A couple of days ago, I decided not to publish anything I’d written that morning. Yesterday, was the same. It felt strange not to upload anything to share with the tiny piece of the world that sometimes reads what I write. I felt like I was abrogating a responsibility, albeit a self-imposed obligation. I was shirking my duty to post.
I wrote, but I chose not to publish. In fact, I wrote quite a bit during the past few days; I wrote five new posts, including a couple of rather long ones, bringing the total number of drafts I may or may not ever publish to sixty-six.
I wondered just how long it had been since I missed a day posting at least one item to this blog, so I went back to find out. Before January 19, 2016, the last day I failed to publish even a single post was December 20, 2013.
So, I published at least one post for seven hundred fifty-nine consecutive days. For most of those days, I posted at least two, though there were a few days when I wrote three or more and some when I only published one piece. That’s a lot of “stuff.” It’s enough that I believe I can extract a sufficient amount to turn into a book of sorts. And that’s on my list of priorities; it’s rather high on the list, in fact. I know; I’ve already published it here, so what’s the point. It’s hard to explain; suffice it to say I want to do it for myself and for a small group of people who have encouraged me along the way.
Other items among my list of priorities include submitting some of my unpublished work (all of it unpublished, save for what I post here) to another publisher for consideration. And taking a lengthy road trip is on the list, as well.
As for future posts, the ones I’ve written these past few days may (or may not) find their way here:
- A Korea of His Own Making;
- Sandpaper and Fire;
- Cynic;
- Matter; and
- Imaginary World
I guess I’m starting over at post number one. But I make no commitment that I’ll publish something here every day. I think I may have been doing myself a disservice by doing that. Time to turn my discipline toward something meaty and meaningful.
Your absence was noted. But your decision makes sense if you are going to move forward on something substantial. I look forward to you sharing the results.