A favorite blogger of mine, ThisFish (Needs a Bicycle), has a piece in Sunday’s New York Times, published under her real name, Heather Hunter*. In it, she tells the story of a love triangle that she was a part of, in which the man and “other woman” were both bloggers themselves, leading to all sorts of grief when the bloggers read the blogs and saw things they weren’t supposed to see.
Congrats to Heather, of course; it's great to see her getting the credit she deserves. One thing I’ve always liked about her writing is that she leaves just the right amount of information concealed. The story itself doesn’t name names, but the identities of “The Musician” and “The Young Photographer” shouldn’t be too hard to decipher from her descriptions, at least not to anyone familiar with the Manhattan blogging community. Also today, Gawker covers the situation, and Young Photographer herself clears the air. So does The Musician.
At any rate, it’s much better than the last time the NYT took a high-profile stab at the blog phenomenon.
I’ve been tempted –especially in light of very happy recent events- to blog more about my personal life, and perhaps I will, although certainly not with the detail of a Heather or a Stephanie or a Bastard.
*Yes, I am aware that Heather has the same name as a porn star. In fact, she mentioned this to me the time I met her. And because of the whole Long Dong Silver thing, I can sort of relate.
Posted by Stephen Silver at November 15, 2004 10:57 PMDoes she blog/read blogs?
Posted by: Gib at November 16, 2004 08:50 AMMore details please! You can't just write, "I’ve been tempted –especially in light of very happy recent events- to blog more about my personal life, and perhaps I will" and then not blog about it. I expecting some interesting personal accounts.
Posted by: Funnya at November 17, 2004 06:53 AM