My 10 most-read stories

Celebrating 7 years on Medium

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It will soon be 7 years since I started writing on Medium. I was in before there was a subscription and initially Medium promoted my stories which explains the higher ratings up until 2018. I still write but don’t pay a subscription, meaning my stories are free to read but not promoted. I appreciate the small number of readers who constantly encourage me. I decided to compile the 10 most-read stories. The criteria being that they had to have been read by 500 or more people. So here they are below. Best for now and always including 2024. g

1. Someone says, “I don’t want to live anymore” how do you respond?

48K views 37K reads

2. “You returned a dirty car!” Car Rental with Sixt in Catalunya

9.1K views 3.2K reads

3. This photo is a quick test on whether you are a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)

1.6K views 1.1K reads

4. If you could sit on this bench and chat for an hour with anyone from the past or present who would…

2k views 942 reads

5. “With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world.”

1.7k views 746 reads

6. Does walking on the graves offend the dead or the religious?

974 views 705 reads

7. “Nothing in life is to be feared it is only to be understood.” Marie Curie

1K views 603 reads

8. Why are we more afraid of our light than our darkness?

940 views 575 reads

9. Can hate ever be a good thing?

1.6k views 550 reads

10. We could all benefit from the 12 steps

4.5k views 524 reads

For those interested 3 years ago I did the 21 most-read stories (see below)

My 21 most-read stories