The Internet Literary Club

                I have been thinking a lot about all the literary happenings occurring right before my eyes. I don’t have to go anywhere. When I wake up, I see them. All the beautiful poems people write each and every day. Going to a poetry reading for me means connecting to ustream and listening to various accents, not buying an overpriced beer and sitting on uncomfortable lawn furniture in a stuffy, windowless room though there’s a certain charm in either instance. 

                Steve Roggenbuck wants a more interactive, collaborative group site. The Bebe Zeva thread is gone. Without that, what do people have? I’ll tell you. They yearn for a digital realm to call their own. For as much fun as it is to like Facebook fan pages with egregious misspellings, we need our special place. Right now we have a tree house. It is time to get a real house. 

                Could Steve Roggenbuck be the carpenter, putting together this house of post-ironic positivity? Golly gee, I certainly hope so. Already Steve has brought so many people together, virtually living on his Facebook page, spamming it with links to their own blogs. I am doing that right now, preparing to post this on his wall for multiple people to enjoy and comment on. Then I’ll comment and the cycle of like will continue.  

                How can everybody live together in one internet literary club? Literary clubs have existed for a long time but usually they are located in reality, not virtual reality, which is heavily guarded by VR Troopers. A few new literary clubs are being created due to the recession. Recessions tend to increase interest in the arts I think. That explains the increase in price for artistic supplies like glitter and pens, though Neon Glittery may have something to do with the former. Would an internet literary club even be feasible? Facebook has already done so much, what more could a mere site do? 

                The New York Times wrote about a bunch of young upstarts trying to change the literary world. Most of them lack jobs, money, but have an abundance of time. Imagine if this great collaborative project could get coverage, could soar like the Eagle soars.  Bebe Zeva already got a Times mention anyway. It is not impossible to see this yet unnamed collaborative project getting even greater coverage. Steve Roggenbuck is a well-respected academic. Steve has lectured at Duke University extolling the principles of online literature to a highly enthusiastic, some say sexually aroused, audience. Some people claim Steve’s speech brought them into a previously unknown euphoric state. Others say Steve Roggenbuck is just that sexy. Whatever the reason, I feel Steve Roggenbuck is amply qualified for such an endeavor. 

                Let this happen. Bring forth the internet writers. Together we can frolic the internet’s many pages, returning to our own. Our internet home can be built by the industrious Roggenbuck. I believe this strongly. Let Steve Roggen your buck.