Post Your Drafts Day

I've decided to start a new holiday.
Every four years, on Leap Day, you shall posts the drafts of your choice.
I'm calling it Post Your Drafts Day, obviously.
To commence our newest celebration, allow me to post a few of the blog ideas that never saw the light of day due to timing or laziness or just general terribleness.

2015
Feminism from a Gay: Orgasm
Having recently gained an interest in the opposite sex and what they go through, I was going to share what I learned about women's orgasms. Despite half my readership already knowing about their own bodies, I scrapped this idea because the thought of creating a series called "Feminism from a Gay" seemed like a form of mansplaining, and I just couldn't be a part of that unfortunate phenomenon.

Why (I Think) I'm Single
This turned more into a diary post about my friends' relationship and how I didn't feel like I could measure up to them. Maybe someday I'll share it with them. Probably not.

Late Reviews
I had an idea to review new television shows episodes, even seasons, after they premiered. My aim was to share my "fine" taste. While I still like this idea, I procrastinated on a theme that was about being late. I waited so long that one of the shows I planned to spotlight was cancelled and inspired my most recent listicle. [Shows that are still running: Fresh Off the Boat, Man Seeking Woman, Empire]

Golden Globes 2015
I planned to talk about the mention of Je Suis Charlie and the related attacks at the award show but no mention of Ferguson or racial tension in our own country. Much like the planned post of race, rape, and global warming at last night's Oscars, I didn't know how to phrase it in a way that didn't frustrate or overwhelm me every five minutes. So I dropped it. But thank you to Lady Gaga, Joe Biden, Leonardo DiCaprio, Chris Rock, and the other presenters and winners that brought important issues to light last night.

2014
The Stigma of Uncut
Inspired by a certain friend and a gay youtuber, I was going to talk about penises. Someday I might actually talk about cut vs uncut phalli, as it's still a social topic I overhear. Maybe I could get a guest to write about different kinds of vaginas as a sister-post.

White Men: the Most Jealous of Us All
I only saved this as a title, but I think I meant to explore the theory that straight, white men are jealous of everything they don't have and either wish to obtain or destroy. Obviously not true of all white men, but without sufficient evidence and examples, I didn't feel like bringing on the wrath of the "master class." Someday I delve back into this topic.

I Wanna Be Caribbean
A post about how I was jealous of my Caribbean friends for having accents, cool food, and - most importantly - a history. At the time I couldn't think of how to write this without sound whiny and unappreciative of my own blackness. Guess black people are jealous of what they don't have, too.

2013
Wild Rumpusing in Ireland
This was supposed to be a week long series recounting my journey through the southern half of Ireland with my sister. All the plot points were organized into outlines. All I had to do was flush them out. But it took me about 6 hours to write the first two installments. I decided the work wasn't worth the pay out and let the remaining four post hang in limbo. Now I wish I had finished them, if even just for me. Then again, I'm my own worst critic, so reading them would have been a daunting task.

Story Time: The Easter Miracle
I planned to recant a dream I had the night before Easter when my deceased father visited me in a dream. It hadn't even been four month yet, and I decided I wasn't ready to deal with my emotions, let alone share them with everyone.

2012
101 Tasks in 1001 Days
I didn't report on every task upon completion. Some I didn't deem worthy, like 14) Buy a Mac. Some couldn't be measured accurately, like 94) Follow the next presidential election. Overall, laziness and fatigue got the best of me. That reminds me to start cracking on the 102 Tasks...

Fall of the Bisexual
I was going to discuss Frank Ocean, bisexual "culture," and why people don't believe in bisexuals. I want to say I never wrote this one because I couldn't decide on my stance about bisexuality. Of course, now I can support my bisexual, pansexual, transgender, and everything in between brethren. Thank you, Tumblr.

Discovering Race
A series in which I would tell how I discovered each race, how I reacted to them, and what I learned from them. I cancelled this series after the first installment out of fear I would have said something out of line or offensive. For my future employment, I think that was the right move.


Welp... those are the posts that will never see the light of day. Hope this was as fun for you as it was for me.

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