PinnedMember-onlyThese 17 Stories are Free This Month: January 2023Just in case you missed them the first time around — Hello! Somehow you’ve found your way to this very nice list of my favorite stories. In celebration of the New Year, I’m bringing these stories out from behind Medium’s paywall, but only for the month of January 2023. If you’re not a member of Medium, you would normally only be…Stories2 min readStories2 min read
Published in About Me Stories·PinnedMember-onlyAbout Me — Denise KendigAbout Me in the ABC’s — A = Amazing B = Boisterous C = Charming D = Dynamic E = Exciting F = Funny, well, who isn’t? G = Good-natured Guitar-girl H = Happy I = Intuitive J = Joyful K = Kind L = Lucky… want to go to the casino with me? M =…About Me1 min readAbout Me1 min read
Published in BJ’s This or That — The Gathering Table·1 day agoMember-onlyEven the Beatles Want To PlayValentine’s Day This or That — My friends John, Paul, George, and Ringo were here just the other day. Yep. The Beatles, but say it right: “The Beat… uls.” Much better! So they were here, and they were looking over my shoulder as I was working my way through BJ’s latest and greatest “This or That”…Bjs This Or That3 min readBjs This Or That3 min read
Published in BJ’s This or That — The Gathering Table·1 day agoMember-onlyLove Lost 2: Heartbreak Song ChallengeWeeping Heartbreak Songs, Part Two of Seven — Part two of seven… Who knew there were so many sad songs in the world, and that I wouldn’t be able to resist sharing all 15 of my favorite heartbreak songs with all of you? And what better time to do that than these early days of February? Thanks for…Bjs This Or That6 min readBjs This Or That6 min read
Published in BJ’s This or That — The Gathering Table·2 days agoMember-onlyBJ’s This or That: Valentimes EditionValentine’s, just in case you’re searching — Leave it to Brett Jenae Tomlin to PROPOSE a new spelling for a holiday that since the dawn of man has been the scourge of single people everywhere. But somehow, it doesn’t hurt as much, if we call it VALENTIMES, instead of trying to remember some bratty little saintly guy…Bjs This Or That8 min readBjs This Or That8 min read
Published in BJ’s This or That — The Gathering Table·3 days agoMember-onlyLove Lost 1: Heartbreak Song ChallengeWeeping Heartbreak Songs, Part One of Seven — What’s good for The Sturg is good for me. And he responded to a challenge from Lucy Socha… something about sad songs. “Sad songs?” I asked, in a restrained tone, trying to hide my own enthusiasm. But I couldn’t. I just couldn’t hide my own love of the genre. “Sign…Bjs This Or That6 min readBjs This Or That6 min read
5 days agoMember-onlySuccess — Open Letter to GaryAdvice on how to talk to women Note: this is the completion of an article from my “Drafts” file, chosen by responses to my story, “Challenge: Knock ’em Out”. Here’s the original article, where I throw down the gauntlet for this challenge: Challenge: Knock ’em Out Knock us all out, while you’re at itmedium.com Back in June of 2022, Gary posted an…Dating Advice6 min readDating Advice6 min read
5 days agoMember-onlyTechnical DifficultiesPlease excuse my sudden disappearance — To all my favorite Medium Peeps: I’m so very sorry. Please excuse my current absence. I’m having some very serious technical difficulties, er, lack of functionality on Medium, right now. On my PC, I can log in, but I cannot read any stories. I can see them, but I cannot…Troubleshooting2 min readTroubleshooting2 min read
6 days agoMember-onlyChallenge: Knock ’em OutKnock us all out, while you’re at it — Hello, one and all. Tired of seeing the number of articles in your “Drafts” file getting bigger and bigger? Is it time to clean things out, maybe in hopes of a fresh start for what is still left of the new year? Here is my challenge for you: Go to your “Drafts” file, here on Medium.com.Find your oldest five “drafts” articles. Cut and paste them, directly from your list, and show them in your response to this challenge.Challenge3 min readChallenge3 min read
Jan 26Member-onlyWhat I Said vs. What I Didn’t SayRe: her upcoming trip to Paris — This wasn’t an official reading. We had just been talking on the phone about her upcoming trip to Paris. And then she said, “What about your tarot cards? Have you seen any messages lately that could help me know how this trip is going to go? …Tarot5 min readTarot5 min read
