Not a journal I wanted to write. But, things are well, they're at a point. Not just for me, but for a lot of writers I've seen online, here and in other places.

Writers write. It's what we do. We also share to the world with you. Most of us don't do this for fortune, fame, or to win some sort of game or prizes. What we're looking for is...you. Interaction. A comment of some kind, a message, a mention. These are like hands reaching through our screens, our keyboards out to us to shake in greeting. They're a way for us to meet you.

Most writers are introverts. It just comes with the territory. I, myself, write because these are the scenes that I see playing out in my own head on a daily basis. It's something I can't quite stop. I'm not a normal person, and pretending to be normal feels like putting on wet jeans. So, I write. Like many, when I post here, or elsewhere, I'm not seeking praises, I'm not seeking condemnation definitely. I'm seeking interaction.

I want to know what you'd do in a similar situation. I want to know what you liked or didn't like. I want to know if it inspires you, or if it reminds you of something. I want to know. It's why I posted it.

There seems to be far less interaction with writing in general in the past ten years. I don't know if it's post Facebook hangover, if it's because people these days, after so many comment section wars have become weary. Or if it's because writing, in general, has become passe' and is going to be forgotten about in less than a generation. All I know is that interaction with writing has dropped. And for an introvert who seeks communication with the outside world through writing, that's becoming a problem.

So please, if you read writing you like - whether it's mine or someone else's, let them know. If you don't like something about it, mention it politely. If it reminds you of a family memory, tell us. This isn't TMI as we used to say, we genuinely would like to know - it's why we posted it for free in the first place. Don't forget, if we didn't want to know there's that little checkbox at the bottom of this site that says "Disable comments".

Writers write. It's what we do.
We see worlds and creatures with dangerous goals
heroes in horrible situations
villains at their nadir
and we post it all for you.
Fame and fortune would be nice
but a simple comment will do.
A word or two about what you think
or the memory it sparks within you.

We seek to know you more
to reach through the screen and keyboard
to touch some part of you inside
to inspire, to enlighten, to emblaze
to help you feel more alive.

But we can't know what we're doing
whether good or ill
is accomplishing anything
if all we hear is nill.

So please let us know
a comment, a mention, a word to go.
It helps us along the way.
Your simple comment,
your memory you share,
your brief bit of insight on 17th century colonial literature
could actually keep one writer going
for one more day.

So when you read someone's writing
whether it's mine or anyone else's,
please give us a simple mention.
It could be nothing, who's to say?
But your little comment,
your memory and bit of trivia,
could be the reason one more writer chooses to stay.