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medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*Qqzc0fESGCQKTueP)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="ea44">5 Little Questions for Big Relationship Transformation</h1><h1 id="9d16">Riri Rites</h1><div id="4d86" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/5-little-questions-for-big-relationship-transformation-d59e42714557"> <div> <div> <h2>6 Little Questions for Big Relationship Transformation</h2> <div><h3>How to assess the needs of any relationship</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*rKeoxIqpfD_gEXSA2iPFyQ.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="c1d6">The Further Adventures of Colombe</h1><h1 id="2f9d">Elisabeth Khan</h1><div id="4548" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/the-further-adventures-of-colombe-3a93e32f20bb"> <div> <div> <h2>The Further Adventures of Colombe</h2> <div><h3>Part 1: An author meets a descendant of her fictional character</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*vmrrzkKQgU_EEzr_z05bbw.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="da31">Let’s Call The Jan 6th Traitors and Fascists What They Are</h1><h1 id="cf89">Terry Trueman</h1><div id="c6e7" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/lets-call-the-jan-6th-traitors-and-fascists-what-they-are-35332e33688f"> <div> <div> <h2>Let’s Call The Jan 6th Traitors and Fascists What They Are</h2> <div><h3>As the arrests mount up, we need to shame these assholes</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*Rc_E-QQOBM_g2eEq7WyKUA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="2ab6">Productivity Is Useless if You Don’t Direct It Towards Important Goals</h1><h1 id="498c">Markus Skårnes</h1><div id="8eca" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/productivity-is-useless-if-you-dont-direct-it-towards-important-goals-2a3b9509a653"> <div> <div> <h2>Productivity Is Useless if You Don’t Direct It Towards Important Goals</h2> <div><h3>What’s the point of moving fast if you’re going in the wrong direction?</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*Ka0Eja5hs5k6xc2k)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="de8f">Beltane — the Sexiest Holiday Known to Mankind</h1><h1 id="7d2a">Ophelia LaRue</h1><div id="cead" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/beltane-the-sexiest-holiday-known-to-mankind-9dae3693f4ec"> <div> <div> <h2>Beltane - the Sexiest Holiday Known to Mankind</h2> <div><h3>Beltane is May 1st…How to Celebrate Like a Pagan</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*SxB-TbP6beN27ZwIfE50wg.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="6694">How I Accepted my Mother and Created a Special Relationship</h1><h1 id="1bfc">Verbieann Hardy</h1><div id="4377" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/how-i-accepted-my-mother-and-created-a-special-relationship-aa47c4d18998"> <div> <div> <h2>How I Accepted my Mother and Created a Special Relationship</h2> <div><h3>Love does not wear a uniform</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*yxwvyEQMmNed5pEy)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="484f">And That Was When I Knew I Was a Writer</h1><h1 id="cb61">George Blue Kelly</h1><div id="87e7" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/and-that-was-when-i-knew-i-was-a-writer-9a3262569267"> <div> <div> <h2>And That Was When I Knew I Was a Writer</h2> <div><h3>When are you what you say you do?</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*qK3EblRepCrMxuW0UzCZeQ.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="7fbc">Number of Books</h1><h1 id="5d82">Patrick M. Ohana</h1><div id="5d3c" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/number-of-books-60a06537785c"> <div> <div> <h2>Number of Books</h2> <div><h3>A literate tanka</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*tjQhMKWUwhhnSWWf_UfVhA.png)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="03a5">5 Lessons I Learned from Frodo Baggins by Writing 55 Stories in April 2021</h1><h1 id="6218">Aldric Chen</h1><div id="545e" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/5-lessons-i-learned-from-frodo-baggins-by-writing-55-stories-in-april-2021-a4417bd100c8"> <div> <div> <h2>5 Lessons I Learned from Frodo Baggins by Writing 55 Stories in April 2021</h2> <div><h3>You can steal my learning lessons</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*6janTHw3oAgj_F4llCtG0Q.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="91a6">Reading Can Make You a Good Communicator</h1><h1 id="8b3e">Cherif A. Teimi, Ph. D.</h1><div id="f05c" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/reading-can-make-you-a-good-communicator-3c7e6b675a11"> <div> <div> <h2>Reading Can Make You a Good Communicator</h2> <div><h3>How reading is extremely essential to boost your communicative abilities?</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*YW2ASv1cF9pUkkOrTxgHhA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="7b86">Illumination Is Saviour for aspiring writers.</h1><h1 id="2f2e">Sahil Patel</h1><div id="7985" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/illumination-is-saviour-for-aspiring-writers-25e8bf7cf1df"> <div> <div> <h2>Illumination Is Saviour for aspiring writers.</h2> <div><h3>A big and happy house mixed with aspiring and accomplished writers.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*-QocvYopT1DuUx89Gr1JyA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="ae88">The Last Midnight Call</h1><h1 id="72c0">Anthony Jackson</h1><div id="5d38" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/the-last-midnight-call-c51d3ff8e4d4"> <div> <div> <h2>The Last Midnight Call</h2> <div><h3>Your own Domino effect.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*YLNQqvZefwWkUL75-fjmlg.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="a899">Anyone Can Be a Writer, So Stress Less</h1><h1 id="3d8f">Jordan Mendiola</h1><div id="a57d" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/anyone-can-be-a-writer-so-stress-less-32cba59801de"> <div> <div> <h2>Anyone Can Be a Writer, So Stress Less</h2> <div><h3>And you don’t need any credentials or prior experience to have a say.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*iQJXFMOcsO19E4yd8R68eA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="5f6d">Invitation to Tea</h1><h1 id="90c6">Amy Pierovich, Ed.D.</h1><div id="ad88" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/invitation-to-tea-c04c1224599"> <div> <div> <h2>Invitation to Tea</h2> <div><h3>Interrogation by the State Security Police in Dalian, China</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*UNSFOtRv_qDn9cHVSOY25g.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="b041">The Worst Prison</h1><h1 id="3f02">Feather🕊tales</h1><div id="1f8b" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/the-worst-prison-e0aa14bcb31"> <div> <div> <h2>The Worst Prison</h2> <div><h3>Shame will eat men alive until their insides unravel upon shriveled skin</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*K8JwNijWp5BTEKmdB8VBvA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="9ea7">The masked warriors</h1><h1 id="3fc9">Sapna M</h1><div id="8446" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/the-masked-warriors-6a5a8b239678"> <div> <div> <h2>The masked warriors</h2> <div><h3>A tribute to all the healthcare heroes worldwide.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*4IUpAXwEhhv85Xs8SfEl-Q.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="11e6">A Message From a Stranger</h1><h1 id="c980">Hannah M. Moore</h1><div id="dbd9" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/a-message-from-a-stranger-60ee3aa853c5"> <div> <div> <h2>A Message From a Stranger</h2> <div><h3>A Short Story</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*xy11J5R4BimfAy7t)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="79ed">An Indian Boy of 16 Years is Earning $3k a Month</h1><h1 id="39a5">Sharique Kamal</h1><div id="6dc5" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/an-indian-boy-of-16-years-is-earning-3k-a-month-c59cfa9d5cf"> <div> <div> <h2>An Indian Boy of 16 Years is Earning$ 3k a Month</h2> <div><h3>Know, how a 16 year old boy from India is making $3k per month from his online startup which he began just few years…</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*mte8crBnaLiPswInMI_nCA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="d328">Day Tripping: April 30</h1><h1 id="2e84">Stuart Englander</h1><div id="7750" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/day-tripping-april-30-fa723bd9729c"> <div> <div> <h2>Day Tripping: April 30</h2> <div><h3>Big day for firsts</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*ohYxkmU5Agbshu_hsJeZHg.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="0f70">My Songwriting Process</h1><h1 id="8adc">David Andrew Wiebe</h1><div id="1ffc" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/my-songwriting-process-8f4453979f44"> <div> <div> <h2>My Songwriting Process</h2> <div><h3>How I’ve approached songwriting through the years</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*5b_rYY4bMz0YRp_7)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="e69c">Are You ‘Enough’?</h1><h1 id="5115">Maria Rattray</h1><div id="c0c0" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/are-you-enough-c8134ed34fdc"> <div> <div> <h2>Are You ‘Enough’?</h2> <div><h3>You may be enough and a whole lot more, if…</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*ZYTMZ8r6mSu4wdWc)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="917d">Time vs. Mind</h1><h1 id="7cd7">Anish Girdhar</h1><div id="1ee2" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/time-vs-mind-43c1ade948b8"> <div> <div> <h2>Time vs. Mind</h2> <div><h3>A poem about the conflicts between the two.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*8uafyen2R__5o9Q-)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="9c78">Relationships: Possessive is Acceptable Abusive is Not</h1><h1 id="0c2e">Sumera Rizwan</h1><div id="5a03" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/relationships-possessive-is-acceptable-abusive-is-not-28e494475ede"> <div> <div> <h2>Relationships: Possessive is Acceptable Abusive is Not</h2> <div><h3>The line between them is fine yet visible</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*QDT3dT-XQsKA-7YbTbY59A.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="82ef">Deserted</h1><h1 id="a93a">Subashini Nachimuthu</h1><div id="03cb" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/deserted-ccd46d40fc0c"> <div> <div> <h2>Deserted</h2> <div><h3>A deserted road opens up its heart</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*oRRIDRGLmhTFKfQ-)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="2978">Kitten Infestation</h1><h1 id="713d">Shawn Ingram</h1><div id="c461" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/kitten-infestation-9b612f8462d1"> <div> <div> <h2>Kitten Infestation</h2> <div><h3>Flash Fiction Challenge 100 — Day 42</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*DAEG3iHHtefFzoKu2RhO8A.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="b27c">There’s Absolutely No Such Thing As An Alpha Male Wolf to Emulate</h1><h1 id="42d8">Alexis Behrend</h1><div id="74e9" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/theres-absolutely-no-such-thing-as-an-alpha-male-wolf-to-emulate-a8414be5a873"> <div> <div> <h2>There’s Absolutely No Such Thing As An Alpha Male Wolf to Emulate</h2> <div><h3>Successful Leaders Share and Cuddle</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*_CRM4pMD4yEgN2I8)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="1cce">One Inspiring Consideration After Working At The Lost And Found Office</h1><h1 id="c3e2">Lucia Landini</h1><div id="58ae" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/one-inspiring-consideration-after-working-at-the-lost-and-found-office-317c22b2b7af"> <div> <div> <h2>One Inspiring Consideration After Working At The Lost And Found Office</h2> <div><h3>Our objects are part of us</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*N84qBVFUQCdXijp2)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="6db9">Welcome to My Email Marketing Hub</h1><h1 id="6c7b">Jeff Herring</h1><div id="958a" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/is-email-marketing-dead-again-e77c65ddda4e"> <div> <div> <h2>Welcome to My Email Marketing Hub</h2> <div><h3>Leading edge strategies for profitable email marketing…</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*gNEM03UrP_DbiUoA)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="70bb">Some Things Are Better Than Advertised</h1><h1 id="4384">Brian Dickens Barrabee</h1><div id="c0e4" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/some-things-are-better-than-advertised-e88713c57098"> <div> <div> <h2>Some Things Are Better Than Advertised</h2> <div><h3>There are times in life when you have to see for yourself if a product recommended is everything proclaimed!</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*Kbw6rG7uyWkEo17dx9FTwQ.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="c6b8">Nyra meets her Mr. Left.</h1><h1 id="9873">Deepak Sethi</h1><div id="2a46" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/nyra-meets-her-mr-left-646b720ed6d4"> <div> <div> <h2>Nyra meets her Mr. Left.</h2> <div><h3>The remaining work was done by cupid.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*dObOWcu0hKKTX9GTO2J3Eg.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="435a">Rules and Ethics Typically Applicable to Mass Media Don’t Necessarily Spread Over to Social Media</h1><h1 id="be9e">Adam Tabriz, MD</h1><div id="40b2" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/rules-and-ethics-typically-applicable-to-mass-media-dont-necessarily-spread-over-to-social-media-9c0722956a6c"> <div> <div> <h2>Rules and Ethics Typically Applicable to Mass Media Don’t Necessarily Spread Over to Social Media</h2> <div><h3>The answer to Social Media Misconception rests within the Semantics</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*VwBViOwNxI87lT7i)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="0619">How To Think With Your Heart and Let Nature’s Beauty Be Your Guide</h1><h1 id="5564">Remy Awika</h1><div id="22e8" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/how-to-think-with-your-heart-and-let-natures-beauty-be-your-guide-7aa3b7dd805f"> <div> <div> <h2>How To Think With Your Heart and Let Nature’s Beauty Be Your Guide</h2> <div><h3>The heart is the gateway to life</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*idQ8nnpbEf8pRJnC)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="e0d2">Feeling Overwhelmed? Embrace Success With the Power of No</h1><h1 id="dee6">Ada LLoyd</h1><div id="0d3a" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/feeling-overwhelmed-embrace-success-with-the-power-of-no-466234727ef5"> <div> <div> <h2>Feeling Overwhelmed? Embrace Success With the Power of No</h2> <div><h3>Why do you say yes when you know you should say no?</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*2VzcDtTUoliu9rBT)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="1c20">J U S T</h1><h1 id="c277">G.R. MELVIN</h1><div id="3416" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/j-u-s-t-b9cab9f8d7c7"> <div> <div> <h2>J U S T</h2> <div><h3>For now, awhile, I won’t let you pull me from the wreckage</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*xIKrxTn61EXm_0FBdHX9og.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="2241">5 Simple Sustainability Saves</h1><h1 id="f54e">Veronika Kaufmann</h1><div id="a6d9" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readme

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