Medium 2023

Medium Posts in 2023

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Let’s chat about my oddball thoughts on family, relationships and activism — with a dose of comedy, too.

5. I accidentally asked a woman on a date … but I’m not into girls — or dating my relatives
4. Is it OK for your mom to be your wingwoman? ~ Erykah Badu’s thirst trap post with her daughter: Yay or nay?
3. GPT-3, digital journals: I don’t trust them ~ In my never-ending fight against e-books versus paperbacks, I still want to hold paper
2. Be grateful for the company that fired you ~ The nightmare for-profit company that reduced clothing waste and wasted my time
1. Fighting over a man? Hard pass ~ The Cardi B logic I agreed with in my 20s but not beyond

Laughing burns calories. Let's focus on our funny bones.

2. Humor is beer goggles for women ~ Why “You People” makes some men so angry
1. Stop bringing Tupperware to restaurants ~ Catered events are not meant to be your dinner at home

This Medium column has been moved to Substack as of mid-November 2022. Click here to read 2023 posts.

Medium Publications (with Shamontiel's posts)

Age of Awareness (Contemplative letters commemorating special occasions)
Black Voices in Marketing (Series on diversity tips, book marketing and minority advertising)
Live Your Life on Purpose (Feel-good stories on health and fitness, life and learning, personal finance, success)
Medium @Shamontiel
The Startup (Entrepreneurial advice, creativity tales, freelancing, startups, investing, innovation, web development)
Tickled (Laughing burns calories. Let's focus on our funny bones.)
We Need to Talk (Heart-to-heart conversations that challenge unpopular views on family, relationships and activism.)
Zora (Unapologetic. Ours. A Medium publication for women of color.)