Fewer / Farther Between

I'd like to start with a public "Thank you" to the people who have expressed concern that my blog posts are becoming less frequent. (Yes, there were several people. Okay, two.) How flattering. I don't mean to put words in your mouth, but I think what you really meant to ask is, "Why are your good blog posts becoming less frequent?"

Truth is, all of this was anticipated years ago:

The sheer variety and volume of completed projects indicates a restless and determined spirit. Chris's tendency to take on multiple commitments is commendable insofar as it has enabled him to develop expertise in a range of genres. However, it may also been symptomatic of an as-yet underdeveloped sense of inner direction and/or conviction—a larger sense of what he's writing for.... There seems to be a knot of still only partially resolved or half-articulated issues and conflicts at the core of his writing that may still be inhibiting Chris's full-blooded exploration of his manifest talent for arranging words artfully on the page....

To resort to an older, no longer fashionable critical vocabulary, the absence of a discernable moral focus may prevent Chris—at least for now—from generating work with a strong, recognizable signature, or from realizing his considerable potential as an artist of note. (Hebdige, 1997)

Well, there you have it. I couldn't have said it better myself. Rest easy, gentle reader, that I am indeed looking for my moral focus. If only I could remember where I was when I used it last....