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The website content is a personal diary recap of an author's Medium stories from September to December 2021, detailing their journey and inspiration behind each piece.

Abstract

The provided text serves as a reflective journal entry by an author who joined Medium in September of the previous year and actively worked towards gaining followers to join the Medium Partner Program. The author shares a collection of stories they imported from the Vocal writing platform, which were predominantly inspired by challenges and personal experiences. These stories cover a wide range of topics, from heartfelt personal narratives like "My Grandmother's Death" to informative pieces on climate change and grammar tools. The author also notes their transition from Vocal to Medium, highlighting key moments such as when they started taking Medium seriously and the types of stories they chose to import and publish. The diary entry concludes with a nod to the author's inspirations and an invitation for readers to join Medium through their referral link.

Opinions

  • The author values the impact of challenges in sparking creativity, as many of their stories were inspired by them.
  • There is a sense of pride in the author's work, particularly in pieces like "The Pear Grove," which was their most-read story on Vocal.
  • The author believes in the importance of writing about personal experiences, as evidenced by stories like "My Grandmother's Death" and "A Near-Death Experience."
  • The author is an advocate for the use of technology and data in addressing global issues, such as using satellite imagery to map climate change effects.
  • The author sees Medium as a platform for both personal growth and community engagement, emphasizing the significance of reader support for writers.
  • The author's choice to leave out certain types of writing, such as poems and short-form stories, suggests a deliberate curation of their portfolio on Medium.

Diary2021–Sept to Dec

Journal of Medium Activity for Last Year

Photo by STIL on Unsplash

“Keep a diary, and someday it will keep you.”-Mae West

This is my diary of Medium stories for last year. I give a recap of all my major stories, and why I choose to write them.

I joined Medium as a nonpaying member in September of last year, I got serious about trying to get one hundred followers to join the Medium Partner Program near the start of October of last year. Previously, I was on the Vocal writing platform and was able to import my stories.

I will start with links to stories I imported from Vocal. Most of the stories I wrote on the Vocal writing platform were inspired by challenges.

The Pear Grove was my most-read story on the Vocal platform. It was inspired by a Vocal challenge.

The World’s New Dark Age was the first story I wrote on Vocal, it was inspired by a challenge. It involves time travel and has a twilight zone feel.

I imported my story, the Seashore near the beginning of October, this was the time I started taking Medium seriously.

Old Alton Bridge is a horror story based on Texas folklore.

For the Macaws is a story inspired by a challenge. It was sponsored by an organization from Belize, South America. It was in support of the Macaw parrot's survival.

Google versus Google was a true story when I was freelancing as a computer engineer,

Climate Change And High-Resolution Satellite Imagery Mapping involved using Google satellite data in the fight against climate change.

My Grandmothers Death was a true story, based on my Grandmothers' death.

A Christmas Poem was a poem I wrote that won second place in a poetry challenge.

Search for a better Grammar Checker was my first story published by the publication Illumination,

I left out poems, short-form, and several stories.

That's all the stories for the 2021 year.

Inspired by Jairam R Prabhu

Collection
Illumination
Short Story
Stories
Storytelling
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