Once again.

 cartoon from toothpastefordinner.com

Haiti hurt my heart. I’m not sure why as I don’t, as far as I know, know any Haitians, nor have I ever been there. It just did. And unlike many writers/bloggers, when big, bad things hit, my first instinct isn’t to write about it, to react instantly – it’s to go silent. And think. Or mourn. Observe. Then maybe write.

This is me in offline life, as well, so I am not sure that I can change that feature (or bug) of mine, but I am going to make an effort.

Anyway, though silent I have not been idle, writing wise. I have a couple of articles started – one on Haiti, due Monday for Human Beams, and another on Obama and brands, due Wednesday for Serenity. And then a very surface history piece for Book of Louis about the women I had been missing (but then found) who were enslaved in the US. That is due Friday.

What is all this “due” stuff, you may be asking? Well, I’ve also decided to do an editorial type calendar, committing myself to a certain amount of writing for each site per week – plus whatever nattering I happen to do in between the scheduled articles. Now, considering that I’ve already missed one deadline for each (all the dates have been moved back, lol) this may take a little getting used to, for me, to get into the groove. But get into it I will.

I am posting this at all three sites (I know, cheating!) to get something up, and also to be accountable to more than myself. Ack!