5 Story Roundup

Found my profile? Here’s a sampler

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I’ve been on this platform for about six months now. If Medium is a puzzle, I think I’ve only solved about 15 percent of it as far as what gets seen, and by whom. I have found some great content though, so it’s definitely worth what I’d spend on a cup of coffee each month to have access.

However, it’s not going to be a big moneymaker for me, no matter how many articles I read about “1K in 1 Month on Medium” or “Red Bull Your Way to Revenue.” And that’s OK. I would just drive myself crazy trying, and neglect the stuff that earns me more than $10 a month.

So, my new goal is to go for twice a week posts and to build in more time to read the people who do the same for me.

Because it’s not clear to me from the Medium homepage who pops up as far as featured followers, I don’t know how people find me and my recent pieces. But if you do, I wanted to share some past and present links if you’re interested.

Thanks for your time! Look forward to being a returning reader for you too.

The Simple Sadism of Olden Torture

This is my most recent story and was born of my family’s love of the NBC show, The Good Place. Torture — in the Bad Place — is played for laughs on the show, but in real life, it was…