Summary

"All My Little Words" is a personal blog by a GenX writer from the PNW, sharing musings on various topics, including vegan recipes, career insights, music, and parenting, with an aim to make an impact through writing.

Abstract

The blog "All My Little Words" began as a weekly vegan recipe blog but has since evolved to encompass a broader range of topics. The author, a mid-senior editorial worker at an online tech giant and a music enthusiast, uses the platform to explore diverse subjects through a personal lens. The blog's title is inspired by a song from the Magnetic Fields' album "69 Love Songs," reflecting the author's appreciation for music and the irony of writing's potential futility. Despite this, the author is optimistic about the impact of their writing, aiming to share thoughts on technology, music, parenting, and more, while also encouraging readers to support independent writers by subscribing or joining Medium.

Opinions

The author acknowledges the irony in naming their blog "All My Little Words," recognizing the song's message about the futility of words but embracing it as a fitting title.
There is a self-awareness about the author's capabilities as a cook compared to established food bloggers, and a clear intent to differentiate their content beyond cooking.
The author values incremental change as a mechanism for world progress, as evidenced by their initial vegan recipe blog concept.
The blog is not intended to be niche; the author plans to write about a wide array of topics that interest them, reflecting their eclectic life experiences and perspectives.
There is a sense of pride and identity in being a GenXer and a "PNW-based" individual, which influences the blog's content and viewpoint.
The author believes in the power of their words to make an impact, despite the irony implied in the blog's title, and is hopeful that their writing will resonate with readers.
A call to action is presented to readers, encouraging them to subscribe and join Medium to support the author and other independent writers.

About All My Little Words

What could be more ironic than naming my blog after the futility of words?

I am a splendid butterfly. Photo by Fleur on Unsplash

I Needed a Writing Moniker

I started this blog last fall as Once a Week Vegan, sharing my weekly recipes and thoughts on how incremental change can move the world.

But I never intended to run a cooking blog. The world certainly has enough of those, run by far superior cooks to me. I launched Once a Week Vegan as a way to test Medium as a content platform (I like it), while I sorted through my thoughts of what I really wanted to be writing about (turns out, basically everything).

All I needed next was a new moniker. Of course, my thoughts turned to song lyrics…

The Perfect Irony of All My Little Words

I went with “All My Little Words,” one of my favorite songs from my favorite album of all time, the Magnetic Fields’ 69 Love Songs.

The name feels fitting as this will be where I share all my little words. I appreciate the built-in humility in the name, and that it works whether you recognize the musical reference or not.

Sure, the song’s lyrics are about the futility of words changing someone’s heart or mind. Some many consider this inauspicious.

But to my GenX heart, the irony is perfection.

“Not for all the tea in China Not if I could sing like a bird Not for all North Carolina Not for all my little words Not if I could write for you The sweetest song you ever heard It doesn’t matter what I’ll do Not for all my little words”

Because I Think My Little Words Will Make an Impact

So, about all those little words I plan to write. I’ve decided this blog won’t be niche.

I plan to write about any and all topics of interest — from my career as a mid-senior editorial worker bee at an online tech giant, to my life as an imaginary girl, to my passion for music and karaoke, to parenting my two teens through the rubbish of this modern life — all through the lens of me, a PNW-based GenXer with an offbeat perspective of how and why the world works (or doesn’t work) the way it does.

I’ll be using this space to up-level some of the writing I’ve done in the past on Three Imaginary Girls as well as other publications and social media channels.

I’ll still post the intermittent vegan recipe, too. I have a cannellini bean and sage one you’re gonna love.

I hope you’re going to love it all.

Because I’d like to think it does matter what I do, and that the words I’ll write for you will make an impact, even if only for me.

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