
The last of my articles have been deleted from HP. Backup copies are safely stored away. So I guess my HubPages journey is now officially at its end.
I'm still not sure what (if anything) I'm going to do with my material. I don't have the time (or, quite frankly, the patience) to try and start over somewhere else. For now, at least, I consider myself semi-retired from this whole "online writer" thing.
It's been a wild, weird, (mostly) fun ride since I joined HP in 2011. I've had a ball writing about my nerdy passions, making connections with fellow writers (Rutabagas 4 life!), and of course, beatin' the hell out of all those spammers.
To all who've stuck it out to the bitter end with HP (like me), I salute you with a frosty brew. Peace out... and in the immortal words of Ozzy Osbourne, "God knows I'll see you on the other side."
Earth, Soul, ROCK N ROLL!
....Keith, aka Fatfreddyscat
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I enjoyed your articles. You were one of the mainstays on this site. It is a shame that it ends this way.
I hope you and other good writers will find the patience and desire to start over somewhere else.
I am going to leave my articles up until the very last moment so I can squeeze some more pennies out of HP.
Take care.
Yep, it's been a helluva ride, Keith. I agree with you about starting over somewhere else. I have zero motivation to do so.
Speaking of Ozzy, I'm reading his latest book, "Last Rites".
Earth, soul, rock n roll indeed! Love it, Keith!
Peace, love, and hippiness,
Shauna aka Bravewarrior
It's been hell of a ride for sure. I am still removing and deleting my articles. Until then, I have to put up with the scallywags.
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