On the 12th Day of Christmas, Medium Gave to Me
My Top Stories of 2018

This story was inspired by Kay Bolden and Ernio Hernandez. Kay provided the prompt and Ernio was super creative with his own approach.
I took some liberties with everything from my story’s title to some of the numbers. But I think you’ll forgive me.
Obviously this is (loosely) based on the tune of “The Twelve Days of Christmas.”
Some of my favorites, most popular, and top stories of the year!
Twelve days in Europe
Eleven swipers swiping
Ten random things
Nine types of women
Eight tips for writing
Seven studs a-singing
Six bands a-playing
Five categories
Four dating guides
Three weird dates
Two baby mamas
And a guy who tried to use me!
My sincerest thanks to the editors of P.S. I Love You, The Ascent,and The Writing and my followers for making this year a surprising and fulfilling one!
And, of course, to my Medium peeps. Your ongoing encouragement and support means so much to me!
I know not everyone celebrates Christmas, so my format might not work in all cases. But it would be fun to see what my pals might come up with for their year-end wrap-ups: Shannon Ashley, Jeff Barton, Iva Ursano, Niki Marinis, Jon Scott, Jonathan Greene, and Heath ዟ.
Thank you for reading this story
I know you are busy and have lots of ways you could be spending your time. You using your time to read my work means the world to me — my sincerest thanks!