seanessay.com A blog I have bookmarked, by celebrity-teacher Seth Godin, this week (Nov 22-23) has a short post on kindness, right below a short post on google. Seth’s trademark is short posts. The kindness post graphed how the word “kind” has been used in books, over the past 200 years, far, far more often than […]
My 25th Experimental Post
seanessay.com I hate to burst the bubble of any romantic would-be writers of stories, but… your main character? Make him a plumber, private eye or professional accountant. A pimp, pirate or professor of English. Anything but a writer. According to a panelist at a prose convention, “People don’t give a (blank) about writers.” Trust me, […]
Most People Don’t Do Politics
seanessay.com Remember how I posted here my comments from Athena’s blog? Her father, John Scalzi, has a blog too. He posted on Whatever last week. His point: Although John came up through journalism with a taste for politics, and although most of his friends are “political junkies,” he doesn’t expect other folks to talk politics. […]
About Me, in My Own World
Posting every five days, on the fives, all my essays will be up to 900 words. (some exceptions apply) Of course I am “proud to be a member of society.” Of course I realize “belonging and membership” is my responsibility, but I have seen things… Years ago I had the joy of being in a […]