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Why Pickles, and also, Why Blog at All?
I can hear you asking. I can hear the incredulity whirring behind your crinkled eyebrows. Why, exactly, would someone restart a blog? A blog? A web-log? You say. Seems a bit old fashioned, doesn’t it? This form of communication peaked about twenty years ago. No flash. No pizzazz. Virality is unlikely. This is not monetizable… Continue Reading →
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Goaltending: The Path to A Happy Writer Life
If you want to get the most out of your writing life you need to know where you’re going and how to get there. Otherwise you will continue wandering in ceaseless circles, frustrated with your lack of progress. Choose a destination, follow right the path, and you will eventually arrive. Numero Uno: Choose Your… Continue Reading →
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How Do You Know If You’re a Writer?
Ah, the question that has plagued humankind since cuneiform was first smudged into clay. It manifests itself into all forms of existential hysteria. Am I really a writer? Does this even matter? Will anyone ever read my work? Maybe I’m just kidding myself. Who do I think I am? I have something to say to… Continue Reading →
I’m Joshua Rigsby
I like to write about writing, parenting, 19th century tea clipper races, and pickles. Read on.
ABOUT PICKLES
Why Pickles, & also Why Blog at All?
A fair question. I’m not really sure the answer. I like the backhanded tautology of it. A pickled cucumber is just a pickle. Not that deep. Just mildly funny. I’m not sure what to tell you.
Joshua Rigsby
Joshua Rigsby runs a bookstore in a small town. He has written for Thrillist, The Los Angeles Review of Books, Southern California Public Radio, and the Atlantic.
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