First of all, it's late at night and I'm a bit crabby.

Second, social media isn't all it's cracked up to be.

I'm here, on Facebook, Goodreads, and Bluesky. I don't have the spoons to try to expand further as long as there is no indication that anyone out there is seeing anything I'm writing.

I've said multiple times that it looks like Facebook, Goodreads, and Bluesky have zero interest in promoting anything I have to say. I have dozens of followers and none of them ever respond to anything.

I write multiple posts (trying desperately to be witty) and only my wife ever responds with so much as a like. No reposts, no comments, nothing.

Is it that my posts are so uninteresting? Or is it that the platforms figure I'm not monetizable enough to bother showing to anyone?

I don't know.

I'll keep writing because it's something I enjoy. I'd just like a little feedback. Do my stories suck? Let me know, but at least tell me why. I've got a couple of 1-star ratings, but not a single word as to why.

If you like my books, I'm thrilled to accept your 5-star ratings with or without a reason because I'm hypocritical, not stupid.

Anyway, this is my once-a-month post which I expect to get absolutely no response.

Such is the world we live in.