When the Story Is Louder Than the Facts
And as for the verdict: a verdict that should be one thing demonstrates exactly that it is not.
Postscript: Is the word should ever actually correct? Consider it in context.
You should be wearing shoes.
Reality indicates otherwise, because here I stand, shoeless.
The sentence may contain a cultural preference, a reasonable concern, or an invitation to avoid stepping on a nail. But it is not, technically speaking, a fact.
And that distinction matters.
A Field Guide to the Feral Mind
Notes from the Department of Administrative Reality
The feral mind does not generally arrive at the front door and say, “Hello, I have prepared a marketable insight for your consideration.”
It comes through the woods barefoot at 2:13 a.m., holding a sprig of moss and an oddly specific observation.
A blog about blogging
There are people who blog strategically.
They have content pillars. They maintain a calendar. They know what their audience wants, have a sensible relationship with search-engine optimization, and can apparently write three hundred useful words about “five ways to improve your morning routine” without accidentally opening a portal into the nature of time.
I admire these people. From a respectful distance. Like one admires someone who can pack for a trip using only a carry-on.
This is not that kind of blog.
I am not here to make marketable content. Frankly, if that were my intention, I would be in immediate trouble.
I am here because writing helps me understand what I think.
Confessions of an Editorial Documentarian
Notes from the Department of Administrative Reality
At Soundview, my formal title is Executive Director. This is technically accurate in the same way that calling a raccoon a “small outdoor mammal” is technically accurate. It does not fully communicate the experience.
