About Me

Creating a website was not on my (very short) list of retirement projects and activities. I have never had any kind of social-media account, and still don’t. Yet here I am, a few years into my retirement, hanging out my virtual shingle as an aspiring wordsmith. The impetus for establishing my site springs primarily from a desire to share my writing in the hope that something I say will resonate with someone else.

Deciding for certain whether and then how to go public turned out to be a more arduous process than I had anticipated. First, I did a ton of research on the options available: long-form-writing platforms, social media, a personal website. Then I asked myself questions about time commitment, budget, my technological aptitude, and ownership and control of my work. And, as questions do, those led to many more (along with doubts and wavering) before I got to the answers.

Ultimately, I chose to claim a room of my own on the Web. That decision made (whew!), it was time to actually set up the website. I did not have to learn how to write computer code (double whew!), but there was still a lot to learn, and more decisions and choices to be made. It’s an ongoing effort, requiring considerable patience—of me, with myself.

So now that I have a dedicated, if bare-bones, workroom, I can begin to ply my trade. As I envision it, my wordwork will take a variety of forms—prose, poetry, maybe even prayer—in which I offer my thoughts about people, events, or trends that spark a surge of synaptic activity in my brain.

That’s the plan anyway, but do note: the plan is subject to change since I am new at this.

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