Welcome to The Constant Inconstant

Welcome to The Constant Inconstant.  It’s an odd name, I know. For months I’ve been trying to come up with a name for this site; something catchy and simple but not a pun or a cliché.  I don’t know if the name is catchy or simple, but as it was nearly “Don’t Tell Me What to Do!” I’m grateful to have discovered it… rediscovered really.

When I first started researching this endeavor, every website I came across declared that my site must have a theme, focused on one or two topics.  But I don’t want to do that.  I want to write about whatever I want (hence “Don’t Tell Me What to Do”, which may be the title of a regular feature here).  I’m a writer.  I read, I research, I procrastinate, I write, and I edit.  I don’t have another specialty.  My purpose, my mission, is writing.  And writing about writing, unless you are Stephen King*, is turkey on white boring… turkey on white eaten at poorly attended county commission meeting.

A week ago I was reading through a few short pieces a friend had asked me to send to her, and ran across the phrase “the constant inconstant” in an old poem.  I’ve always liked that phrase.  In its original context “the constant inconstant” refers to, among other things, the moon.  Here, I mean it to represent my many and ever-changing interests and perspective.  More importantly, the name gives me freedom; more freedom than say, “Jack’s Poetry Pub”, “Movie Night with Big Daddy” or “That Dude’s Upset About Stuff Again.”  Also, the phrase is already mine, which is convenient.

I don’t know anything about web design.  Seriously.  Nothing.  You didn’t know I was brave (foolhardy?), did you?  Bear with me as I try to figure out how I want everything to look and where all of it should go.  No matter how well I master the complexities of Word Press, until I become The Content Incontinent, The Constant Inconstant will always be more about discourse than layout… unless someone is volunteering.

This is a place where I can start conversations, post ideas, and talk as much as I like about the things that fascinate, mystify and enrage me.  You, my faithful and still non-existent readers, are welcome to read and participate as much as you like.  After I get started, I may even accept contributions… creative contributions, not fiscal ones.

Oh… Twitter…I love the concept of Twitter.  I follow lots of people, but I’m just no good in 140 characters or less.  Still, I’ll be tweeting teases, links from this site, and the occasional bit of daily life.  Maybe after I’ve been unloading here for a while I’ll be more tweet capable.  Still, follow along if you like…@jackbronn… no promises about regularity there though.

So, The Content Incontinent, Emperor Constantine and John Constantine walk into a bar…

*Stephen King’s On Writing is a great read, even if the only things you write are lists, checks and Google searches.