For Whom the Tale Was Written

Everyone who has ever written a diary/journal-like blogpost on the internet must have grappled with this question at one point: how would you feel if someone you know in real life reads your blog? Some would immediately recoil in horror, the mere thought alone a strong deterrent never to visit personal topics. Some would probably shrug. Some would perhaps question the merit of keeping private stories publicly in the first place. To blog can sound like a cacophony of counterpoints, no? But in this sea of complete strangers we can sometimes find solace we don't readily find around us, a sense of detachment, an air of freedom to tell something without having to process or anticipate reactions from the people we care about. I find this true whether or not you use a pseudonym. In my case, I never pretend anonymity. Requiem is a pseudonym, but it's my main pseudonym. I use it to work on commissions, receive credits for my involvement in a project, and anyone nosy enough could find my legal…