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A tad over twelve months ago, I blogged my first post. It's been a fun year, writing these poems, reading that book, collaborating on that cauliflower, making that monkey noise, and whatnot. Thanks to everyone who's been dropping by. And special mad props to xian who makes this all possible and who suggested I getta blog in the very first place back in March 2003.
On a related note, I've been really enjoying the blogs of comrades such as RaptorMage, Kim Said, and the notorious Mrs. T. I know blog blog blog, we're all pretty burned on that word. But the thing about blogs is, they're an amazing gift to folks who like to write -- just a really powerful way to get yerself off the stone. Or perhaps on that stone. Or just by the corner of said stone. In a writerly way.
All to say, let me highly recommended the blogging life to any of youse writers what want to be writing a little bit more, and you know who you are....
In other news, as the Gravity's Rainbow Deathmarch nears its wrap, here's a heads-up that we'll be starting DM2 with a somewhat smaller though still challenging book right around the end of May. More details soon. Hope to see ya there,
-Cecil
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big whooping congratulations on this year--
has it only been a year?? you and xian have
seeded so many creative experiments that it
makes me dizzy. daily. but in a good way!
Happy Blog'versary!
Though, I must confess, I prefer Blog-o-versary. But as a guy completely, utterly without a blog, what right do I have to say, eh?
cec, you are sorbet. gracias for the creativity conduit.
"I write because I'm afraid to say some things out loud."
Real Live Preacher, Real Live Preacher weblog, 03-13-05