Wed 28 Dec 2016
It was ten years ago today that my daughter and son-in-law got me started with a new way to spend my time: this blog. I didn’t have any particular goals in mind, only to use this space to talk about things that interested me, with a particular emphasis on mystery fiction.
And as time went on, other items of interest came along. Check out the categories in the right hand panel, and you’ll see what I mean. Nor have I been the only one to have used this space. I’ve invited a small host of others to talk about whatever has interested them as well. I’m happy to have been able to do so. I’d have run out of things to say long ago if I’d left it to be done on my own.
This is now post number 5525, and following those posts, 29,678 comments have been left. This does not include 8,564,846 spam comments no one has ever seen. For reasons that were important at the time, I almost shut this blog down at least twice. I’m glad I didn’t. Thank you all for stopping by as often as you have.
December 28th, 2016 at 5:02 am
Your blog is a vital part of my morning, right there with my page-a-day calendar, the funnies and my horoscope.
December 28th, 2016 at 9:18 am
Congrats on a milestone. I really enjoy the blog.
December 28th, 2016 at 10:07 am
Congratulations, Steve!
Mystery*File is an important educational resource. It is packed with information and writers found nowhere else.
December 28th, 2016 at 11:04 am
I look at Mystery*File every day, often more than once. I’ve been following it since the 1970’s when you used to issue a hard copy fanzine.
I’m glad you did not shut down the blog because it’s a great online magazine. Mainly about crime novels but also about movies and subjects not crime related. I hope you can keep it going for another 10 years. I’ll try and last that long also.
December 28th, 2016 at 12:19 pm
10 years! lets hope for another 10. This blog has grown to become a very useful reference source. 8,564,846 spam messages, does that mean you had to reject every one manually?!?
December 28th, 2016 at 4:57 pm
I love the mix of subjects here and never miss a post. Definitely one of my favorite blogs and I hope it stays around for a long time!
December 28th, 2016 at 10:25 pm
Okay, now back in harness and to work. No rest for the wicked, the weary, or the interesting.
Thanks for a great blog.
December 29th, 2016 at 8:29 pm
I had a brief day off yesterday, spending all day flying back from visiting Jon in Burbank the last couple of weeks. Back in the harness? You bet. I’m ready!
December 30th, 2016 at 10:02 am
A great gift to us all, this blog. Bravo on your ten years!
December 31st, 2016 at 3:09 pm
Congratulations, Steve! Keep up the good work.
December 31st, 2016 at 10:39 pm
Yes, I read this blog every morning too. I have been following it for just under two years and have now read many books as a result of them being reviewed here.