Well, does it?
I haven’t posted in almost 8 months. That’s got to be a record, even for me.
Where have I been? New job. New kid. New car. New house hunting (as yet unsuccessful). New perspectives. Writers’ block. Facebook and Twitter killed the blogosphere star. Those kind of things. But I’ve been thinking about it lately, and as much as sharing 140 characters of information at a time is appealing to me (so I don’t have to provide thoughtful commentary) it lacks something. Longer form writing has a purpose, and I’ve been neglecting it.
Consider this marination. Rumination? Some sort of nation. I am thinking about writing again, and this is the closest I’ve come to actually doing so in the better part of year. So much for building my “personal brand.” Here’s to second chances. (And seventeenth.)
Steve Skojec is a husband, father, storyteller, writer, and podcaster who dabbles in photography, filmmaking, and graphic design. His commentary has has appeared at outlets such as The New York Times, Foreign Policy, USA Today, The Washington Post, Fox News, and The Washington Times. He lives in Arizona with his wife Jamie and their many children.