Sometime Justice Comes in Unexpected Packages — Julie was my friend, but she was also a coward. We had both experienced similar threats, beatings and attacks. But her way was to cower and cry and keep tolerating. Mine was to get out when I could and never return. But wait, I’m ahead of myself. …

The Good Teacher — In the morning hush before they descended, Judy practiced being kind. It didn’t come naturally. She focused on breathing and meditation and the positives the day would bring. …

Who Will Triumph on Quality, Cost and Flexibility? — Dazzling and engaging images attract attention — and if there’s one thing writers and content creators thrive on, it’s an audience. There’s a huge buzz around AI image generators. For some of us they’re the perfect solution to the problem of copyrighted images — but they’re also great fun, a…

I’ve been focusing on pretty much everything but Medium lately. And it feels great. Come and find Steffany Ritchie and Lisa S. Gerard on Newsbreak: Steffany Ritchie | NewsBreak Steffany Ritchie is an ex-pat based in Florida and the UK, writing about local news, travel, and wider interests.original.newsbreak.com Lisa S. Gerard | NewsBreak Personal essay storyteller on parenting, mental health, relationships, and humor. Writer for Medium, Quora, Kindle…original.newsbreak.com

Staying Home with Children is an Aspirational Middle Class Conceit — It seems clear to me that the reason so many Medium writers view life through Luxury Belief Goggles, is that almost none of them were raised working class. Sometimes even those who think they were, indeed, working class mention experiences that show a happily oblivious view of life. That’s not…

Said No Permaffended SJW Ever — If you’d like to hear the author reading this in her own voice, go to my Substack. Stop Appropriating Scottish Culture All images in article created by author in Midjourney Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade…celticchameleon.substack.com Freedom! It must be admitted that in historical terms, the movie Braveheart was a washout. Don’t ask me - ask our resident author and historian Paul Combs.

You’re not Scottish — and you’re not Irish either — Ironically, nothing makes you sound more decidedly American than appropriating another country’s nationality. How it all began — Or, Oh, I’m Scawdish! On my first day in Sunny So Cal, back in the 90s, a friendly lady with a nasal Californian accent showed us around our apartment complex in Newport Beach. Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, full of youthful vim and…

On International Women’s Day a sincere Thank You to my mum, and gran, and great gran, and… — “To the world you are a Mother, but to your children you are the World.” — unknown When I think of women, their hard work and their triumphs, I think of one thing above all—Motherhood. If you don’t, that’s fine and also valid. I neither said nor implied that women are less womanly for not having babies, nor have I ever hinted at you being any less…

Never Apologise — It Only Encourages Them — In this Brave New World of Weaponised Offence, self-proclaimed victims compete fiercely for first place in the Fauxpression Games. Narcissistic and BPD traits seem to be on the rise. Coercive crybullying is now mainstream. Fat blokes dress up as a leg of lamb and wear inflated bin bags to gala…