Community Redux.

After the receipt and consequent shock caused by Gwen Bell’s #reverb11 email Tuesday night, I find it difficult to begin this year’s reflection without first responding to the way one of the original organizers handled her disengagement from the community. I started reverb last year on December 7th, a week into the month long exercise in reflective and anticipatory blogging.  In the past, many a blog started in my name, and many a blog faded fast.  However, responding to the daily reverb prompt took away the pressure of finding a topic and encouraged the discipline needed to craft a blog of any depth and meaning. I found inspiration in the way other members of the community reacted to the prompts and found wonderful friends and writers through this...