Although it has changed homes a few times, the Screamsheet has been around since 2000 when I got my first domain on Geocities. The name came from the news sheets in the Cyberpunk 2020 role-playing game, and it fit my personality because I spent a lot of time screaming about nerdy things.

Now I’ve reached middle age and I don’t do as much comical ranting as I used to. So as the year draws to a close, I think I’m going to adjust a few cosmetic things about this website, including the name.

I have yet to make a final decision, but my current feeling is that in January 2026 I’ll change the title, header, and background of this website, retiring the name “The Screamsheet” and likely going with “Babbling Brooks,” since I do more babbling than screaming these days.

This is a change in name and appearance only. I don’t plan on removing any content, and I’m not going to change the WordPress template I use to organize the site–I did that once before and had to basically rebuild the whole thing.

The website address also won’t change, but I might wind up buying a domain name so screamsheet.wordpress.com isn’t the only way to get here.

The only other changes I have in mind for the new year are a possible reorganizing of the site menus so my books (which I want people to read) are easier to find and my various recurring articles like Comics & Quests or A Kind of Magic can be accessed from the home page. But again, I don’t plan to remove any actual content.

If you feel strongly that I’m making the wrong move, I’d love to hear from you. Nothing will be changed until January, so I have plenty of time to mull everything over in my head.

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