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February 03, 2007

Thanks

Well, this has been coming for a couple of months, but I've decided to shut down blogJosh.

I started blogging in April 2004, about eight months after I left Reminder Publications. I needed a place to write, to express views, and to call people to action, especially with the 2004 election looming.

Since then, this blog has grown beyond my imagination – over 100,000 of you have read these pages in each of the past four months. And I only know who a handful of you are, which makes that number all the more amazing to me.

I've seen the power of blogs take off. I've seen my generation get politically active through blogs, and presidential candidates are finally taking young people seriously – and not just the ones they plan to send overseas to die.

As for the voice, I'm going to continue using it, reaching out to our elected officials and others in the community who either deserve my support or my disdain.

As for the writing, I'm focusing my effort on at least one competition – essay, short story, poetry, whatever – a month.

And yes, I'm still blogging at Syracuse.com; that blog will be moving again soon, for the second time in the past six months. (Currently, it's here; look for it here in the coming weeks).

Alive in CNY will remain in place, and while I'm going to leave it up to my co-writers to carry the torch (and I'm certainly willing to consider takeover offers), it hopefully will remain a bright spot in the area.

The blogJosh archives aren't going away. They'll be here in case you want to browse. And you can always find me at mail at joshshear dot com if you're looking.

Again, thanks for reading, and for caring about what's going on around you. Be well.

Ta-ta.

Posted by josh at February 3, 2007 07:34 AM

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Best wishes!

Posted by: tconnery at February 5, 2007 08:02 AM

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