Self-deprecation complete, let's move on to the Gallery of Rogues (which would have made a slightly better title).
Let's keep it honest from the start. I like starting things; finishing, not so much. Following are aborted online writing projects that, for one reason or another (or no reason at all), lost my attention.
Sullivan Street (October 1997 - October 1998) - It doesn't get much worse than this. Really. My first web page ever (if you don't count my AOL profile). I could just sit back and let this slink away into the darkness, but others must be warned. A few more animated .gif images and I could have a truly awful site here. Let's review, shall we? (1) Obsession with mainstream alternative rock band? Check. (2) Horrible layout? Check. (3) Awful poetry? Check. (4) More pointless banners than a warez site? Check. (5) Works with Netscape 3.0? Check. Yes, this is the bottom, you can't get any lower than this.
CTA Hell (September 2007) - The Chicago Transit Authority sucks. Period. Real stories, real people, real frustrating. I kind of wish I had come up with this concept when I first moved to Chicago instead of a few months before I [thankfully] switched to Metra. I'm willing to suffer for my art, just not this much.
The Chicago Gamers' Club (November 2007 - October 2008) - Remember the good times; don't try to revive them. For awhile, I pretended this one wasn't dead. I would chat with my co-founder and writing partner, Blatt, about ideas for future posts, tournaments and meetings. I would bore my poor wife, incessantly yammering on and on about what this could turn into someday. I didn't want to let it go because, honestly, it was fun. I propped this corpse up for some time before remembering that Weekend at Bernie's was a shitty movie and stopped the fantasy.
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