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Introduction

I have always followed the advice of philosopher J. H. Marx¹ by never joining a club or group that would allow someone like me to be a member. Because of this, I have aggressively not joined any number of groups for as long as I can remember, probably some I never even heard of.

But even when you don’t actively choose to join, you can find yourself in a group. Such as being a writer of fiction; that puts you squarely in the group of a person who can probably use the help of others.

Writers need sets of eyes they don’t own, because there comes a point when their own words have become so familiar they can longer see them clearly. If those borrowed eyes are also encased in a being who is willing to take the time to make comments and render an opinion on the words, so much the better. Seven-fold delights can occur when a reader is willing to engage in a discussion of all the details embodied in the words. Best, when the relationship is reciprocal.

Even in the absence of exchanging words, writers can help each other.

That’s pretty much the idea behind this site.

Invitation

If you are a writer and you need some help, maybe you’ll either find it here, or you’ll find something to point you in the right direction. I have some plans and ideas, but I’m open to suggestion, so let me know what help you need.

If you are a writer and just want to talk a bit, feel free to drop me a line. I love hearing about what others are doing and planning.

Some Details

I really like the IndieWeb and keeping things small. I am constantly amazed by the things I find on the interwebs that have clearly taken hours and hours of work, yet are offered up for free. Hence, the name of this site; hence-er the following:

Nothing for sale, no advertising, no “buy me a coffee”, nor pleas for patronage. Also, no data collection, no SEO, nothing is tracked, no information is collected, and unless a visitor interacts with me through the Contact form, I have no idea they have been here.

I know what you won’t find here more than what will be here: I doubt I’ll ever offer anything like an RSS, and there definitely won’t be newsletters. You won’t find daily blog entries and topical essays, although I do plan on making a companion site where I talk a bit about writing.

Miscellany

Launch date was midnight (my time) on August 1, 2026. I plan to add something new every few days, so if you check in once a week there might even be something new. (No promises.) One of the first things I’ll be adding is a page listing what gets added.

1. aka Groucho. ↩︎