Just a little tip — In case you didn’t hear me, “WHY CLAP ON A STORY?” Okay…sorry for yelling 😜 But, why clap? Coming over to Medium from other social media platforms, it was common to smash the Like Thingy if you…(well)…liked the post or video. But, it wasn’t possible to give lots of likes. …

Bloggers, too! Their eyes will be on your story longer — It’s a fact: In 2022 58.99% of all worldwide internet traffic are on mobile devices. That doesn’t include tablets. And that percentage continues to rise, yearly. Isn’t it a matter of common sense to format your stories so that they can be easily read on a phone or tablet? If…

Peace for today and hope for tomorrow — It’s easy to get caught up in imagining and worrying about the bad things that we’re afraid will happen tomorrow. But when we spend all of our time and energy worrying about the future, we miss out on the beauty and blessings God desires for us to experience today. Instead…

The journey towards truth in beliefs — Different spiritual views. Different beliefs of faith. Does questioning the status quo make you a heretic? Believing what others of your church may not? Are you now deceived by the devil? Truth is truth regardless of who says it, right? What does it mean to ask, seek, and knock? …

An Archibald Kumquat Master Class — So, the story begins… Archibald Kumquat, now a middle-aged (or so) man with a decidedly unimpressive Medium career, had decided to teach a writing workshop. He fancied himself as a seasoned writer, despite the fact that his only published work was a heartwarming story about his pet hamster, who had…

A Master Class For Making Millions on Medium 😃 — Archibald Kumquat, now a middle-aged (or so) man with a decidedly unimpressive Medium career, had decided to teach a writing workshop. …

I read a story by Michael Rhodes recently about how Mongolian BBQ (which I, too, love) isn’t actually Mongolian food. It originated in Taiwan. That’s also true of other popular foods 1 French Fries: Despite their name, French fries are believed to have originated in Belgium, not France. 2 Hawaiian Pizza: With…

My hormones blinded me — Before we get to the meat of the story, the following song will set the mood: The stoplight turned green… I popped the clutch… My tires squealed… I was immediately pulled over! What happened? (Besides deep embarrassment) I had just burned rubber in front of the cop car behind…

But maybe your dad’s —