List: Highly Recommended | Curated by Maggie McCombs

Feb 7, 2025

26 stories

Highly Recommended Some of the best reading I’ve found on Medium
Ani Eldritch
Rooted in MediumWhy I’m staying put as others drift away
Jan 21
9
Jan 21
9
In
Alethiology
by
Catrina Prager
DaylightLoverHe thinks of her. Still.
Feb 2
1
Feb 2
1
In
The Interstitial
by
Chelsea Nelthropp
PressureI feel the pressure building.
Sep 17, 2024
20
Sep 17, 2024
20
In
The Generator
by
Linda Caroll
I Don’t Know How To Make You Care What ChatGPT Is Quietly DoingOver half of the internet is now AI generated text
Jan 1
639
Jan 1
639
In
Long. Sweet. Valuable.
by
Sergio Esquivias
How Has Writing by Hand Saved My Craft?The reasons you should migrate your writing to a simple notebook
Dec 9, 2024
72
Dec 9, 2024
72
Devon Price
Do Not Trust Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)They’re no replacement for a union. In fact, they’re often created to distract from collective bargaining efforts.
Mar 1, 2023
16
Mar 1, 2023
16
In
The Political Prism
by
Jeffrey Harvey
America is Dying the Death it DeservesR.I.P. United States, July 4, 1776 — July 1, 2024
Jul 4, 2024
273
Jul 4, 2024
273
In
The Lark
by
moin udb
Life in Four Shards poem
Sep 2, 2024
11
Sep 2, 2024
11
Anna Holmes
Means Tested: The Reality of Disability and the Myth of BootstrapsEvery time I talk about disability benefits in the United States, someone hurries out of the woodwork to insist that it’s actually good to…
Aug 30, 2024
24
Aug 30, 2024
24
In
Human Parts
by
Devon Price
Laziness Does Not ExistPsychological research is clear: when people procrastinate, there's usually a good reason
Mar 23, 2018
2116
Mar 23, 2018
2116
In
trampset
by
trampset
Coatlby Barlow Adams
Aug 23, 2024
2
Aug 23, 2024
2
In
The Interstitial
by
Linda Caroll
Me And SylviaHow many women can you fit in a bell jar?
Aug 22, 2024
54
Aug 22, 2024
54
In
The Interstitial
by
Roxy Wright
the devil’s darlinga poem
Jan 12, 2024
27
Jan 12, 2024
27
In
The Interstitial
by
Maria Nazos
At the GymA woman sits on a rowing machine. Her damp 
dark hair swept back from her face, her eyes, 
black diamonds glittering beneath
Aug 19, 2024
36
Aug 19, 2024
36
In
Prism & Pen
by
LibrariAnna
It’s Time To Tell My Homophobic Parents That I’m BisexualI realize this will change everything — but that’s precisely the point
Aug 18, 2024
56
Aug 18, 2024
56
Alex Gentry
Why Every Language is Worth LearningWhy multilingualism is important, both on a practical basis and for international cooperation
Feb 6, 2017
1
Feb 6, 2017
1
In
The Interstitial
by
Beatrice Rose
A Velvet AntlerChase by Konstantin Korobov.
Feb 15, 2024
18
Feb 15, 2024
18
In
Scuzzbucket
by
J.D. Harms
Lost and FoundDawn is a key
Jul 29, 2024
36
Jul 29, 2024
36
In
Ellemeno
by
Margaret Dean
The View From HereA fringe-dweller’s story about making a contribution to society
Feb 20, 2024
256
Feb 20, 2024
256
In
Write Under the Moon
by
Nancy Santos
BanishedInspired by The Twilight Zone
Jul 16, 2024
87
Jul 16, 2024
87

Highly Recommended

Some of the best reading I’ve found on Medium

Rooted in Medium

Why I’m staying put as others drift away

DaylightLover

He thinks of her. Still.

Pressure

I feel the pressure building.

I Don’t Know How To Make You Care What ChatGPT Is Quietly Doing

Over half of the internet is now AI generated text

How Has Writing by Hand Saved My Craft?

The reasons you should migrate your writing to a simple notebook

Do Not Trust Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)

They’re no replacement for a union. In fact, they’re often created to distract from collective bargaining efforts.

America is Dying the Death it Deserves

R.I.P. United States, July 4, 1776 — July 1, 2024

Life in Four Shards

poem

Means Tested: The Reality of Disability and the Myth of Bootstraps

Every time I talk about disability benefits in the United States, someone hurries out of the woodwork to insist that it’s actually good to…

Laziness Does Not Exist

Psychological research is clear: when people procrastinate, there's usually a good reason

Coatl

by Barlow Adams

Me And Sylvia

How many women can you fit in a bell jar?

the devil’s darling

a poem

At the Gym

A woman sits on a rowing machine. Her damp dark hair swept back from her face, her eyes, black diamonds glittering beneath

It’s Time To Tell My Homophobic Parents That I’m Bisexual

I realize this will change everything — but that’s precisely the point

Why Every Language is Worth Learning

Why multilingualism is important, both on a practical basis and for international cooperation

A Velvet Antler

Chase by Konstantin Korobov.

Lost and Found

Dawn is a key

The View From Here

A fringe-dweller’s story about making a contribution to society

Banished

Inspired by The Twilight Zone

Maggie McCombs