Revisiting: The Perfect Sentence? (2 of 3)

Copyright © Mark R Kelly 2026

For today’s revisited blog post, I’ve delved into my blog’s second incarnation, The Open Hearth — undoubtedly the longest running banner under which I posted.

This is from the era when I discovered the writing community within the blogger universe - it was thriving, energetic, warm and friendly, and very, very supportive. There is no question in my mind, this was the happiest portion of my blogging 'life'.

Hand on heart, I can unequivocally state it was this period where I learned the most regarding the craft of writing, and the one responsible for igniting the flame within me that drives people to write, write and write some more - regardless of topic, subject, length, tone or form. This was a wonderful time to be a blogger.

The post I have revisited is centred around a topic of "the perfect sentence", and in particular, one written by Daniel Dafoe, in 1719. It is, without doubt, a lengthy beast. But it works. Not many writers have the mastery, or courage - as did Dafoe - to attempt such a feat of writing.

Click on the highlighted link to read my revisited post. Enjoy: The Perfect Sentence?

For your listening pleasure, I leave you with, The Beatles and their beautiful, "Blackbird".