I have no plans to stop fighting this war until there is no breath left in me. And truth be told, I’m not even sure I could stop even if I wanted to. – “Ninth Anniversary”
Ten years is a long time for one human to do anything without a break, much less publish a blog post without missing a single day. But then, I’ve never been one for taking breaks; I’ve always considered them little more than a delay in whatever it is that I’m doing. And when that “whatever” is fighting a war for self-ownership and human rights…well, as the epigram says, I’m not sure I could stop even if I wanted to. Certainly, I’ve slowed down; when I first started this blog a decade ago, I used to publish an all-new essay every day, and the essays were much longer on average. But as I exorcised at least a little of the righteous fury which fuels my activism, and my other activities expanded to take up more of my time, I was forced to fill an increasing number of daily slots with shorter, easier-to-write posts. Only two days in the average week now see original essays, and I feature a lot more of what most would consider typical blog posts than in the past. On the other hand, I’ve written lots of non-blog articles for magazines, books, etc, and I’m about to publish my fifth book; I’ve also got a documentary called The War on Whores and I give dozens of interviews for articles, radio, video, and TV every year, plus more public appearances than I can count. So even though my blog isn’t growing as quickly as it once did (and, thanks to Google’s censorship, is seen by fewer new readers than in times past), my public presence is still growing. And given that all of that public presence is dedicated toward fighting for my cause, I would consider that a win.
