Trying something new

I don't know what this blog will turn into, what purpose it may or may not serve.  It may end tomorrow, it may go on for years.  It may be deep, it may be lighthearted.  Maybe no one will read it.  Regardless, I'm going to write things here.

To start off, I'll stick to the title topic.  Trying something new is sometimes uncomfortable, sometimes rewarding, and always educational.  It could hurt, it could feel great.  But there is no way to know until you try.  That's what I'm doing here.  I've sometimes wondered (as I wonder many things) what would happen if I put my written thoughts down for others to access.  However wondering and imagination can only get you results in your own head, so here I am, trying something new.

Should you read this?  I don't know, honestly.  I really don't have an opinion yet, as new as this is. 

Will you read this?  Well, that's up to you.  All I can do is all I can do, and what you choose to do about it is your business.

What goes here comes from me, of that you can be sure.  I may quote others.  But what would take me 1000 words may have taken one who came before 10 words. 

So if it comes from me, why the pseudonym?  Winship Graham is not my name, but is important to me nonetheless.  I could say that I want the hypothetical reader to evaluate my work without the distraction of having to attach it to a real person.  But frankly I just don't want random people to know who I am.  There are ways to find out, of course, and a few of you may even know me already.  I'm just not comfortable with stepping onto a stage, regardless of size or audience, without a mask.  Maybe I'll feel like taking the mask off someday, or perhaps the audience will begin to see through it as the performance goes on. 

When and if that happens, it certainly will be trying something new.

So what goes here?  Peoms, prose, a story or two.  Deep thoughts, stupid jokes, leaps of faith and cynical analyses.  Parts of me and parts of people I know.  Mostly whatever I feel like at the time, though I will endevour to spare you from opinionated rants.  Unless the reader agrees exactly with the ranter, they're usually just annoying.

If you're still reading, then congratulations.  You may have found something that interests you in what I've written above, and finding truly interesting things on the internet can be a challenge.  Or maybe you're still reading because, like me, you're trying something new.