Once Upon a Time On The Internet
Few things bother me more these days than the grim reality that is social media. Once upon a time it was a fun escape into virtual anonymity where people expressed themselves genuinely and from the heart. We wrote the things. We shared the things. We expressed support for the writing and sharing of the things. Then life got busy for me and writing, blogging, and most other things that I enjoyed in my free time took a backseat. Now, nearly 9 years later, I'm ready to make a comeback to blogging and writing, but the landscape of the internet has changed beyond what I remember. It's like I have an outdated road map and they put in a freeway, a strip mall, and three Chuck E. Cheeses while I was away. Hell, I can't even find the blog that was attached to my Etsy store right now, so I'm guessing that got tore down to make way for someone else's craftiness. I had a point when I started this rambling mess... what was it again? Oh.... that's right. The...