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by: Calgal

You know the kind of person I'm talking about. A book is never just a good read, it has complexities and nuances that beg for analysis. And if these folks were ever to comment on something they've read without doing it in such a way that forces us to remember that they were, after all, literature majors in an earlier life, well, then they just haven't done their job.

Not that it is their job.

I'm guessing it is a matter of soul, or heart, or maybe insecurity, that whole self-esteem thing.

I sometimes write about serious topics. And I tend to do it in a fairly serious way. I don't fool myself into believing that other people find what I am saying to be very important, much less the definitive word on any given topic. I don't pretend to be even a minor pundit. I choose my topics solely for my own enjoyment, and while I hope that some of my personality shows though as I do it, and other people might find it interesting, mostly I write for my own enjoyment.

I hope that part shows.
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