It’s okay to just do a little and try again tomorrow — You say “I can’t do it”, but I think you’re wrong. You’ve done it before. This time-crunching job, those judgemental in-laws, an assignment on deadline, rushed holiday shopping. Whatever looks impossible, anything that makes you want to throw up your hands and walk away. You can do it. Take a…

Keep an eye out for them. They’ll be here before you know it — I know this will shock you, but Hey! Good things are on their way. Just because you don’t see them . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . yet doesn’t…

What a kicker is and why you should care — A kicker is a line of text that hangs out above the main title. It’s not the title. It’s not the subtitle. It’s something just a little extra, the first thing you see when you look at the article. I feel pretty smart that I figured out how to add a kicker. …

Maybe being a little different is a good thing — You are truly one of a kind. Like a striped petunia, sometimes you don’t fit in. Instead, you stand out. But who wants to be a solid color flower when you could be striped or blotched? You’re not an outcast. You’re the best of the bunch. Different, of course. …

How did I, such an obscure nobody, grab a celebrity’s attention? This morning I checked the email account I use for Medium. I scrolled down the list of comments and claps and subscribes, past the story alerts for my favorite writers, and saw something strange. A title shouted out at…

As an empath, I don’t want to look into the face of evil — Thankfully, news media has really cut back on sharing the names and photos of mass shooters. They refer to them more and more as “the suspect” or “the shooter.” In order to not glamorize the crime, they’ve even reduced the amount of airtime they give to a shooter’s photo. But they haven’t done enough. Not for an empath like me. Many viewers see the photo of…

Whenever you want to write it — Just write. Screw the stats. Forget the paycheck. You’ve got something to say, something that only you in this whole wide world can properly say. So, say it. Somebody will read it, somebody who needs to read it, and they will be glad that you were brave enough to say it. Write…

I hate to resort to ultimatums but one of us has to go — This letter has been translated from cat language to English by Trauma Cat’s owner, Maryssa Anne Krieger My dear peoples, This has got to stop! I can’t take it anymore. My nerves are absolutely shot. It’s me or that monster, Vacuum. One of us has got to go. I’m not…

This is how it’s going so far — Starting on June 1st, I made a vow to myself to post here on Medium every day in the month of June. Thirty days. Thirty articles or poems. One a day. So far, so good. Today is the 23rd of June and I have written and scheduled postings for and including the 27th. …