Message from Abroad

May 17, 2005 D. H. McKee

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Got this email from my Dad. He sent it from an internet cafe (of all things). He and my mom are touring around Europe. Why Europe? I suppose it’s what retired people do. My dad wanted to take my mom to see her birth city, and get her back to her roots. I think it’s neat that they got out and went to see the “old country”. I think my mom secretly wanted to go, even though it sounds like she wasn’t interested in being there.
“We found an internet cafe in Dubrovnik so we thought we would get in touch. Weather has been cool until we got to southern Dalmatia. Dubrovnik is a beautiful city and we will spend three days here. Mum has been conversing with the natives in their own tongue and getting along quite well. Home in about a week. hope all is well with you and R. take care love mum and dad.”

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As a guy who occasionally curates art shows and wrangles artists together, I often have to edit and post artist bios, profile pictures, and artwork images. This can be a problem, since many artists and writers aren’t used to selling themselves. Artists rarely know how to present their art for display in a brochure, and writers aren’t used to writing about themselves.

Writers often treat the bio like it’s an interview or something. Maybe like they’re having a conversation with you, the reader. While it may work sometimes, the most common way to write a bio is to write in the 3rd person.

I’m like those writers, and I’m talking to you directly, unlike the common way to do a bio. You should see my About page. It makes sense to me, since this is a bit which describes my blog’s website. When I get famous enough that I don’t have time to talk to you, I’ll have an intern write everything in 3rd person. Until then, you get to talk to me.

Like blogs of old, this one is a personal document of the comings and goings of me. Articles I’ve written, links I’ve posted, videos I liked, etc. Here, a first-person perspective is the way to go, at least for now. So, this is my site. I’m D. H. McKee, a sometimes artist, sometimes writer. Mostly just a guy on the internet.