An Opportunity To Give All of Me

Summary

Trudie Palmer expresses gratitude to various editors for supporting her diverse writing portfolio, which spans poetry, short stories, and mindfulness pieces, reflecting different aspects of her identity as a writer.

Abstract

Trudie Palmer acknowledges the diverse readership of her work on Medium, which includes poetry, esoteric stories, short-form stories, mindfulness pieces, and humor. She thanks a group of editors who have accepted and published her varied writings, reflecting her multifaceted self. These editors include Katie Michaelson of The Daily Cuppa, augmented man of The Power of Poetry, Dr. Christine Bradstreet of Change Your Mind Change your Life, Carrie of Evolve, Kimberly Fosu of Mystic Minds, Michael Burg of Dr. Funny, GB Rogut of iPoetry and The Writing Experiment, Sahil Patel of Life life, Melanie J. of Unpopular Opinions, Omy of Illusions, Warren "Storyteller" Brown of Zen Poetry, and Dr Mehmet Yildiz of Illumination. Palmer's writings are also self-published on her website, and she admits that her work is becoming more challenging as she discovers her true essence as a writer, which is about sharing herself through words.

Opinions

Palmer views her writing as a reflection of her multifaceted personality, with different pieces appealing to different readers.
She feels a deep sense of appreciation for the editors who have embraced her work, allowing her to share her creativity and vulnerability.
Palmer considers her writing journey on Medium to be transformative, particularly through her involvement with the publication Change Your Mind Change your Life.
She cherishes the sense of community and support provided by editors like Katie Michaelson, augmented man, and Carrie, which has enriched her life.
Palmer admits to not being naturally humorous but appreciates the opportunity given by Dr. Funny to explore a different side of her writing.
She struggles with the idea of giving advice as a writer, as she sees her role more as sharing her authentic self rather than writing with a didactic purpose.
Palmer's work in serialized stories like "Welcome to the Happy Farm" allows her to express a joyful and grateful aspect of herself.
She values the freedom and acceptance she receives from editors like Kimberly Fosu and GB Rogut, who encourage her to share even her most unusual and imaginative pieces.
Palmer acknowledges the challenge of her evolving writing process, which is less about traditional writing and more about personal expression.
She emphasizes the importance of editor support in her growth as a writer and the ability to reach a wider audience on Medium.

Thank you note to wonderful editors

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I noticed it some time ago. Different people read different aspects of my work. They are some who would read my poems but never my longer, esoteric stories. A few would only read my short-form stories and an even smaller number read my pieces on mindfulness.

On rare occasions, I write something funny, that piece would have its special ‘likers’. There are times when I feel to share aspects of my Medium writing journey with other medium writers and I do so under Dear Writer, You Really blah blah blah.

I write a serialized story “ Welcome to the Happy Farm Series” and I recognize a different kind of reader enjoying those pieces.

I share all aspects of myself through my work and over the course of 72 hours or so, I was lucky to have published several pieces, that, in their unique way, reflected a different part of me, thanks to a group of awesome editors!!

It turned out to be orgiastic, that is another part of me too.

Each different piece of me is here, somewhere:-

This story below is one of my short form pieces. I share most of them in The Daily Cuppa. It is one happy family over there, thanks to Katie Michaelson and her team of editors and avid interactive readers.

I write pieces that are, as I like to say “creatively sensual”. These are housed in The Power of Poetry. augmented man shares these poems every Saturday morning, rain, sleet, or snow. Thank you, my friend.

This publication accepted me as a writer during my very early days on Medium. I am always grateful for the kind advice and words of support and encouragement given by its editor Dr. Christine Bradstreet. Change Your Mind Change your Life changed my....no…. I refuse to cliché it!

This is another of my happy poetry/poem/poetic prose/rhyming words, whatever you want to call them. These pieces allow me to expose the happy, grateful, ever thankful me and this one was shared in Evolve, a publication started by my friend Carrie. I do not even remember how we met, but my life has been richer for getting to know her.

This piece is the latest edition of my Welcome to the Happy Farm set of serialized stories. I self-publish them on Medium and they are also on the blog page of my website.

She is my heroine Kimberly Fosu. She publishes my pieces every time in Mystic Minds — no matter how weird and far-fetched. She allows me the opportunity to share another part of me. Thank you, Kimberly.

Michael Burg, MD (AKA Medium Michael Burg) took a chance on me when he published one of my stories in Dr. Funny. The title of the publication has the word funny in it, the bar has been set, so what was I. Trudie doing hanging around there? I am not a funny person. When I give a joke, people stare at me with a look on their faces as if they are not sure whether to laugh or cry. Thank you Dr. Burg for spinning the roulette wheel.

These pieces are becoming more difficult for me to write. I am discovering that I am not really a writer, I just share me in words. So then how can I give advice? GB Rogut welcomed me to the iPoetry family as an editor and a contributor and also as a writer to her lesser known, but incredibly amazing publication, The Writing Experiment. Thank you for the opportunity, GB.

It would be remiss of me, if I do not mention a few more editors who have supported me and my pieces, offering words of encouragement and advice. Sahil Patel, who shares the most tantalizing prompts in his Life life publication; Melanie J., encouraging us to share our Unpopular Opinions in her publication; Omy at Illusions, a publication for the Caribbean and Latin American creatives; Warren "Storyteller" Brown from Zen Poetry; and Dr Mehmet Yildiz and all of the wonderful editors at Illumination.

Thank you.

So there you have it, all of me.

GRATITUDE

An Opportunity To Give All of Me

Thank you note to wonderful editors

Ginger Delight

The ritual is well understood. On coffee drinking days, it is herbal tea first and coffee after. Drinking water…

Hooked

On a promise

Be Happy, Engage the Senses

All six

Allow Yourself

Yes, allow yourself!

When the Man on the Horse Comes

John and the smart phone

Caribbean Stories of the Dead

Delve into the mysteries of the esoteric

They Broke the Clapping Machine

Time for some real engagement (or not)

Dear Writer, You Really Need To Just Go With Your Flow

And be easy