Supporting fellow Medium writers — Thanks to JoAnn Ryan for presenting a delightful challenge: to help a post from yet another wonderful human on Medium go viral. Can We Make This Story by Dr. Preeti Singh Go Viral? What Do You Think? The power of the Medium community at workmedium.com This was Dr. Preeti Singh’s first post on Medium, and it’s a beautiful piece of writing to look back on. Everybody’s Friend: The Selfless, Colourful, Bougainvillea #Nature # Bougainvillea #Flowers # Colours #Lifestyle #special # Selfless #Friend #Value #Happy #Lives #Smiling…preetisingh15.medium.com

Arranging seasonal photos with a furry friend — Last November, we lost our beloved guinea pig, Mocha. Mocha was a rescue, already a few years old when we adopted her, and she lived with us for three years beyond that. We think she was about five or six when she passed — a good long life for a…

A prose poem — A sparkling white flash streaks across the night sky, almost in slow motion. Our footsteps quiet, necks crane. It’s been so long since we hitched our wishes to a star. We try to go on but, moments later, a haunting sound — a wailing call in the distance. Our strides…

Slime and snails and things that leave trails — There is a section of trail in a local forest that we call Slug City. We proceed along this narrow route with great caution, each calling out “slug!” every few feet to warn the others — none of us wants to step on a slug. Truthfully, we try not to…

Sweet chapter books to share with your littles — The summer before my son’s second grade year, we read Charlotte’s Web. It was beautiful. I’d never actually read it before, though I knew the story. I found that E.B. White’s soft, soothing writing style was a great pleasure. Here is a favorite quote that I always re-share in March…

In response to Dancing Elephants prompt 8 of 52 — This week’s prompt from Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles encourages gratitude. What Are You Grateful For? Dancing Elephants prompt 8 of 52medium.com Vidya offers six possible prompts to choose from and I contemplated each of these. In considering which to write about, at first I wanted to be resonant or strategic: What feels the most poignant? …

The glorious chaos of youth — Moments before this photo was taken, I was clean. My hair was brushed. My barrette served some sort of purpose. But I harnessed the power of earth, smudging it across my soft skin in an instant. …

From an indecisive human — I like all of your anti-bucket lists, I really do. Some are thoughtful, others frivolous and funny; many contain elements of both. They are entertaining and judicious. A few examples — Life-Affirming Anti-Bucket List Nope, I ain’t going to do this as it might kill me.medium.com My Anti-Bucket List: 10 Things I Never Ever Want to Do A not-completely-serious look at things I refuse to dopiercemcintyre.medium.com