The Secret Dating Life of a Chubby Girl

Without balance, it’s a cluster eff. — I tend to be a day late and a dollar short. Late to the party. Missed the boat. In keeping with that trend, I always seem to be on the tail end of hearing Medium gossip. …

Now, pay attention. — Recently, I posted an open letter to Medium writers about what I think we can do to help Medium’s new CEO, Tony Stubblebine, in his new role. Not even 24 hours later, I was thrilled to see that Coach Tony had highlighted my story. Here’s what he chose to highlight. …

Help Tony Stubblebine help you. Don’t be a d!ckhead. — Dear Medium Writers, A lot can happen in six weeks. I took six weeks off from writing, and I came back to find that there is a new dude in charge at Medium, Tony Stubblebine. I have read only positive things about Tony — lots of good stuff. That is…

How I spent my two weeks off that turned into six weeks off. — I am a creature of trial and error — unfortunately, far more error than trial. A while back, I decided to take two weeks off from writing to get my life and house in order. But, as usual, things did not go as planned. After six weeks and having published…

If you get out of line, you get the boot. — What the hell is wrong with some writers? Sometimes I wonder if these people were raised by wolves. Here I am, sitting in my chair on a Friday night, eating a Neapolitan ice cream sandwich, minding my own business, and reading Medium, when I came across yet another story about…

Like, for real. — The first step to getting better is admitting that you have a problem. I have a problem. I am powerless over the filth in my home, especially my basement. Therefore, I will be taking the next two weeks to go underground and get my basement and the rest of my…

Is online freelance writing a waste of your time? — I can think of few jobs that I dislike more than online freelance writing. Growing up in rural mid-Michigan, I spent my summers as a teenager picking pickles. That’s right — pickles. Now before I continue, please don’t start debating whether I picked “cucumbers” or I picked “pickles.” After numerous…

An update from my world of online freelance writing — What are you worth? In this story, I’m going deep. If you don’t want to dig deep, then you should probably stop reading and go do something else like prune your rose bushes or floss your teeth or put your cereal boxes in alphabetical order to give the illusion that…