The first of many re-starts to come

I didn't really want to make this a blog about writing, or about me, or about--heaven forbid--blogging. But it was been about six weeks since I last posted, so I will write:

Why This Is Difficult


This is difficult because it is immediate.
This is difficult because it is short.
This is difficult because I've already asked people to look at it.
This is difficult because it is new.
This is difficult because I am careful.
This is difficult because it is, improbably, local. By which I mean that it exists primarily for an already-established community, that is, my friends and loved-ones.

To put something small and decent onto the earth, and to do it frequently, is a good kind of work. It is a plodding, modest kind of work that can eventually make something bigger. Or not. It need not add up to anything to have a value.

So I suppose: A small thing, of its own modest value, can be decently placed in the world, frequently.