Shameless
My Medium “Best”
A winner, a funny, a rhyme, an exit, and an unknown
Medium is my lab, my place to experiment.
I see what works for others, by tracking views, reads, claps, editorial critique and responses. Also I see what works for me, by playing — with genres, styles, voice, length, breadth, format and so forth.
It’s fun. Educational. Enlightening.
- If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it? — Albert Einstein
With that in mind, my faves, my best, my “besties” on Medium run the gamut. Hence my subtitle above.
A Winner — I’m Batting 1,000 With This One
When the “1K” appeared in the “views” column I was thrilled. It’s an essay about gratitude and about finding the “extraordinary” in the everyday “ordinary,” a topic important to me. But who knew that 1,000 others would agree, at least long enough to take a peek. I’m thankful!
A Funny — Who Knew I Could Do Funny?
My first attempt at humor. And remarkably, a (possibly slightly off-kilter) curator agreed.
It’s all about how humans are built kinda funny. At least parts of us are. You decide.
A Rhyme — “Poet,” From the Greek for “to make”
Well I did “make it” but I don’t think I’ll “make it” as a poet.
I was so unsure of myself after penning this pearl that I asked a real poet, serially published and all, in books even!, if this was really a poem.
Emailed I (tongue-in-cheek) “I thought I’d ask an expert. Is this a poem?”
I expected a cheeky reply, since this poet is a cheeky dude. Instead he responded, in all seriousness …
“Yes, of a type rather popular today — -sort of a rappy thing.”
Now I need a “rap” nom de plume for my rhymes I suppose. I’ve heard the best way to get one is by combining the color of the last food you ate with its name. That makes me “Beige Coffee.”
An Exit — Moving Up May Mean Moving On
Sometimes you just have to leap into the unknown, and quit, in order to progress in life. That’s my contention anyway. Not everyone agrees.
I’ll just quit while I’m ahead here and let you read it.
A Mystery
IMHO there’s definitely some other tolerable stuff in my published queue. What interests me most though is the half-baked swirl in my noodle that I’ve not yet committed to paper.
Is the “best” … ?
- Me and Michelle Obama — More Alike or More Different?
- Life Directions While Dining — Did a Chinese Dessert Determine My Fate?
- Am I Paralyzed From the Neck Up?
- Am I About to “Make” Another Poem — Perish the Thought!
There’s more floating around up there but that’s all I’ll torture you with for now. Meanwhile …
