I’ve taken down my website contact page — all I ever got there was spam — but I think I should have a way for people to reach me if for some reason their emails are not getting through. And I don’t want to rely on a social media account, not given the privacy concerns (and these days the big ones don’t even let you view content unless you’re signed in).

I tend not to respond to calls or text from unfamiliar numbers, so that is not a good method for first contact.

So here it is — if you are having trouble reaching me, leave me a comment. No need to put your contact information in the comment itself because you are required to provide an email address to send it. The address is not published on the page, but I can see it. In fact, you can end your message with “do not approve” and I will see it but won’t approve it for posting on the site. Maybe that will allow you to provide some information about your project that you would otherwise not reveal in a public post?

Please do say something more informative than “please call me”! I will not respond to those kinds of messages. Including your real name and city/state or city/country would also be appreciated.

After you send a message here, if you don’t hear back in a reasonable time, especially if you use a gmail address, check your junk folder. Gmail is fickle that way. Look for a message from paula [at] dbaPlanB [dot] com.

Edit: Also note I am not interested in SEO or traffic-boosting services; do not expect a reply to these inquiries. Thank you but no thank you — I am sending marketing comments straight to trash.

Image credit: Fran WIlling 1979 (from the cover of a student newspaper, The Eye)

Alt text: Pen and ink drawing of distorted perspective. Viewer is looking down a hall lined with doors along the left wall, and in the foreground, a door is open into the frame from the right side. We see the top half of a man and a woman at right angles to the floor of the hallway, as though the long side of the open door is parallel to their floor. The man is facing forward, the woman is in profile; they look perplexed, unsettled. The caption on the drawing is in lowercase handwriting: confused.