I am part of the Medium Partner Program but that does not mean I write for the money. In fact, because of the nature of my niche, I offer some of my most popular pieces for free.

I am sure you’ve read the many articles from writers boasting Medium makes…

Tom Michaels stood on the rear deck of the final car in the train. It was a black tank car. This and the others all similar will be dropped on the siding next to an industrial customer. It is a simple routine task made easier by the location. The blue…

I rarely respond to any social posting and I think this is the first time responding with an article to an article by another medium writer, Andrew Beyer. However, the issues he raises are so on point, I decided to address them.

As he writes, he is an atheist and…

Readers to this most likely are not spreading conspiracy theories but others are, this is one take on how to address such theories.

One of the most counterproductive tools against vaccine hesitancy is name-calling. If someone does not want to take the vaccine because of misinformation, calling them a nutcase…

One of Pope Francis’ most famous sayings is to “make a mess.” Often used to denigrate his legacy, the term actually was a call to young people to shake things up to more powerfully spread the Gospel. …

“St Mark’s Church is that an evangelical church now?” a sincere Catholic parishioner asked me as a meeting was about to begin. A new sign five blocks away, said “St. Mark, the Evangelist Church.” St. Mark wrote the first of the four gospels the other three are of course by…

Allston, MA — It is one o’clock in the afternoon and I am in a foyer of an apartment building trying to figure out the right button to press to tell my appointment I arrived. His name is Alfred Mira and he is a parishioner now and he was a…

Medium is a major source of income for many writers. To them, I say more power to you. I have a day job, I also have a day job that I cannot leave. So, I write when I can. I am also a content creator in other venues. I write…