Split Personality

I have a new blog: The Perfidy Report.

No, one wasn't enough, apparently. Nor was occasionally blogging on Ron & Roger's blog. Like voters in this country, I am deeply divided. I started blogging because I was so mad about the war in Afghanistan, then continued on because I was even madder about the war in Iraq, not to mention the slow disappearance of my right to free speech and the creeping religious persecution of Muslims, which is bad for everybody who's not a mainstream Christian. It's all been very distracting and keeping me at a roiling boil for the last couple of years.

It's also kept me, in some ways, from what I really should be doing, which is writing fiction and poetry. I can't complain too much, because I've gotten the germs of some good essays out of my ranting, pieces which I am even now whipping into shape with my writing group. But, you know, I'm really not a political commentator by nature, and I don't particularly want to be one, though I am enjoying learning to write essays. I'm just a ranter with strong opinions when it comes to current affairs.

So I decided enough was enough. As part of the retooling I've been doing for the last year, I'm re-purposing (eeek! What a horrible bit of bizspeak that is. See how working in marketing is corrupting me?) this blog. I've decided I want it to be more about writing and art and life than it's been, and books in particular. That doesn't mean I'm not going to rant at all here; that's just not possible. I'll just be ranting about topics related more to writing, books, literature, publishing, language, and the workings of everyday life. I'll probably be writing about some of my artist's book projects as well, and dropping hints about upcoming shows I'll be doing with Marcia next year, much like I'd planned to do over on the now-defunct Long Meg Press Production Blog.

In the meanwhile, over on The Perfidy Report, I hope I won't be the only one blogging there. I've sent out a few invitations, but if you're interested in contributing on a regular or semi-regular basis (whenever, really), drop me a note and I'll add you to the author's list. I'd like it to be sort of a clearinghouse of outrage. I don't think I'll be doing extended essays there, but I'm certainly going to post about topics I think are indicative of particularly egregious behavior in Washington and elsewhere. I've also rearranged some of the typelists and links formerly available here to be associated The Perfidy Report instead. So if you're missing one of your favorite links, look over there for it.

Jump right in. The water's, uh, fine.

Comments

[Roger]

Ann, remember Dennis Miller has made a whole career out of rants. Of course, in the end, he sold out to the far right. So, I guess there is a job opening for a left of center ranter. There is still FSTV you know. Rant on!!