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Thanks for this reminder. Writing is such a solitary act we forget that someone we know might be reading our stories.

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Right? That's exactly it. Afterward, it feels dead obvious, but not always at the time.

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I recently wrote something about my husband's job situation that I hadn't intended to announce to my family in general. They hardly ever read my stuff, so I was surprised that one person did read it and told everyone else. It's not a big deal, but it was a reminder that "the hills have eyes."

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Right? The hills have eyes, indeed. I had a very similar experience.

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It is the engagement that makes it feel like writing rather than making entries in a journal.

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Well, they both feel like writing--but when I write in a private journal, I'm not hoping someone will read it and tell me what they think. lol.

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I'm a tad jaded about Vocal. I felt like I pulled out all the stops for the Homecoming challenge, and it didn't seem like the winning entry had much oomph to it. Maybe it's sour grapes, but whatever... Lol

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I've been on both sides. I've been the person who was surprised that X left a comment or sent an email (for example, there have been times when I posted a review of a book online and then the author appeared in the comments). I've also been the surprising viewer/contact. One time, when I was reading a blog post about something and I thought 'hey, isn't this blogger referring to the wife of so-and-so?' and in the comments I saw a username which made me think 'isn't that like so-and-so's name?' and I contacted him, and yep, it was him. He was quite embarrassed that someone who knew him offline had identified him (the comments he left did not put him in a flattering light, they were borderline trollish, though since the blogger had made a comment about his wife he wasn't a random troll).

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Weird indeed. Time and distance give us a different perspective.

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