Hi All (This feels like the first day of school)
Thanks for inviting me in, Udhay. I intend to be mostly a quiet reader and observer until I get a feel of the etiquette of the list. Meanwhile, the quick About Me: I'm very fortunate with my friends. And thanks to the work I have done and my own limitations, I know a little about lots of things, but not very much about any single thing, The longer version: I've mostly earned my living as a writer of some kind, mainly in advertising, content creation, and journalism. I currently work with a newspaper, where I edit and commission more than write. Unpaid writing includes blogging and poetry. I have been a literary curator, and am an informal student of online culture and collaboration (and have been fortunate to be part of some cool collectives). I co-founded the writing forum Caferati and moderate its various web presences. And I advise a couple of non-profits and help others when I can. I recently got back to dabbling in sculpture (chalk, and now clay); if you know me on social media, I am likely to bore you to tears with lots of pictures of those or, even more likely, to send you off groaning with awful puns.I solemnly promise not to do the former here. best ~peter
