"The Ravenous Craving for Attention" by Richard F. Yates

As a human, I have several flaws. One of the biggest is my belief in my own importance. I'm pretty special, everyone knows it---but not everyone shows me the devotion, love, and attention that I deserve and that they know they should give to me, so that's why being an artist and a writer is so great. I make things (drawings, poems, plays, paintings, photography, witty sayings, etc...) and I send them out into the universe, usually by posting them to a blog or social media site from my phone or computer, and then BLAMMO!!!

I sit back and soak my ego in all the likes and comments and views and shares...

I know it's, technically, not ME that's getting all the attention, but people do, sometimes, seem to enjoy my creations (usually a bunny or snake or monster or some weird abstract machine, or a story about that type of thing.) And that's why I keep doing it. For the attention! (And I guess my stuff does make a few people, sometimes, on occasion... I guess...)

---Richard F. Yates