Why Blog in 2026

I came to Bear ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ by chance. I was looking for a home for some writing, radio transcripts, and a small profile online displaying some of my published fiction. Because I have no social media presence and I regularly submit work to literary magazines, I thought it was time to step forward a little, to enter the digital world in the most subtle way. This time, though, I made myself a promise. If I started a blog, I would keep it active. That promise came from a comment made by one of the guests on one of my tours at the Audain Museum. She was surprised to learn that I had a blog. She was a lot younger than me, and she remarked that the blogs she comes across are almost always outdated and abandoned. Since The Hour is Blue was launched, I've seen many things happen. I met a fellow writer recently in the town where I live. She was jogging on the Valley Trail, and I joined her for what became a walk and talk. We both live on a mountain ridge that is home to many bears, and so Bear felt…