Member-only story
From the Editor’s Desk
I Still Remember When 50 Followers Felt Huge
How a little publication I started without really knowing what I was doing reached 700 followers.
Non-members read here
Sometimes I look at The Rabbit Note and find it hard to believe that it has reached 700 followers.
When I see that number, I don’t immediately think about 700 people. I think about the beginning. I think about how small it was, how little I knew, and how many times I wondered whether anyone would actually care about this publication.
Because there was a time when 50 followers felt huge to me.
Actually, even 10 felt huge.
The Rabbit Note didn’t begin with a proper plan. I was looking for a name, and my fiancée, Rhythm and Ink (Saumya Srivastav), helped me with it. We spent time searching for something that felt right, and somehow we landed on The Rabbit Note. She was also the person who searched Medium for me when I was looking for a place where I could write.
On August 24, 2025, I created The Rabbit Note.
I didn’t know much about running a publication. I didn’t know how to attract writers, how to manage submissions, or whether anyone would even…
