My double life online, separating my personal and professional selves

I almost hit, “Tweet.” I was gonna do it, I was. The words had been written and all that was left to do was hit that blue button. I could’ve but I didn’t. I stopped myself. Just in time? Maybe.

See, several years ago — more than three but less than eight — I started blogging under a pseudonym. I wanted to give myself some distance from my…