On the Blog as an Alternative to Publishing
If you go back to my ""why?" post I tried to explain why I thought blogging might be fun–less stress than real academic writing, more liberal inthe range of topics I could address, less fussy editing and for the most part that’s been true. I haven’t been able to resist going back and fixing typos in old entries–old habits die hard–but I have resisted the temptation to write, rewrite, and rewrite some mroe before I post. That’s been fun. However, now I’ve been asked for permission to reprint in a more formal setting some of the blog entries. Our local anti-violence against women centre, organizer and sponsor of the talks on sex work, wants to include some of my reflections on those discussions in their newsletter. And I have been asked to expand the piece on bisexual monogamy for the American Philosophical Association newsletter on GLBT issues. Fun. But more like real work. Luckily I have a job where even the real work doesn’t feel much like work. (I often think it’s a huge advantage of my blue collar roots that my intellectual labour often feels like a lark–Wow, they are paying me to do this? )
