In what ways do you communicate online?
By far, I prefer face to face communication. Too many messages can be misconstrued otherwise. But to answer the question:
I host a bunch of Facebook pages. This, I know, it’s a bit excessive. I have my personal page, Author Kaci Rigney, Kaci Rigney Poet, and Kaci Rigney Singer/Songwriter. I have a private Facebook poetry page for friends who like poetry and want to learn how to write it, as well as two family pages in which I am the administrator. I belong to several Facebook groups for writing fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and music where I learn and hopefully encourage others.
Although I have Instagram, X, Threads, YouTube, and LinkedIn pages, I don’t often post there.
Most of my writing communication is here and on Substack.
Otherwise, I email, text, direct message, have Zoom calls, video chats, or phone calls.
I think that covers it.
I love people – seeing them smile, hearing them laugh, receiving and giving hugs. Can’t really make and keep friends if you don’t communicate in some way or another. I prefer face to face.
Let’s have coffee.
Kaci Rigney 
I too prefer face to face. I discovered when I left intentional isolation to get back out in the world that face to face interaction has become compartmentalized. I am going to talk about interaction with other Christians within my church. I go to the 9am service on Sunday. I then go to the adult Sunday School class and the people who sat together in the sanctuary do not sit together in SS. In fact I don’t even see them interacting with each other at all once they are in the next activity. I belong to 2 women’s small groups. Some of the same ladies belong to both. There are 2 gals who sit by me every week in the Tuesday group but when the other group meets those 2 ladies sit with 2 other different ladies. Now it is not just the sitting. It is the conversing too. In one group me and those 2 ladies talk together every Tuesday but when that other group meets and when the 3 of us are at the other group it is not even like we just had kept each other company prior. I dread saying that face to face even in the 55+ age groups are still incredibly cliquish and that is really sad. So, with that said most of my interactions are via the internet, mostly FB.
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People can be cliquish without even knowing they are.
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Kaci, if you see me subscribing to your site on more than one occasion, it’s because for some reason every time I come back to check it out I realize that I am not subscribed anymore 😅🤭🤔. Just wanted to give you a head’s up about that 👍😄
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All is well in this end. You’re on my subscription list. 🙂
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haha excellent 👍😄💌
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I agree with you 💯👍😄. I prefer face to face too but the alternatives do come in handy especially for long distance and logistical challenges which online communications are far more capable at these days lol
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Sure thing!
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I am happy that I got where you are coming from. I wish you a great day Kaci 🫶☺️🤗💘
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