love your site! it's so cool... and sleek... i listened to your poetry reading and it's all so good, my favorite has to be Tidal Pool Mammal :3
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Kind of interested that so many web revival folks will use a pseudonym but then put their whole entire birth date out there for the world to see.
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fabled
9 months ago
You make a good point. Using an pseudonym ensures a lot of safety. One thing people DO need to realize, though?
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fabled
9 months ago
If someone knows where you live, your first name (and only your first name) and your birthday, they can usually sort out your identity, at least in America. For example, Andy from Oregon born on such and such date is probably the ONLY Andy born that day... :-/
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fabled
9 months ago
Obviously more true than usual if you have a very unique name, but still possible in many cases if someone is being tenacious and seeking personal information. Be careful, folks. The internet is a perilous place at times.
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nohappynonsense
9 months ago
it's my birthday today and my full name is mike thomas ventriloquist and i live at 169 college ave new brunswick nj 08901
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notesfromearth
9 months ago
the anonymity plays a large part in providing a false sense of security, and the supposed obsecurity of the indie web. still the internet though. remember those internet/general safety slogans drilled into your head as a child!
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emilynhoward
10 months ago
I overhauled my links page, as I follow too many sites on Neocities at this point to keep up with linking each one. I chose a smaller number of links to feature, as well as links from elsewhere on the web. I may swap these out or add to them as time goes on. There are so many websites on here that I like!
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nohappynonsense
10 months ago
[checks for my site...finds it] ah very cool yeah i love link pages very very cool
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nohappynonsense
10 months ago
i've read and re-read your field notes page a number of times and it always inspires me to carry a pocket notebook again. my reality never seems to live up to yours, though
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Hey! I promise I am alive and you have a letter on the way. It'll take me a sec because I need to mail it from the post office.
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sorbier
10 months ago
yo, no need to apologise, i know life gets busy! it's meant to be fun, not a burden~
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ghostscape
10 months ago
oohhh strong relate re the appeal of embroidery samplers: haven't made one myself yet, but yes petting the stitches is so good
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Your essays are so well-written and thought-provoking! As an "artist" myself (or hobbyist? It doesn't make a lot of difference to me), I really resonated with the one about writing and self-publishing; it made me think of how often I am told to sell and market my creations, when in reality I just want to create for the sake of it, because it makes me feel. Thank you for making me think!
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emilynhoward
11 months ago
My first piece of writing on a while...that's about why I publish on my website. Indulge me while I self-indulge.
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sorbier
11 months ago
LOVE your rededication to writing for your own sake, to exercise your identity and freedom! thank you so much for sharing. thoughtful + personal essays are my favourite to read. i 100% agree with everything, of course -- i love the democratisation of "publication" (online) + platforms, so happy to see you using it to share your writing.
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ghostscape
11 months ago
"a part of life not being created within me" really nails it, thank you. you touch on a lot of stuff I kinda know but haven't seen spelled out as lucidly re un/self/publishing and I think that's so valuable
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ghostscape
11 months ago
also as a final year phd student trying desperately to switch fields as soon as I'm done....
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thx for following, love your poems <3
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emilynhoward
11 months ago
An audio collection of some of my poems went live yesterday. I've linked it to the invididual poems so you can hear them being read by me.
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Thank you so much! <3 Tide Pool Mammal is one of my favorites but I always think it must weird people out too much