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Toe in the Water

by Beholden

Rated: 13+ · Book · Experience · #2223922

A tentative blog to test the temperature.

Ten years ago I was writing several blogs on various subjects - F1 motor racing, Music, Classic Cars, Great Romances and, most crushingly, a personal journal that included my thoughts on America, memories of England and Africa, opinion, humour, writing and anything else that occurred. It all became too much (I was attempting to update the journal every day) and I collapsed, exhausted and thoroughly disillusioned in the end.

So this blog is indeed a Toe in the Water, a place to document my thoughts in and on WdC but with a determination not to get sucked into the blog whirlpool ever again. Here's hoping.

Signature for those who are nominated for a Quill Award in 2021

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10 Most Recent Blog Comments:

Beholden

about 4 hours ago
In response to "The Nothing Post"

I tend not to add to finished posts. Seems too much like hard work.

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Kåre เลียม Enga

about 4 hours ago
In response to "The Nothing Post"

I will post... something... akin to your nothing then add to it later in the day. I had to be careful in Thailand due to the 12 hour difference. "Brilliance" happens when my inner light goes on. Somedays I survive in darkness.

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Beholden

about 9 hours ago
In response to "The Nothing Post"

Excellent! You learn fast, TJ.

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tj wanderlust-words-in-motion

about 9 hours ago
In response to "The Nothing Post"

I like the way you think. I have the same problem, but it sometimes lasts all day long. And, not only for blogging, but also for commenting. Perhaps I need to develop "The Nothing Comment".

Something like this:

I read what you wrote and commented; you can now read what I wrote.

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Amethyst Angel 🍀

about 14 hours ago
In response to "The Nothing Post"

Well stated. I'm only here because I need to get my blog interaction over with quickly, though I feel bad saying it. Thankfully you're a good humored sort

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Beholden

about 15 hours ago
In response to "The Nothing Post"

I take it in the spirit in which it is meant!

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Ned

about 15 hours ago
In response to "The Nothing Post"

May I say that your talent for saying nothing so eloquently is unmatched, or does that sound rude even when meant as a compliment?

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Beholden

a day ago
In response to "The End of the World"

Go to it, friend!

Polaran

a day ago
In response to "The End of the World"

I don’t think the 1% risk is something we can just ignore. While some may say people are overreacting or merely selling stories, I refuse to just stand by and watch. After all, someone has to protect the world.

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Ned

Mar 6, 2025 at 8:01pm
In response to "Carry You Home"

I definitely felt a folk music vibe and though the couple danced more elegantly, I could imagine a square dance called to this beat.

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July 21, 2024 at 6:55am

#1074211

I Do Like a Bit of Obscurity

I Do Like a Bit of Obscurity

Today I have completed my last entry for the fourth year of the Promptly Poetry Challenge. It’s an experimental little thing, my poem, but it also contains a reference that I have been debating whether or not to explain in a Note. After much internal debate, I have decided to write about it here, thereby leaving the interpretation of the poem entirely to the vagaries of fortune and the viewing habits of its readers. Any work of art must stand or fall on its own sooner or later, after all.

The reference is to flat hedgehogs and it originates in a few lines of sheer genius from Mackenzie Crook’s delightful comedy TV series, Detectorists. Rather than write out the exchange, I have embedded the relevant scene below. It may be incomprehensible to Americans, since I believe you don’t have hedgehogs, so I will tell you that a reasonable substitute would be the possum.

All very mysterious but hilarious if you’re a Brit.

Word count: 162

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