If you know my sister, Andrea, you will understand her preference for cats with a certain punk-rock personality, shall we say. When shopping for a new cat, she may be told: “Mittens has a loving personality, purrs all day, and loves to curl up with you for a relaxing nap.” …

An open letter to Medium — Dear members of Medium, Unlike the wars from generations past which were fought in static newspapers and through short television clips, the war for Ukraine is fought online. On Twitter, even. It is extremely personal. In your face, hauntingly close. In living color. Not black and white. Even though we…

How to quickly level up your marketing Hey guys, if I can do it. You can do it. I am a productive writer but I didn't know a thing about marketing myself. Let’s face it, Medium is the greatest thing since sliced bread. You get to share your writings and…

Just follow this simple but challenging checklist — Read, Write, Comment each and every day — Join a Zoom writing group. The London Writers Salon — (50-minute daily sessions) https://londonwriterssalon.com/ Follow and interact with great writers across platforms (Medium, LinkedIn, Twitter — each offers a different way to learn about someone) Play with pain. Write on days you…

It’s worse than you thought — AMMO.COM — How do we protect the children when we are up against a huge villain? I’m a peaceful person trying to get his tired brain around the terrible assault shootings in my country. I thought I would plunge into how people get into the assault rifle hobby. I found a website…

Yes, just point and click and create new value for your readers — No Code means creating simple cut and paste apps to automate marketing your writing and scaling your readers “I can hear it now. I’m a writer, not a programmer. Don’t fence me in with the restrictive rules of writing code on a page. I’m the creative type.” Or, “If I…

I was born into loving a terrible baseball team — A little background to set the tone — a gritty city, a gritty team As some of you great Medium writers may know, I grew up in Akron, Ohio the former rubber capital of the world and the home of dirigibles or Flying Blimps like the Goodyear Blimp. …

10 exotic ways to eliminate your tired, old, boring life (and make your friends super jealous) — The new MidForm publication sent me a great offer if I can just answer this simple question: “You just won 44 billion dollars, tax-free. What do you do with it?” They might just be teasing me, but it could be real so I’m going to answer it. …