January
In January, I visited my friend, Veronica, in Virginia.
I wrote the first of many 2014 posts about my favorite topic, going to therapy.
February
In February, a freeze came over New York City and much of the East Coast.
It felt like an big accomplishment to sweep aside my fear of self-promotion to expand my photo “store.”
March
In March, I increased my productivity by working in the library, which worked very well until I realized the library had internet service.
I wrote about a breakthrough in therapy that happened when I needed to ask for the wifi password at a coffee shop.
On my birthday, there is a near-accident while trying to take a nude photo of myself with my iPhone.
The Story of the Birthday Selfie
April
In April I attended the 50th Anniversary celebration of the 1964 World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows Park.
I wrote about life in my apartment building in Queens, including this “scary” tale of apartment living.
April brought an unexpected viral hit, a collaborative parody of a now obscure independent film titled “American Blogger.”
May
On Mother’s Day, I participated in Listen to Your Mother at Symphony Space, NYC. It was a wonderful working with so many other talented storytellers.
I also posted a video of my piece, titled “Glass Half-Full.”
June
In June, I attended a fun 1920’s era garden party on Governor’s Island.
I struggled with the fact that my special relationship I had with Juli in New Zealand had come to an end.
I tried shopping therapy to cheer myself up, crowdsourcing on Facebook for weeks about which jeans I should buy.
Which Levis Jeans Makes My Ass Look the Best?
July
July brought the big 10th anniversary conference of Blogher in San Jose. I was honored to c0-present a Pathfinder session on Visual Storytelling. I also got to hang out with my friend JC Little in Los Angeles.
August
I had a wonderful time at BlogHer, but I didn’t hear much that was inspirational about blogging. The excitement has moved to other venues — social media and more traditional outlets, where there was a better chance to been seen, heard, and read. I had seem my own traffic take a dive. So, I decided to change things up, and started to write short fictional pieces based on New York City photos.
Fictional Characters of New York #1
September
In September, I traveled to Nova Scotia to attend Kate Inglis’ Shed Photography Workshop. I had the best time there. I learned so much about photography from Kate and the other participants. Â I also got to spend quality time with some of my favorite online friends from Canada.
Kate’s Shed Photography Workshop
October
In October, I toured the Ford Foundation and other interesting NYC buildings during the Open House New York Weekend.
By now, my readers were familiar with my therapy-oriented posts.
November
In November, I socialized way more frequently.  Jana from Georgia came to visit, and I attended  an art gallery opening with two visiting friends from Canada.
By the end of the year, there was one undisputed fact about my writing — readers were much more interested in hearing about my mother than myself.
December
In December, most of my energy online went to “producing” the Blogger Christmahanukwanzaakah Online Holiday Concert, which mostly involved reminding others over and over again on the deadline! Despite several who have never learned to read instructions, it was a huge success.
The Ninth Annual Blogger Christmahanukwanzaakah Online Holiday Concert
It was a pretty good year. Â Â Thank you for your friendship. Â Happy New Year.
What a tidy recap, Neil!
My favorite posts of yours this year have been the Fictional Characters of NYC. I love those little works.
Happy New Year!
You forgot to add babysitter extraordinaire in there. Hope to see you again and perhaps photowalk in ’15. Good things ahead for you, friend.
Maybe my favorite post ever! You had a good year, Neil, and I hope you realize that.
Tell your therapist.
I love this, Neil. Your photos add so much to the posts here. Happy New Year, Neil, I am happy to know you.
Neil, I always enjoy hearing what you have to say. I do like hearing about your mother, too.
cheers to a great recap!
Your photos stand out, so rich with life. Great recap, Neil!
Connecting with you via social media has been a great part of my year, Neil! I love your photography and the way you express yourself. Cheers to an excellent 2015! We plan to head to NYC in the near future, and will definitely hope to meet up.
Therapy is usually such a good thing. 🙂 Thanks for sharing your talents with us. Happy New Year!