgive myself and go to bed.
Some of the blog entries have been incorporated into my poems. It is also quite satisfying to know that friends have been reading and enjoying the random topics. The readership (if we can trust the statistic counter) has increased from less than ten people a day to consistently over one hundred in the last month.
Today marks the closing of one cycle and the beginning of a new one. I want to say thank you, readers, whoever and wherever you are. Thank you for dropping by, taking a look, before you go on to the rest of your day.
I’ve been a faithful reader of your writing almost daily in the last year, and I feel I’ve come to know you a little bit more each time I read, closing the gap of all these years we’ve been apart geographically. Two sisters from the same parents, but different paths we’ve taken in our lives. Happy anniversary of blogging, and keep going. I enjoy your thoughts and insights.
Thank you, Clara. Glad to be part of your cycle!
You’re welcome. Thank you for writing them.
I take a look and read every so often. You can take the mundane and turn it into the transcendent (Chopping wood carrying water).
I’m one of your reader too.
Thank you, An. Very nice to know!