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Mutually Masturbating Medium
We’re jerking each other off for pennies…but it feels so good
My Medium Lovers
There are at least two female writers who, despite barely knowing them (except on Medium through their writing) I would marry sight unseen…if they’d have me.
I appreciate them that much.
When we mutually clap for each other, I occasionally achieve climax…or I cry…one of the two…. every time.
There is a male Medium writer (poet) who writes so beautifully, with endless creativity — he reminds me of Bob Dylan in his ability to tell a story so lyrically…his words literally dancing off the page.
Would these writers, whom I genuinely admire, appreciate me describing our admiration for each other as “mutual masturbation?”
I hope not, because they have genuinely given me immense joy and confidence.
It’s my cute way of wondering whether we’re really “professional” writers or just trying to game the Medium system.
Can we clap, respond, and engage our way to $100 a month? How about $1000 a month? How about $10,000?
