Abel Is Done
I don’t usually mark the passing of spanking blogs here, in large part because most of them die not with a bang but with a series of whimpers: they slow, they lag, they languish, they become stale, and then one day when a chance link takes you to a dead site, you find it’s gone “404 Not Found” and another old-faithful spanking link destination is just a memory.
But I’ll mark this one, because The Spanking Writers has long been a major landmark in the spanking blog landscape. I am sad but in no way surprised to learn that Abel has wearied of it:
The Spanking Writers blog: 2006-2014
And so, all good things come to an end.
Every other day, rain or shine, for nearly nine years: personally writing some 1,900 posts in the process. Queuing them up; editing and tinkering with them; moderating lovely comments; dealing with the occasional troll. I’d guess, more original, free ‘literary spanking erotica’ than just about any other non-professional writer out there.
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But life moves on, real-world responsibilities (including the demands of running an ever-growing business) consume more and more of my time, and the blog has started to feel like a struggle. Although I’d always aimed to reach the ten-year milestone, I’ve been finding it ever-harder to summon up the energy and creativity needed to maintain the routine.
It was an impressive run. For my own part, Spanking Blog has more than 40 posts that link to The Spanking Writers. The blog will be missed.
It was a well-written, thoughtful, often hilarious blog. A great run; it will indeed be missed.