And make 3K a month just from writing a few hours a day. — If you’re having trouble establishing a writing habit, it may be because you don’t think of yourself as a writer. Call yourself a writer first. This may sound silly. You may be thinking, “well, I only make a few dollars from writing,” or even a few cents. …

Will we be a democracy or an autocracy? — Today is election day. You may have heard that Democracy is on the line. It is. It might seem like your vote doesn’t matter, but collectivity, it does. We can’t bend the arc toward justice without democracy. A woman’s right over her body is *still* on the line more than…

Earn money in the creator economy with habits — Writing well is hard. Not “writing is hard.” But, writing well. Anyone can write poorly. And many do. Just click around. There’s a plethora of poor writing on display. Please don’t be one of those bloggers. There are natural talents, sure. But the majority of us have to work on…

“Just one more game.” — Who knew a bright little whiffle ball with many holes and a paddle could have such an impact? Enter the favorite national pastime, Pickleball. Pickleball makes people happy. It has me. Truth be told, I’ve been more than a bit grumpy lately. I work for myself, so I work a…

This is not a drill. — “To live outside the law, you must be honest.” — Bob Dylan Ladies, you are used to having reproductive rights. You took them for granted. And now, you have to wise up. You’re no longer privileged like your male counterparts in America. Your rights do not matter. According to the…

Writers, you still don’t get it. — I haven’t spent much time reading Medium in the last few months because my time and attention have been diverted toward other online sources of revenue. I’ll be writing about that soon. Whatever I give my attention to grows — this law is the same for every one. Background: I’ve…

The Constitution isn’t a failure. Alito’s lack of imagination is. — July was a long month. Even though many of us knew the extreme right majority on the Supreme Court was giddy to overturn Roe — and why they took on the case Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization — living with the reality of it is a much different feeling. …

The court’s power lies in its legitimacy, which is now gone. — In 2016 Mitch McConnell said, “I’m not going to hold a vote for President Obama’s nominee, Merrick Garland, to the Supreme Court,” see such and such precedents. McConnell cited a bunch of precedents from the 19th century that went something like, “here’s the last time an opposing party considered a…

Because Republicans can’t win in a democracy and they know it. — Sometimes you have to stand up to illegitimate authority, and unjust laws must be challenged. There isn’t a more unjust law than the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Stripping women of bodily autonomy and the right to chart their own destinies is unjust, relegating women to subservient beings. When someone…