(DISCARDED DRAFT) DIARY OF A COFFIN DODGER PREFACE

NOBODY KNOWS ANYBODY

The narrative that follows is a diary on the theme that nobody knows anybody.

People hide their authentic selves, the ones they fear saying 'hello' to, behind a public persona, or they hide them in plain sight.

However, though reading these sentences could take just a few fraught, distracting minutes, reading the diary may take several hours. Therefore, given the purgatorial demands on you, the reader, by your click-focused life as it hearkens to the siren call of a glowing screen and

the seductive allure of social media,

I don't expect many of you to stay around and read the diary chapters rather than just the Preface. So, for those who are leaving,

'...I wish you luck as I wave you goodbye, cheerio; there you go, on your way...'

For those who remain, how many will last the distance as the diary discusses those we so frequently know little about: men and how they enable and enact violence against girls and women?

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