Audience of One
Sunday, June 7, 2026
A long time ago, I used to read an internet magazine called Spider. That’s where I first encountered the idea of writing blog entries. Back then, as now, the advice was the same: leave comments on other blogs, build a community, cross-link, network. All sensible counsel.
But try as I might, I can never find it in me to do anything beyond the writing itself.
After sitting with that for a while, I’ve made peace with it. I occasionally scroll back through old entries and think to myself — that wasn’t half bad. Which brings me to the title: for all practical purposes, this blog has an audience of one. His name is Hamdan.
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