Jeanne D'Arc of Body and Soul is now blogging over at This Modern World, where Tom Tomorrow has added several contributing voices.

I predict we will be seeing more of this in the blogosphere, particularly during the summer months as bloggers begin taking vacations. It may be the direction we all take in the future. It allows excellent but less widely read bloggers the opportunity to gain readers for their own blogs as it relieves pressure on more established bloggers who want to continue with frequent updates throughout the day but have to confront the reality of demands of their day-jobs and other real-life activities.

I've been lucky to have TChris as a frequent contributor to TalkLeft the past year and a half. Will we add extra voices? I'm open to it and may just start scouting the blogosphere for kindred voices I think would be a good fit for TalkLeft.

Many bloggers choose their new contributors from their frequent commenters. Daily Kos is an example. That seems to be a tried and tested measure, so I'll be looking there as well.

While I don't plan any additions immediately, if you think you'd be a good fit and would like to give it a shot, send me an e-mail so I can get familiar with your writing style, your "voice" and your opinions. One thing I won't do is add contributors with opinions that diverge from this blog's primary goal of supporting constitutional rights, particularly those of persons accused of crime.

Civil liberties, the war on drugs, governmental excess and abuse of power, politics, elections and legislation are also important to TalkLeft, so there's a lot room in choice of topics. TalkLeft is a committed Democrat, and will be working actively to help them take back Congress in 2006, so no Republicans will be considered.

Let TChris and me know your thoughts on this - we do read the comments.