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The Christmas Gifts that Medium Gave Me
I sincerely hope I can give back as much or more.
Friends. You know who you are, I tag you regularly, read your stuff, cry when you offer kindness, and love you. Nuff said.
Feedback. 98.5% offered with generosity, in private, with respect, and with the understanding that first, I’ll read it, second, take it seriously, third often will do what’s recommended, and fourth, I appreciate the hell out of it. The rest, folks, please leave your corrections about facts or grammar through private messages. It’s polite, it honors my efforts, and I will return the courtesy.
Fabulous articles from people all over the spectrum, whose various quotes pepper my pieces and allow me to link back to really good shit, which shares the pie, and whose thoughtful, intelligent, and gut-bustingly funny stuff (here’s to you Jessica Wildfire and Kris Gage) makes me spew my coffee.
I had to buy a new computer because of this but I digress. (It was worth it.)
Feedback Part II, from people who harbor hate in their hearts, if for no other reason than to allow me to choose to respond with as much grace as possible, watch what rises in me and learn from that, or choose to block someone swiftly enough so that the sewage doesn’t flow any further. I wish you god speed, and a way…