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SELF MOCKERY & HUMOUR
The First Annual ME-dium Awards
A reflection on my one year anniversary of writing
Barb settles behind her laptop, wearing the usual leggings and a tee, sporting a glass of Chardy, her fave bevy. She positions her fingers on the worn, somewhat grubby, familiar keyboard and begins tapping away…
Welcome, dear readers, followers, subscribers, clappers and commenters! Thanks for joining my inaugural ME-dium awards ceremony and reading what I hope to be an annual spiel on my accomplishments — and shortfalls — as a writer.
On April 6, 2021, I jumped ship from Vocal Media and joined Medium. I had only started writing two months before and was initially intimidated; Medium seemed like a more serious platform and decidedly more community-orientated. This key feature was something that was missing over at Vocal; feedback from readers.
Initially, I was a one-clap clapper and was too terrified to make comments on real writers' works. Did it matter what lil’ old me had to say?
Not in my wildest dreams did I ever imagine myself in my current position — a 1K following of some awesome peeps — and trust me, I have a pretty whacked-out imagination as soon as I hit the pillow. If only I could remember those dreams; they'd be the perfect writing…
