A good writer is strives to never submit to cliche. She never wants to resort to already-been-said words, and most especially to those phrases repeated so frequently they have less flavor than already-been-chewed Bubbalicious. Thankfully, I have no designs to being a good writer, so I happily embrace cliche. Here’s one:
A blog is a conversation.
None of this blather here is worth warm spit without you, Dear Internet. Its value climbs only marginally to cold spit when you read it. It becomes something interesting and useful when you respond back.
Here’s how to join the conversation:
Comment.
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[Special note to folks who have been known to be gripped by the Awkward Shy's: I am one of you. I too have faced the choice between saying nothing and having a blood vessel burst, or actually speaking up and subsequently throwing up. I understand what I ask when I request you to contact me anyway. Mostly cause I'm selfish: You have something important to add. I would love to hear it.]
