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The last ArtsPreserve's random and real websites was posted on Saturday, March 11, 2006.
The small collection of random and real posts were oddly particular, but hopefully the interest felt here was shared. The last post seemed like an appropriate ending. There's ideas to find and share without repeating the same one too many times.

These posts included personal material that wasn't pretentious and didn't seem to be posing for any editors or critical eyes. It's refreshing and uncensored. At times the writing can read as if it is for an audience, but, mostly, that audience is a group of friends that know the creator. They're good because nobody bothers them; nobody is there for them to worry about. "They have shit to say...dammit!". Now, most of what you'll find is pretty normal journal material. But every once in a while, you find something that's exceptional. Random and real. Stellar bits of everyday culture and life. Anne Lamott talked about a similar idea when she wrote down a young waitress's manner of talking because there was no way she could reproduce that or write that...it was blues music to her; it was the true way people talked. Professional writers ache to produce half of what these writers put into some of those posts. You'll always read a line, or see a photo, that is just killer and make you feel less alone, tap into what you're feeling or where you're at. We hope they print-out everything they've written and bind it up and put it away safe for that not so distant future.

These are not sites with hundreds of comments and thousands of readers. One or two have never had a comment but continue to write everyday all the time. That in itself is respectful. If you devote some of your time, you'll find pieces that are moving and insightful; one or two will seem to come out of nowhere.

Here's all the random and reals: lovers/tuna sandwich/same van/transvestite/ass kickin'/don't think about it/leave me a comment/

And now, it's only fitting to recap the small list of random and real source sites so the visitor can continue exploring and reading. Note, some sites have dust on them. They're rarely updated or were forgotten about. Some are now unavailable and can't be included, and others ArtsPreserve didn't get to share. As many know, once you get to one there's many links to others. You'll find all sorts of ages, jobs, layouts, photos and thoughts...the way it should be. No descriptions will be given except for Cliff.

In no particular order:

Cliff's weblog~about a man that plays chess online, who's 71 years of age and writes about everyday life in a gentle and genuine way. "I fixed myself a tuna sandwich and turned on the tv."

modern gypsy
bean gone wild
chris from Bellevue
gooeybooger
claude in omaha
jenne
bhazeysbar
greendayrox707_erin
rayrayblondie21
toker420
tess trueheart
caseyjo86
dragonflytattoo
cre81vethinker
bjensen_photo
nebraska_xanga
katielemon
blondelisa
arrivelikeathief
omahamomma
mel and her husband clint