Medium Publications by ILLUMINATION Writers

Introduction to Take Two

A publication by Tina L. Smith

Take Two — for sharing an alternate version of a favorite poem or short fiction. (graphic by author)

Take Two is a new publication developed especially for skilled Medium writers to share alternate versions of a poem or short fiction.

This is a very different publication from most. Designed especially for writers to have fun and be creative!

Maybe you want to create a parody of your own work. Or try a different approach to a piece you’ve already published (without changing the live, published version). Maybe you even want to take on a redux of someone else’s work.

Now there’s a home for your witty and alternate versions of short pieces (two minutes or less reading time).

Why Take Two? It’s a second take AND it’s for work that has a reading time of two minutes or less.

Parodies — spoof yourself!

There are two different kinds of parodies you can submit.

• A parody of a short fiction piece or poem you published on Medium (from any publication or self-published)
• A parody of someone else’s short fiction or poem published on Medium (from any publication or self-published)…