Friday, December 26, 2025

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SHAMPOO

I am the founder and editor of a magazine.
It has been on hiatus for some time now.
Years.  In times of crisis I might say, “I’m
going to start working on it again.”  This is

a time of crisis.  However, this is also the
day after which I made a promise some
months ago that at that point (this one)
I will begin working on new issues of the

magazine again.  I figure if one says some
thing publicly, like I am doing now (mega
phones might be used, yet people may not 
hear a thing; this is public), makes a procla

mation that “I will do ______,” then the like
lihood of one doing it might be higher due to 
the, I don’t know, shame or embarrassment 
or lost pride you mkight suffer after you’ve

made such a proclamation and yet did not do 
what you declared you would.  But I already 
made a promise to myself.  The day is here. 
There is no need for me to be public about 

such things.  I am the founder and editor 
of  a little journal that has been on hiatus 
for while. Today I shall begin to work 
to put together its newest issue.

agreed