Every so often, I try my hand at a bit of whimsy, patterned after the humorous illustrations on the Dr. Boli blog. This is one of my creations, which I made a few months ago to skewer this generation's vainglorious pursuit of becoming social media influencers. It's been on my mind recently because of my writing and publication work. Due to market conditions nowadays, most publishers have to expect writers to do almost all the heavy lifting when it comes to marketing, and they ask their authors to try to develop social media followings. All that to say, I've felt like this poor chap more than once this year:
