As a kid growing up in the Pacific Northwest, the Midwest might as well have been on another planet. The heartland was somewhere abstract. A great corn sea that people only saw on their way to/from somewhere else. A place where you could drive for hours without being bothered with…

Our next meeting is this Sunday. Don’t miss it! — Hi everyone — A little light housekeeping to get out of the way before we get to the good stuff: As they work to improve the platform, Medium is again rolling out some large changes. I encourage you to take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with them. You can…

Medium Day Live: How I Left Hollywood And Found My Writing Voice In life, sometimes you know which way to go. Other times, the universe gives you a few well-placed nudges. Sarah Paris is a Colorado-based writer. Along the way, she made it to Hollywood, had a couple of screenplays…

Medium Day Live: The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer Part of Medium Day’s value is the sheer variety of topics. Of course, there are the usual ones revolving around the world of reading, writing, and publishing. But there’s more to Medium than that, & I hoped there would be…

Live from Medium Day: How To Start A Successful Publication On Medium Ariel Meadow Stallings from Medium was joined by Thomas Smith from The Generator, Deb Harman from the Parasol Pubs empire, and Robert Britt from Wise & Well. Running a publication is simple but not easy. Each spoke on…

Hi everyone — A lot is happening in the Medium-verse these days, and today’s newsletter will try to get you up to speed on everything. Whether you are a writer, a reader, or both, there’s something in it for you. Let’s get right into it! Medium Day is tomorrow (8/12) Tomorrow is Medium Day. It…

Is there a place for a 30-minute song in 2023? Mike Wilkie thinks there is. So he made one. — Good Morning! Today we’re listening to “The Genius” by The Pikey Project We like things fast in 2023. We used to have something called “appointment viewing,” where we’d sit down at a specific time to watch a specific show. You couldn’t skip ahead, even if you wanted to. Then came Tivo and…

We take a quick look at the band’s sophomore release. — Today we’re taking a quick look at “More Songs About Buildings And Food” by Talking Heads. My timeline with Talking Heads records is like a Tarantino movie; I came in at (more or less) the midway mark, then ate up everything after that before eventually returning to the beginning. I…

Our next meeting is this Sunday. Don’t miss it! — Hi everyone — A quick bit of the usual light housekeeping before we get started: As they work to improve the platform, Medium is again rolling out some large changes. I encourage you to take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with them. You can do so here. Some of…