You know how it is. You write the words, putting your heart and soul into them. You check for typos, proofread again, and then once more. You preview your beautiful post-baby, and then hit that "publish" button, sending your pride and joy out into the Open Salon world. You wait, certain that the masses will come to read. Sometimes they do but sometimes your post-baby drops off the feed faster than water off a just-waxed car. I know that we're all supposed to write for the sheer joy of it, but I doubt anyone will argue that it feels a whole lot better to have an audience.
Here is a small sample of posts I've found that I feel deserve a bigger audience. These posts might not represent your readership tastes, so I invite you to add to the list as you come across interesting ones. If this works out, I'd like to make it a weekly effort.
Enjoy!
angrymom - "Thank You Baby Ghee-shush" http://open.salon.com/content.php?cid=65326
Sarah O'Leary - "Rampons!" http://open.salon.com/content.php?cid=63753
rosietherioter - "Droolian and the giant quarter" http://open.salon.com/content.php?cid=63328
M B - "Your Loving Son, B" http://open.salon.com/content.php?cid=55795
The Gene Pool - "Santa in the Gene Pool" http://open.salon.com/content.php?cid=66449
Catamitebastard - "The Christmas Boxes: No, I Didn't Cry Right Then" http://open.salon.com/content.php?cid=66617
Gayle Mattern - "Grandpa Proves the Existence of Santa Claus" http://open.salon.com/content.php?cid=65292
ardee - "The Curse of the Oldest Child" http://open.salon.com/content.php?cid=65044
MoniqueC - "Eyeballs Under the Couch" http://open.salon.com/content.php?cid=66179
Evan Kessler - "Armed to the Feet" http://open.salon.com/content.php?cid=63933
Nada Holland - "Bawds without Borders: Amsterdam Whores go Global" http://open.salon.com/content.php?cid=66347
12/21/08: Another addition:
Lady Gray: "In Disguise" http://open.salon.com/content.php?cid=55893
12/21/08: Some additions, with many thanks to Cartouche:
John Guzlowski: “Heaven” http://open.salon.com/content.php?cid=53502
Dorinda Fox: “So They Know About Mom”http://open.salon.com/content.php?cid=40274
The ranting boomer: "Public Hanging in America"http://open.salon.com/content.php?cid=63032
Dorinda Fox: “So They Know About Mom”http://open.salon.com/content.php?cid=40274
The ranting boomer: "Public Hanging in America"http://open.salon.com/content.php?cid=63032
Sandra Miller: “Going to Extremes” http://open.salon.com/content.php?cid=5939
Dorelvis: “Hormonal Ravings of a Lunatic Spinster:” http://open.salon.com/content.php?cid=8735
Jimmymac: "Shaving with Connie Francis Chapter 2" http://open.salon.com/content.php?cid=59938
Dorelvis: “Hormonal Ravings of a Lunatic Spinster:” http://open.salon.com/content.php?cid=8735
Jimmymac: "Shaving with Connie Francis Chapter 2" http://open.salon.com/content.php?cid=59938
rijaxn: "I was 50; she was only 8, but I fell in love with her" http://open.salon.com/content.php?cid=66174
idahospud44: "Blackie's Wino Christmas..." http://open.salon.com/content.php?cid=66693
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I guess I no longer have an excuse.
Umbrella and Grif - I hope that you discover some new gems among these.
Greg - You get around OS quite a bit. Are there any posts that you'd like to recommend for inclusion?
trishhelen - I'm pleased to meet you! I will check out your blog as well.
Monique, M B, Jimmy, hyblaen, and Gayle - Thank you! I appreciate your efforts in spreading the reading love around.
Monte - Ideally, for this project to work, we'll need many different contributors. Not all of us read the same genres of writing so it would be helpful to have people that contribute political posts, some to contribute travel ones, others to contribute family ones, etc. Maybe we can form a network? I'll have to visit Randy and see what he thinks. My thought is that we're all reading anyway; why not make note of posts that we think are great but aren't getting the ratings or comments and let others know about them? Thank you for your support and encouragement. :)
Nada - thank you!
Michael - Check out Catamite now. Go on, I'll wait. I think you'll really enjoy him.
Screamin' Mama - You are absolutely right: if everyone took time to read the blogs of the people who comment at their blogs, everyone would get read. What goes around, comes around, and everyone benefits. Thank you so much for supporting this effort and for your thoughtful comment.
Cat - I'm happy to help with your reading list. You need a day off to relax!
Sarah - it's my pleasure. :)
Everyone - Thank you for helping with this effort. If there are great posts that you find that I've missed, even if they're yours, please let me know or post the link here in the comments.
I doubt whether other sites get this kind of generosity to others.
Will read!
JL - Thank you!
Lady Gray - I'm so happy to see you here! You might want to recommend one of your own posts for inclusion so that everyone can get to know you better. You picked a good time to stop and read: I've just updated the list with some new additions. I hope you enjoy them.