Like It or Not

“I didn’t really like that article last week,” the woman on the other end said. “The tone was too adoring. So unprofessional. And I was waiting for some big revelation, some kind of major insight, but it never came.”

“I hear that,” I said. “It was a different style. Some people really enjoy it, but I didn’t love it either.”

“You didn’t like it?” she said. “So why is it in the magazine?”

Is it a surprise to hear that I don’t love every piece that we publish? The way I see it, this magazine is made for our readers — a big, varied, and opinionated crowd with lots of varied likes and dislikes. It’s not meant to be a reflection of my personal taste, I don’t have to agree with every premise of every piece we publish, and it’s okay if some styles don’t resonate with me.