About the Site

• I really like the idea of making a site using HTML and CSS. I’m not very good at it, so I use cool stuff others make, such as the Simple.css Framework by Kev Quirk. He also makes Pure Blog, which is what I’m building my companion site with.
• If my custom CSS is working, the fonts should be ones I purchased, and highly recommend, from Matthew Butterick at MB Type.
• I use tally for my Contact Form. I recommend them for their wonderful “Fair Use” attitude, making forms available basically for free to small sites.
• I pay Neocities $5 a month for hosting this site, and they have a pretty generous free plan, plus a section on learning to make your own website.

Some other details …

• Everything is free, nothing for sale.
• No covert collection of data.
• I tinker. I try new things. Things break (thankfully only mine so far). My apologies in advance.
• Minimal graphics, because the site is mainly about the written word, and not because I’m bad at making graphics.
• If you contact me and give me an email, then I obviously have collected some date about you. But if you ask, I will delete everything I have recorded about you, and remove all your data as much as is possible.
• Not going to bug you about signing up for a newsletter.
• No popups when you leave the site asking you to do anything.
• You never have to join my Patreon (don’t have one), buy me cup of coffee, send me a donation, etc.
• I’m making no effort to drive traffic, or doing any SEO. In fact, I’d rather not be noticed by Google.
• I want to stay small to keep from spending too much time working the site, so word of mouth is all I’ll ever need or want.
• I’m always open to corrections or criticisms or opinions on what you find. I do make mistakes of many types, so when they are pointed out to me, I consider it to be learning experience.
• Always feel free to drop me a note. About anything.
• I should warn you, I’ve striven to be “woke” since the 1970s, and I consider it a good thing. Woke to me means aware of the world around you and sensitive of how your actions affect other people.
• I strive to be an ally of any individual, or any group of people, who are in need of support
• I will refer to any person in whatever manner they prefer, as long as it’s not intended to offend others or be obscene. Pronouns, names, descriptions of whatever category a person wants is up to them.
• I try to avoid using the word hate, in an attempt to make myself more aware of my feelings towards others I don’t agree with. For example, I don’t hate walnuts in my chocolate chip cookies, but I prefer them to be absent. (You can add in a bit of walnut flavoring if you need to — it’s the texture I dislike.)
• I am drawn to the quirky and unusual. I respect artists who try something new and different, even when they fail spectacularly. This means I will continually encourage writers to trying something different. (I also think even if you fail, it’s a good way to learn).