Anonymous Connections

I googled myself today, in relation to Earthdream, and found some rather wonderful connections to the world. If I'm honest I suppose I was a little disappointed that there weren't more references out there to my book, but it has to be remembered that it was published all of 20 years ago, and didn't, sadly, end up in the hands of too many people. However, amongst a select few it certainly seems to have made an impression. I'm even listed as someone's favourite author. That's quite extraordinary if I think about it. Perhaps I shouldn't!

The listing that brought the biggest smile to my face is a post on an odd web site by someone going under the alias of SpaceMonkey. He writes "A later work I found very interesting so much so that it is the most dog eared and annotated I have is Earthdream by Robert Hamilton". I've not really thought of myself as an author for many years now, but perhaps this little random line, plucked from the gazillion web pages indexed by Google, grants me that right in more than just name. I wonder if SpaceMonkey will ever find his or her way to this blog entry. I love it that your copy of my book has been that well thumbed, and that you've made such copious notes in it. I'd love to send you another! Thank you then SM, and a certain KF, for making me feel like a writer again. I need to absorb this feeling now. I want to let it soak in. I feel very privileged at this moment to have made these connections to two people I do not know. I guess that's why so many people aspire to write. It's special.