10 remarkable reasons why cats are odd — Even the most dedicated feline lovers agree that cats are weird: Cats freak out over cucumbers, slumber all day and walk all over you while you sleep. Below I’ve provided answers the most common questions about why cats are so darn weird, hopefully demystifying your four-legged furry friends for you. …

Not “going” regularly will impact your health — I still have a vivid memory of the time — several years ago — when I hopped in my car and drove to Jonesborough, Tenn., a seven-hour drive south, for the National Storytelling Festival, a bonanza of on-stage personal narratives. Because I was so excited about the event — the…

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#14 will shock you — According to Travel + Leisure, a travel media brand that aims to “inform and inspire passionate travelers,” Sedona is Arizona’s ‘It’ destination — a once sleepy town that now generates $1 billion in tourism revenue annually. The article blames Instagram mavens like myself for the town’s transformation from a sparsely…

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Huge government databases, errors mean you could be nabbed when your doppelgänger runs amok — I started my career as a journalist who covered privacy issues tied to health care policy — rules that prevent doctors from handing out your personal information like candy to kids — but I also reported on FBI wiretapping. That was before 9/11. But even then, I was impressed about…

Most people forget item #8 — You’ve written your next article, and are ready to submit it — but wait, have you considered which publication is best for your piece? As it turns out, a better strategy is to weigh the best places to submit your article before you’ve written it. That way you can tailor…

The editor won’t stop sending me emails via Substack — A few weeks back, Coffee Times, a fairly new— but growing — Medium publication was removed from the platform. At its height, it had at least 1,000 followers, but probably more. (I’m not exactly sure how many. I really wasn’t counting). You can read what happened to Coffee Times here…

Tip 49 will shock you — I started writing on Medium on November 19, 2018, but only started writing regularly in March 2020, when the pandemic hit. Since then, I’ve written 372 articles for the platform on my way to earning more than 1,000 followers. Here are 50 bite-sized (one sentence each) tips that I’ve learned…