Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Writing in












Dear Clerkmanifesto:


Lately I have noticed a lot of people writing in with letters to be on your blog. I want to write a letter!




Please, go right ahead. What would you like to say?



Dear Clerkmanifesto:

I don't know what I'd like to say. I'd just like to write a letter! And then you'd put it in your blog and it would be all over the World and everyone would see it and it would be my letter!



We could do that.



Dear Clerkmanifesto:

Really?



Yes. Go ahead.



Dear Clerkmanifesto:


Oh. Ah, this is my letter and I am thinking lots of stuff. And I want to make it clear to all your millions of readers that this is my idea and I thought it! And I wrote it and everyone is reading it!



Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. There is just one thing I think you should know: I don't have millions of readers. 



Dear Clerkmanifesto:

How many do you have then?




Best I can tell it's around 12 on an average day, a bit less when I do stuff like, well, this. So figure nine to be safe.



Dear Clerkmanifesto:

Nine readers? Is there a freewheeling sort of blog that I could write to that maybe has... more?




I'm sorry, no. Not anymore. Maybe you could try posting a comment to a popular Tik Tok video?




Dear Clerkmanifesto:

Oh. Now I feel a little sad.




How about this: I'll post nine of your letters on clerkmanifesto. Nine letters times nine readers is 81!




Dear Clerkmanifesto:

81? That's not a million, but it's pretty close, isn't it?




Yes, I think it's surprisingly close.




Dear Clerkmanifesto:

Okay then. Yes please. Thank you. I think then I'll rest for awhile now and ride on my laurels and all that. Okay?



Sounds good. Thanks for writing in.










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