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Prior Iterations of Ftrain, created in blind ignorance but with great hopes, and information on the site itself. My advice, which you should feel free to ignore considering the source, is to start from the very end - to read the new stuff first, when I'd actually learned a little bit about writing, and then if you can stomach it, move backwards.

Prior Iterations of Ftrain, created in blind ignorance but with great hopes, and information on the site itself. My advice, which you should feel free to ignore considering the source, is to start from the very end - to read the new stuff first, when I'd actually learned a little bit about writing, and then if you can stomach it, move backwards.

The Subway Diary10/97-08/98: Urban fool wanders New York City, records observations. Selections from the Subway Diary, the author's first, struggling attempt at creating a narrative on the Web. Failed efforts, aborted attempts, self-importance in abundance.
Ftrain 102/99-10/99: Stories about work and faltering relationships. A new, revised version of my life, with more words and more deep needy sadness. Ah. Alas.
Ftrain 201/00-05/00: Perhaps it can be done correctly this time. Selections from Ftrain.com's second round, the author's third, slightly-less-struggling (and suddenly database-driven) attempt at creating a narrative on the Web.