Art and Artifice
A year ago I moved this blog to a new site. It seemed a big deal at the time, and still is in a way. The old site was like a well-loved but outgrown home. It had small rooms and creaky corners, but I knew its quirks.
Now A Walker in the Suburbs lives in a new place that I’m only beginning to understand. SEO? At least I know the letters stand for Search Engine Optimization. Meta description? I try to write one every day. Social support? Rarely, I admit.
It’s the eternal struggle between inspiration and presentation, between art and artifice. For me, this blog is still about the words on the page, not how those words move through the ether. I began the blog with that purpose — and I honor it still.
(The village of Kaysersberg, France provides a “frame” through which you can photograph it. More art and artifice.)
2 thoughts on “Art and Artifice”
So creative, imaginative, striking: comparing the bereft and uncomfortable feelings of leaving your old web site to leaving a beloved but outgrown home with its small rooms and creaky corners. It’s about time, with my tech stress, to learn some new things related to modern technology and modern communications; thank you for teaching me. Search engine optimization! I hope you’ll consider doing a blog on “social support” then and now.
Social support then and now — what a rich topic! It used to be a communal gathering, taking soup to a sick neighbor. Now it’s making sure to post on Facebook, Instagram and/or Blue Sky.