You don’t knit? That’s not the point. Many people are reserving bombed out Airbnb’s in Ukraine, not because they have a yen for vacationing amidst rubble with a side of air raid sirens. …

We all run into a wall now and then. Here are tips to climb over it. — Writing is easy when writing is easy. You’ve probably been there. You get an idea, make some notes, open up a Write A Story page, and boom! The piece writes itself. I could make a living at this, you say to yourself. And for a while, you do. Until life…

This one is easy, but in case you need a prompt, here goes. — I just came off a 5-day bout of a mild, non-Covid, flu-ish adjacent, bug-type illness, and while I don’t have all my strength back yet, thank goodness for you all, I’m well enough to rant. I don’t have a name for my malaise because I didn’t seek the assistance of…

We all know someone in need; here’s one of our own. — Jason Weiland is one of us, a long-time Medium writer who’s come upon hard times. Like me, you may be following other Medium friends, Shannon Ashley, Caroline de Braganza , for example, who’ve written about life catching them up short. They all need our support. Maybe you’ve contributed to their…

This plucky senior can teach us all a lesson in perseverance and quality control, the secrets to a successful small business. — To this little girl from the Bronx, whose of luxe was a chain-link fence around a patch of stubby grass in the front yard, nothing said paradise like Burlingame, California, where orange trees grew in the back patio. Patio? Who knew from patios where I came from, but they were…

Does that mean I’m the wisest writer on the platform? — Congrats, the e-mail began, and I was already suspicious. Isn’t that the way the scammers get you? But this time, instead of being invited to contribute to the coffers of a Nigerian prince, Medium informed me they had anointed me a Top Writer in Advice. Okay, you can stop bowing…

Give Up Your Toms, Dicks and Harrys — I’m not speaking to the ladies who prefer ladies, but men, if you like men, you should listen up, even though I’m up on my high horse, speaking through my bullhorn, trying to get the attention of women who get down with men. We’re reaching a dangerous flashpoint, a moment…

Some of them have been brainwashed since childhood, others have no brains. — Pro-life supporters live by the bible. They also sneer at terms like pro-choice as though believing women have the right to make decisions about their bodies equals anti-life. I turned away from organized religion at a tender age, but I do recall the story about the moneylenders in the temple…