Who else were you expecting…Dolly Parton? — Before you continue, please be sure to scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page. Why? Read View vs. Reads on Medium. If you read anything that I write, you will find me there. Inside my fictional tales, aspects of my own personality are found within the…

Topics of My Writing That You Will Find on My Blog — Humorous Essays and Stories by Brandon Ellrich A List of the Author's Satirical Essays, Stories and Poemsmedium.com Personal Growth and Psychology Articles delve into the human psyche, challenge traditional thinking, and hopefully inspire readers to make a change to…medium.com Poetry by Brandon Ellrich A list of my original poems and articles to help you write your ownmedium.com

Back on the upward climb! — Month 7 in the Medium Partner Program I’m over halfway through a year on Medium — just in case you’re bad at math or at paying attention to titles. I complained (maybe “whined” is a better term) in last month’s update that I’d been losing views, reads, and money. This month, things seem to be turning around…

But I still don’t break mirrors — Superstitious? Not Me! “The Interview” I interviewed Brandon Ellrich as we were eating lunch at a nearby cafe. I asked him a question regarding superstitions. Are you superstitious? “Of course not. That’s just silly.” What are you doing? “Eating my lunch.” No, I mean…with the salt. You threw it over your shoulder. “Oh, that’s just…

If these things happened to you, maybe you’d be shaped the same way — This article was written in response to a writing prompt from Ruby Noir 😈. # 29. If you had to pick five events or occurrences in your life that shaped/altered you permanently — what would they be and how did they factor into who you are today? Event #1 — I was born This one is…

Humorous Flash Fiction — “Screened In” She chose this path. Angie had to keep reminding herself of this fact when she wanted so badly to blame someone — anyone else. Her husband was away for a few days on business, yet she still tried to blame him. …

Give me a pair of ruby slippers to take me home — I’ve been neglecting this lately, but remember to scroll all the way to the bottom of this page for it to be counted as a “read” in Medium’s statistics. For more information on this, read “Views vs. Reads on Medium.” Thanks! This article was written in response to Keeley Schroder’s…

It’s not always a pretty picture — Just Look At Yourself! Where Do You See Yourself in Five Years? Mostly in mirrors, I think. Perhaps the occasional window, pool, or other body of water. Mirrors are much clearer, though. I don’t consider myself a photogenic person. I look in the mirror and I think, “Eh…good enough.” Then, I’ll take a selfie and look at it and scream, “AAAAHHH!!! Who…

Did you make the list? Probably not. — The above image popped up as one of the choices when I typed “favorite” in the search. Why? I have no idea. Who Are My Top Three Favorite Medium Writers? This is a difficult question to answer. There are several Medium writers that I love and they have their own unique styles. There are some who I would…