All posts tagged: Year in Review

Bratislava New Years Fireworks

Year in Review: Ekostories 2013

2013 was an eventful year, bringing about a full gamut of experiences. Writing has emerged as an integral part of my life, and being able to share some of my work on Ekostories has been immensely rewarding on both an intellectual and emotional level. On the eve of this new year, I want to take this time to express my gratitude to everyone for reading and to highlight some major 2013 milestones: There are now 63 essays and 115 posts on Ekostories. The website has doubled in traffic over the past year, and according to WordPress stat monkeys, has garnered readers from 153 countries. Never thought I could keep going at this pace when I started, but here we are. Exploring environmental issues through Chinese aesthetics, Past Meets Present: Shan Shui Environmental Art was selected by the WordPress editorial team in April for Freshly Pressed honours. It was later featured on WordPress.com’s Weekend Feature on longform content. I was and still am deeply honoured by the choice. Exploring the ideas and themes within The Planetary …

Year in Review: Ekostories 2012

Ten Months. Thirty essays. 61,218 words, give or take a few. I’ve learned a lot since the launch of Ekostories. I’ve come to respect good blogging as both art and a discipline; it’s a challenge to generate original content that strives to be useful, entertaining, and relevant on a consistent basis. I would like to thank you all for your readership along with your thought-provoking comments and suggestions over the past months. Ekostories has surpassed 20,000 views, which is not too shabby for an essay blog that gets updated once or twice weekly. Here are some interesting facts and stats: Dinosaurs still rule the earth: A 90’s Flashback: Dinosaur’s Changing Nature is the runaway most popular Ekostory, receiving over 4,000 hits. I am a little surprised, but glad. I like the piece myself, so it’s nice that it’s getting a lot of attention, even if most of it is probably from dinosaur-loving spambots. A double dose of Miyazaki: Both My Neighbour Totoro and Princess Mononoke proved to be consistently and enduringly popular. I’m not surprised …