Purest Green explains how she named her blog and url, at the invitation of another blog (follow links/crumbs on her page.)
One day I switched from the dotmac site, which was good for photos (at the time) but awkward for the idea of a blog, not to mention restrictive, and I needed D to help me with every post, to blooger. At the urging of Moira. At that point my essays were often titled with colors, a jumping off point for stream of consciousness stories and memories. Rambling associations, that would find their way back around to the beginning. Single word titles. Not an intentional form, it just sorta worked out that way at the beginning. So when I set up this blog, that was in my mind, along with the Police song, One World (Not Three.) Just the earworm of the week, but it fit with what I'd done so far. Rather surprized me that I got my first tries on title and url and name. The nom de bloog of Zhoen being an exoticism on my own given name, one I'd used for a bellydance festival for the program. Among the sheherezahdzahiras, my plain J-onesyllable stood out like a pugnacious sore thumb. So, I twisted and respelled and frenchified (fair enough, I'm largely French Canadian, among my mutt heritage.)
The structure helps me, gives me starting points and maps, from which I can jump off wherever I like, and come back to when I'm done. One word at a time, I have learned to write, and express. This is my outlet, the pretty thing in my life.
So, no big story. One Word. Onewordiseough. Simplicity sort of thing.
7 comments:
I am a twit. While I had always liked your blog name, and also observed that you only used one word titles, I had never connected the two! It all falls into place now. I quite like using a one word title sometimes, and it always makes me think of you.
I like the simplicity of this blog and the way you write. I first found it listed on another blog - nbthegreenman.blogspot.com . Not one of mine so I'm not self advertising.
Lucy,
hehehe
MR60,
Oh, The Green Man, I like that blog, they've been quiet quite a while.
Unfortunately, you have your comments set up so it takes about four attempts to comment. I may lurk.
I am somehow reminded of how Raymond Carver wrote about writing. I don't recall what exactly, but something to the effect of putting down one word, and then another so you have a sentence. Then you follow that sentence with another, and that is writing. And he also had this lovely quality of lucid simplicity.
Simple and strong is the best kind of writing - a kind of writing I've always felt this place exemplifies.
I have enjoyed reading your blog since whenever I started reading it. I occasionally wonder how it is that your posts have more than one word if 'one word is enough'.
No matter how you gat here, I'm awfully glad you did. Even happier that I stumbled across you blog, to make your acquaintance.
:)
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