In Memory Of George Politzer

John Paul Sartre once wrote that the only reason to write is to be read. Blogs elide the categorical he wished to paint. An author can become a reader of her own material maybe only by waiting long enough to forget the experience of writing. But an unread blog can be a private space in which to practice self-disclosure, in which to pretend to be worthy. In this space, there is no need to wait to forget in order to become my own reader. I am my own reader, because no one else is reading. Maybe someone will massage my ego if I offer it to the unknown. But I did not sell myself for that. I merely joined in a fashion. I remain innocent. I think not.

So I begin