First off: Thanks for all the work you do on my behalf. I really do appreciate it.

I have to tell you, I write on Steemit for me. I spent years literally writing for other people and a specific audience (s). I decided that here, which is probably my last stand, I was going to do it my way.

I don't give a crap about the money. Not even a little. I do care about the craft and my execution of it.

Several years ago (I was writing about motorcycles and motorcycle travel) a group of us were sitting around a campfire talking. One guy asked me how I became a successful writer in the genre. Before I could answer, my friend George said "By reading what he writes. You can tell he doesn't just write and post. It's his secret."

Your photograph of Montezuma's Castle sent me looking through my photos. It is remarkably similar to one of mine. I've had a couple published under other people's byline. And I've been thinking about the place recently.