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THE OUTING OF PUBLIUS AND THE COMFORT OF ANONYMITY
For a brief period of time I had an anonymous blog and felt it incredibly free to write without consequence. I wrote about things that I'd never thought I'd ever be able to throw out into the public sphere, and my writing dramatically improved.
Then I rather stupidly decided to put my name on my blog and link it to my facebook, and suddenly I had friends who told me that I was a misogynistic bastard/homophobe/racist for talking about the sort of things that aren't "polite" to talk or even write about.
I went through a period of about a year, stuck in limbo. Writing anonymously felt like a cheat, but with my own name at the top I felt too self-conscious to write about anything truly interesting. Eventually though, I regained my confidence and feel almost comfortable posting or writing about anything.
Rick, I know you've torn me up in the comments section a few times, but I just wanted to say thanks for this post and the blog. Thanks for keeping at it.
Comment Posted By Steve Timberman On 8.06.2009 @ 23:28
