My 200th Story

A Sincere Thank You to the Writers of Medium

Is it just me, or does 200 sound like a pretty large number?

Although, I guess it’s subjective. Maybe 200 isn’t so large if we’re talking about dollars… I certainly haven’t made a large amount of those yet.

But if we’re talking about articles that would never have been written if I hadn’t joined Medium… suddenly 200 feels like a pretty huge number.

I’m incredibly proud that I made it this far and I’m incredibly thankful for the role that this awesome community has played in inspiring me to keep churning out essays and fiction and satire and film reviews and memoirs and poems and rambling philosophical treatises. It’s hard for me to believe that it so nearly didn’t happen.

It was a flip of a coin really. Heads, create — tails, exist. Heads, express — tails, manage. Heads, pursue a passion — tails, eke out an unhappy living.

I could have just as easily done none of this writing — more easily, even. To think that each year since graduating high school that coin always landed on tails is a despairing thought. That I knew I loved writing all of this time and still chose not to is a little soul-crushing. But I’m glad to be here now.

And I’m endlessly thankful to be here doing what I love with so many other people who love doing it, too. To think on where I’d be if I hadn’t spent this last year feverishly writing is almost surreal to me now. I can only wonder where another year of this will take me.

So thanks to everyone who’s played a role in getting me this far! Am I gonna be that guy now and go on a group tagging spree?

JF Danskin, Jay C Wells, Benighted, Gideon 6ix✍️, Sam W., Alec Zarenkiewicz, Kathy K, Sieran Lane, Cathylouise, FJCMontenegro, Jonathon Sawyer, Linden Schneider, Bradan Writes Stories, Jason Provencio, The Accidental Monster, Joejohn Black, Indigo, Logan Silkwood, Mick Gibson, John Ramos, Jennifer Barrios Tettay, John Whye, Joe Merkle, Rikki Doppler, Carolyn Hastings, Monica Monedero, Eva Rtology, Desiree McCullough, Zay Pareltheon, Robin Klammer, Susan Brearley, Misbah Sheikh, DL Nemeril, Annie Trevaskis, Brendan, Emma Schaefer, M&Z, Miss Fiction, Benjamin Workman, Mark Suroviec, M.Ed.

Seriously, if you’re on this list, thanks for playing a role in helping me to pursue my passion. Your comments, support and community have meant the world to me throughout this past year. Keep being awesome!