Un-Sung

How much good writing goes un-noticed? I used to work at a design firm in Michigan. We managed many websites and blogs for our clients. One blog that we monitored was for a famous author that lived in the Detroit Metro area. I personally am not a fan of his work but many individuals find him fascinating.

He had a blog that his readers would go to every now and then to see what he’s been up to. He would populate it with his tour and book signing dates, random thoughts, or his personal experiences throughout the day. I do not believe that this is how blogging should be handled, but to each his own.  His readers could also comment on his entries and send messages to his personal email inbox, or so they thought. The emails actually came to us. He didn’t want to be bothered by them.

I was part of a company that thought a little bit out of the box. We were known to have a little fun every now and then and our clients usually joined in. Once in a while during down-time, we would go into the mailbox setup to catch these emails from his fans and read them. I can remember one in particular that caught our eye. It was from an obsessed fan. She was absolutely convinced that her and this married man that she was writing to, were meant for each other. One line that I can remember from her writing was, “I think you’re dreaming of me right now”.

I do not believe that all emails and fan mail that are sent to artists or musicians or actors are opened or read. I do strongly believe that some of those desperate pleas for attention are great works of literature. Sometimes the crazies write the best stuff.

I would like to read all the ramblings.