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The Geek and Inkwell Celebrates One Year of Establishment!

Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday, dear Geek and Inkwell! Happy birthday to you!

Today marks one year to the day that I began writing on this humble little virtual tavern - The Geek and Inkwell. Of course, keeping shop around here would be no fun without readers, so I would like to issue a very heartfelt thanks to anyone who has ever stopped by and to everyone who continues to stop by. We live in a very exciting time for geeks, nerds, and for casual fantasy or science fiction fans, as well, and I feel so fortunate to be able to share my musings and enthusiasm so easily through the invention of the internet and consequently, a blog. Honestly, I am honored that anyone at all takes the time to read and give me feedback on the thoughts I post here. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Screenshot taken in Frostbluff in The Lord of the Rings Online

So, if you are having a glass of anything tonight (hard cider is my favorite!), give it a little raise for one year of The Geek and Inkwell. By this time next year, we will most likely have experienced the opening of a second Hobbit film, as well as countless other exciting happenings in the geekverse. Happy Christmas, everyone. :)




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  1. M.E. Davis12/18/12, 9:51 PM

    And we just passed 16,000 visits! Thank you, readers! I know there are much bigger, much better blogs out there, but that is big deal to me. :)

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  2. Read More Science5/26/23, 10:14 AM

    This is a great post thanks for writing it.

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