Thanks for Following Me — Now Would You Please Read Something?

I’m watching you

Photo by Kim McKinney

Hi there new follower! I see you! Thanks for noticing me. At least I think you noticed me. If so, I appreciate it.

I suspect, though, you may not really know I exist. I don’t understand this side of you, actually. You’re kind of an enigma. I see no evidence that you have ever read anything I wrote, interacted with me in any way, or had any dealings with my writing or me. So why the follow? It may be my glorious picture or bio, but somehow I doubt it. You’re not a bot, as you appear to have written some articles, but you don’t appear to have read much.

You probably thought I would just follow you in return, read your work, and not think about whether you do the same. I would just be so grateful to you for adding to my following numbers.

But my number of followers does nothing for me these days. Oh yes, there was a time when I felt like Sally Field in that famous Oscar speech, excited about each new follower.