PinnedWhy I’m Writing on Simily.CoWhy I Separate My Writing Styles — I started writing on Simily.Co a few weeks ago. I think a pretty large portion of us on Medium have, a wave of authors trying to find the right place for a different type of work. More than a few people have already written their thoughts on Simily and their…Simily3 min readSimily3 min read
Nov 11, 2022Member-onlyI Earned 2¢ on an Article, So I’m An Expert On Making Money Writing on MediumIF iT DoESn’t wORk, it’S tHE aLGoRiTHm’S FAuLt! — I made 100 followers in early October. It was a pretty neat moment. Probablistically. To tell you the truth, I don’t remember the details. It might’ve gone like this: Sol, sitting at his rickety old desk in his rickedy old attic apartment, thinks, ‘I’m tired of sending out job applications…Medium Algorithm3 min readMedium Algorithm3 min read
Oct 13, 2022Member-onlyFive Places to Go When You’re In Scotland, From Someone Who Lived ThereFor the seasoned traveller or the timid tourist. Scotland is perhaps my favourite place in the world. The people are wonderful, there’s a brutal beauty to its Nature and landscapes, and there are ruins or standing stones almost always within a half hour of wherever you are. If you happen…Scotland10 min readScotland10 min read
Jul 28, 2022I was going to write a story about North Carolina, but Eva Hagan did it better.It’s on point and you should read it. — I haven’t really found the words to describe precisely how I felt about home until I read Eva Hagan’s story, which I really think all y’all should read. It’s dope, on point, and she’s an amazing writer. Check out all her pieces on here if you haven’t already. Anyway, I…Eva Hagan1 min readEva Hagan1 min read
Jul 1, 2022Things I Wish I Knew Before I Did a Creative Writing MastersI can’t remember exactly what Kurt Vonnegut said, but the quote goes something like, “You can’t teach people to write well”. It took me one-and-a-half writing degrees before I realized he was right. I don’t know how I feel about teaching creative writing degrees. You can’t just say to somebody…Creative Writing5 min readCreative Writing5 min read
Jun 24, 2022Why I won’t ride my motorcycle in the StatesOr that’s what I’m telling myself, anyways… — I miss my bike. I miss bopping along on the B roads around the borders and up north in Fife and Perthshire. When I sold it — a wee Honda 125 I called Smokey Red, for it was red and the plate read Smokey…more or less — I told myself…Motorcycling3 min readMotorcycling3 min read
Jun 21, 20225 Weird Things I’ve Noticed About the StatesThe United States are united in their strangeness. — The U.S. is a weird place. I realize this isn’t a novel statement or thought, as seen by a quick ecosia search. I mean, I grew up as a jewish guy in the american south, occupying this weird liminal space in-between insider and outsider, so I already knew and experienced…USA4 min readUSA4 min read
Jun 17, 2022Five Things You’ll Start Doing After Living in ScotlandYou’re gonnae take these with you when you move away… — If you live in Scotland long enough, you’re gonna do most of these without thinking. The odds you do are about the same odds as the percentage of white males in tenure-track positions at the top 40 U.S. public universities’ chemistry departments, or ≈80/100. The odds of you continuing to…Scotland3 min readScotland3 min read
