Like everyone, I was sad to hear that The Raven has decided to put his blog to bed. We don't know if he will come back or not. Those of us who read him hope that he does.
 
The Raven remains one of the top Salon blogs because he is a good writer. The guy cranked out loads of well written, insightful, funny, current articles. After you do all that, what else are you going to do?
 
I would go to his blog after a big news event to see what the Raven had to say. His breakdown of George Bush's State of the Union address was brilliant.
 
Raven, you will be missed. I hope your choice to stop the blog was a choice between too many good things in your life. Such choices are hard, but ultimately good.
 
I wish you well,
 
The Preacher