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Toe in the Water

by Beholden

Rated: 13+ · Book · Experience · #2223922

A tentative blog to test the temperature.

Ten years ago I was writing several blogs on various subjects - F1 motor racing, Music, Classic Cars, Great Romances and, most crushingly, a personal journal that included my thoughts on America, memories of England and Africa, opinion, humour, writing and anything else that occurred. It all became too much (I was attempting to update the journal every day) and I collapsed, exhausted and thoroughly disillusioned in the end.

So this blog is indeed a Toe in the Water, a place to document my thoughts in and on WdC but with a determination not to get sucked into the blog whirlpool ever again. Here's hoping.

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Kåre Enga in Montana

Jun 24, 2024 at 5:36pm
In response to "Thinking of the Bard"

I'm better off when I just let the vomit spurt forth on whatever, wherever, whenever. I can always come back later to edit!

If I remember.

I'm trying to make entries into items. I have about 40 on my list. When I finish that I'll fish around for more. My "literary" pond has lots of fish.

I don't think much about Billy What's-his-name. I read Ibsen as a teenager.

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Beholden

Jun 24, 2024 at 5:26pm
In response to "Far Out, Man"

Me too!

Jun 24, 2024 at 5:22pm
In response to "Far Out, Man"

I want this on a t-shirt.

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Beholden

Jun 24, 2024 at 7:42am
In response to "Far Out, Man"

Thank you, Lilli!

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Lilli 🧿 ☕

Jun 24, 2024 at 7:29am
In response to "Far Out, Man"

Too funny!

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Beholden

Jun 24, 2024 at 7:17am
In response to "Far Out, Man"

Ah, content. Content makes one content. But it's all about nostalgia, really. And I have enough of that - it was my hetday, after all. I had an idea of writing a book about it once but I lost my round tuit. To be honest, I'm in two minds about those days. We had some good ideas but we allowed the whole thing to be hijacked by commercial and political interests. the result you see all around you today.

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tracker

Jun 24, 2024 at 6:57am
In response to "Far Out, Man"

Oh man! I was hooked by the entry title. A throwback entry of sorts was my suspicion as I waited the nano second it took to follow your newsfeed link here. I mean, I will take the 9 words plus two punctuations, don't get me wrong. I just would have liked more content.

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Beholden

Jun 19, 2024 at 12:00pm
In response to "Thinking of the Bard"

I wouldn't say never but it's mainly correcting typos and repeat words.

Mad Jack

Jun 19, 2024 at 11:48am
In response to "Thinking of the Bard"

So, you write a story from start to finish and never do an edit? My mistake and apologies.

Beholden

Jun 19, 2024 at 11:43am
In response to "Thinking of the Bard"

I don't do First Drafts, Mad Jack

. At least, I don't write 'em. It's all done in my head.

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