About Me — Eva Grape

I’m painting my picture

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Funny thing first

It is my second time around here, and for a good reason. I had to kill my old persona because I almost blew up my anonymity by joining a videoconferencing from the Google account I generally used for my writing.

I realized in a split second the colossal mistake I made and quickly jumped out, leaving my colleagues wondering for a moment who was that person who joined their meeting only to leave it as suddenly.

My knee-jerk reaction was to do something. I couldn’t just sit and hope that my peers will not search the name and find my stories, leading them to connect the pieces around that name.

I panicked.

I disabled my account, but the name was still searchable. Anyway — I decided to change my name. I’m still traceable. Whoever would like to connect the dots won’t need extensive investigation skills to solve the mystery. I will, however, if confronted, never admit to anything. I’ll play the 5th, even though I haven’t committed any felony.

I know it sounds like a lot of hassle, but this is my choice. I wouldn’t write if it weren’t for this deal I made with myself to keep real life and writing separated. And it worked so far.