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Beyond Lines Was My First
They accepted and published my first story.
I was wrong — I thought I’d returned to Medium in August 2025. But looking back at my earlier post, it was July 2025. Forgive this forgetful lady. Uh, maybe I really should take that strand of silver hair seriously. It’s been making me forget a lot of things. Dang, I’m (getting) old.
You wouldn’t find my old posts from 2024 because I deleted them. It was during those moments of overthinking and existential crisis. So, I’m officially 204 published stories right now. Whoa!
And guess what? The first publication that accepted my story was Beyond Lines — many thanks to the sweet Ally who welcomed me into her publication. The first one is always the sweetest and most memorable. She accepted my draft and became the first one who believe in my story.
So when she asked me to join her as an editor, of course, I said “I’m interested” and jumped aboard without a question.
She believes in us — the writers. Beyond Lines believes in all of us. This publication is the niche we’ve been looking for: a place to grow, to be seen, to be noticed (if that’s what you’re after). But for those lifetime learners who prefer to grow organically, one step at a time, Beyond Lines offers a diverse range of stories to…
