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Is Medium turning down the volume on daily writers to address quality issues? That's what some writers are experiencing. Have you noticed the same?

May 13

Yesterday I got an email from the official Lewis Carroll Society of North America. Good grief, what kind of writer am I? I should have dragged that out to build suspense until the big reveal at the end, right? lol. But no. It’s just a small part of point that applies to all…

May 6

I noticed an interesting thing in my Medium stats. Most of the stories that paid best have some element of negativity or controversy in the title. For example, here’s some of my top stories, in random order...

May 20

Why are we so stingy with words when they're free?

Apr 29

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Happy Friday, Did you know you can buy Medium followers? Once Medium brought in the 100 followers rule and changed the partner program to stipulate that…

Apr 22

Happy Friday, There’s a big billboard that goes up this time every year where I live. We have to drive past it every time kiddo and I go anywhere. The…

Apr 15

Happy Friday, Yesterday I ran across a writer who created a “magazine” right here on Substack and it was a beautiful thing to see. I mean — not…

Apr 8

Happy Friday, Oh the irony. It’s April 1. April Fools. I was going to write about some of the best April Fools pranks, but it occurred to me the joke…

Apr 1

Happy Friday, Let me tell you some bizarre things I read this week. Between Medium and Substack, I seem to have hit arrogance gold. 1—“It’s not that I’m…

Mar 25

For the last 3 years, March has been my worst month on Medium. March 2019, 2020, and 2021. The. Worst. This year isn’t looking much different. lol…

Mar 18

Hi again, I read a post that left me sort of stunned. The writer is Russian. Came to America as a teenage exchange student, staying with a host family…

Mar 11

Hi again, Ever look around and wonder if you’re on the wrong planet? There’s a weird trend going on at Medium lately. Writers blaming their “followers…

Mar 4

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