After Four Full Years on Medium, It’s Time for a Break

I’ll bet you won’t notice I’m away

Malky McEwan
E³ — Entertain Enlighten Empower

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View of the Ochil Hills, Scotland
The Ochil Hills — Author view from home

My house lets me see into the past and also into the future.

In the morning, when I step onto the south-facing back porch, the wetness of the grass tells me how much it rained during the night. In winter, the shadows are white with frost, and I know instantly how cold it has been.

The house, trees, and fences soften the breeze. I see the clouds disappearing into the distance and feel the radiant heat of the southern sun.

I wouldn’t choose my walking apparel based on this sheltered information. My dog and I know better.

The view from the front of my house tells me about the future.

Weather spreads across the valley from the west. I can tell with uncanny accuracy when it is going to rain. I can see it coming.

Winds rustle, shake or bend the trees, clouds scud by on high or billow around the summits and birds circle lazily or congregate in the trees — all clues to what the day has in store.

I’m not fooled by a calm back garden.

With Medium, I don’t have a front-facing window. I can’t tell the future. I can only look back.

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Malky McEwan
E³ — Entertain Enlighten Empower

Born storyteller. Born curious. Fascinated with what makes people tick and how the world works. https://malkymcewan.medium.com/subscribe