I'm getting a little excited by the mere fact that I have people viewing my little missive. Granted these few words are not important to anyone in the course of history, but I go gain some enjoyment in composing them and then publishing my gibberings to an audience. The fact that I apparently have an audience is a bit astonishing, though I chalk that up to random web searches for porn and cat videos that happen across someone's screen and received an accidental tap from overly-sensitive display.
This may sound absurdly humble and you may well dismiss it as posturing. However, I assure you, I am just that humble when it comes to my ability to write. There are teen-agers with better grammar and I've heard some all-time best one-liners come from the mouths of babes.
I have considered posting more of my material to this web address, under a different page... or blog or whatever is the technical term. I am reticent, however, because my fiction is far more personal. It leaves me more vulnerable than my simple ramblings of events during the course of my days. I know these events to be true, believe them or not; but my fiction... well, now it is my duty as an author to convince you (however tentatively) that those events are also real. To fail at that task would prove my inability to write. And so I withhold my other creations from an audience out of fear of verification.
What would possibly change my mind is some feedback from readers. Please, if you read a post, leave a comment. If my writing sucks, tell me; but please be specific lest I have nothing with which to improve. If you like what I've laid bare here, that also would be helpful. Most of all, simply leaving a mark upon these pages would show your interest. It will take effort to leave a message for me, so I will be grateful for the effort you've made. That alone will validate my efforts.
Mostly I would just like to know who's reading. Are the "page views" really mis-taken links or have you really ended up here on purpose?
Hello!
ReplyDeleteI've read your blog and really enjoyed the posts.
I am a home nudist in Rochester, NY who hasn't mustered the courage for a social experience yet.
I will keep reading! Thanks for a great blog!
Thanks a million times the stars in the sky. I just checked and I apparently have 102 page views and one comment! Awesome!
DeleteThe social nudity anxiety really is over-rated. Aside from the involuntary dropping of the eyes of the people I've spoken to for the first time, almost everyone simply treated me the same as if I were clothed. After the first few minutes, I know it's cliched, I forgot I was naked - just dressed the same as if I were home alone.
Find a social group in Rochester who's advertising you trust-ish - I suggest one that makes a big deal out of being a non-sexual group - and Just Do It!
Ignore your pounding heart, ignore your shaking hands, and greet these people as if you were joining a book club. The anxiety has the same roots, just different intensities.
Assuming you are male: http://www.wnyromans.com/
If I know the gay nudist community, you'd be welcome no matter who you sleep with.