I launched folklore & literacy – the blog site -in November of 2014. The original idea was to stage an online portfolio of my writing. This self-hosted site was a passion project in which I wrote pieces about literacy, and personal folklore inspired by books, writers, and art. The experience was fantastic and brought me into a community of talented and supportive bloggers, readers, and writers. I was the sole writer, editor, and proofreader of the content on my site, and the “comments” section was often highly engaged and always civil.