<![CDATA[Stories by Edie Meade on Medium]]> https://medium.com/@ediemeade?source=rss-944c92784001------2 https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/150/150/2*jWKpgxvWZ98RYvaB8MGTfw.jpeg Stories by Edie Meade on Medium https://medium.com/@ediemeade?source=rss-944c92784001------2 Medium Sat, 14 Nov 2026 05:11:03 GMT <![CDATA[The Only Constant]]>

A question echoing into this canyon, from me to you. Can you hear?

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Personal essays tear us up for a few pennies at a time. Is it worth it?

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Laying out standards of reading and writing into a new set of artistic principles.

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A year of explosive creativity ends a long fallow period in my life, but what does it signify?

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Blather, wince, delete: The directions printed on my back.

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Learning how to breathe more life into poems.

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A case for why writers should not cut every “very” from their work.

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The most important piece of writing advice I’ve received came from a reader who wanted to see me succeed.

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An elderly neighbor’s loneliness broke our social distancing efforts.

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For me, “I wouldn’t have it any other way” is the new “I’m happy.”

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