I give it three weeks
I talk too much. It’s some sort of storyteller gene that causes back-story to fascinate me.
When I blog, articles tend to spiral into dozens of paragraphs as I try to capture every little detail and, with no end in sight, I end up scrapping the post and hating myself. Thus, I’ve launched and closed four blogs.
I’m trying something new today — blogging with a 100-word limit. Short enough that I can’t ramble, long enough that I don’t have to be pithier than I’m capable.
Let’s see if this makes a difference.
(Length: 93 words)
Comments
Comment from Laura
Time: January 15, 2008, 12:17 pm
I must say, one of the more endearing things about my mother is the way she adds superfluous details to her every story. Don’t hate yourself, embrace the ramble! Just try to go somewhere with it 
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Time: February 3, 2008, 10:32 pm
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Comment from Eric Marcoullier
Time: January 14, 2008, 10:36 pm
Only 20 days left…