But not now, since I mean to addresss an inner life in this article, I'll let that drop.

The World's Magazine has been my platform for exposing much of this inner life by default. I believe we all can agree on that. By way of my writers and myself, you have learned all there is to know about me: my ongoing celibacy, my commitment to New Journalism and this New Medium, how I have devoted myself to the cause of international human rights.

Long and short, my life has become an open book over these last three years.

So let us stop pretending. This magazine has become the quintessential form of a Web Diary.

Dear Diary,

Today I tried to look at my competition. I've always considered it part of my presumption to list Fray, Salon, Suck on the top of that list of competitors. But that may be Apples and Oranges.

Those magazines are NOTHING LIKE the G21.

The big difference between us, as far as I see, is that they wanted profit and we wanted expression.

I'm RAW like new footage!

Since Day One I wanted a magazine that would leave an imprint on the Soul of every reader who clocked in. Jazz. A place where people would leave with a new definition of The Real.

Diary, I can't explain why I felt expression was more important, but I can certainly see when expression and honesty is not paramount.

We've all been on the WWW about the same time, but if you would take a day-to-day look at life on the web, over the last three years, it would be clear that the G21 was an evolving product with writers from all over the world aspiring for some undefined niche. It was not just about being part of "the buzz" or the digerati darlings. Real people wrote from where they lived. Considering those other magazines in our same universe was my worst mistake.

That's why I think we have grown much slower, but with our integrity intact.

Okay, Diary, I know that most of the writers who signed on to the G felt that a slowly developing concept like this one was total bullshit.

What can I say to an accusation like that? Not much.

But the WWW is just in its infancy. Even as the Corporate Hegemony tries to suss this out, I think they'll sink millions into their own CLUELESSNESS. One thing I know is that this medium will change the world.

And, Diary, I have staying power.

I will be here and so will the G-Spot.

Butterfly Soul pursuing a dream. Not God's Gift to the world of Journalism. Not even a great writer. But I know, in my gut, intuitively, what is being born....