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What A Boost!

Just when I thought it would not happen to me again.

2 min readAug 14, 2024

Woman, boosted. Psychedlic bloom rushes from her head. She’s wearing shades because her future looks bright! — **She’s wearing shades because this boost is bright**. The author created this AI image with Midjourney. S. I. James owns copyright and provenance, per Midjourney ToS.

I just found out that one of my stories has been boosted by Medium. It’s been quite a while since my last boost and less than a month since I lamented that fact. Then…

The author captured this screenshot of her mail message from Medium.

This one also feels extra special because it is based on a personal experience.

“I hope that women dealing with fibroids and facing the difficult decision of a hysterectomy will find comfort and feel less alone when they read my story.”

I’m grateful to the mysterious, magical humans who nominated my recent and previous stories. Thank you for shining a light on my work — this joyful surprise has made my day!

My stories flow out… I do not write with the goal of the limelight, but I appreciate the additional eyes and thoughts on my work when they are boosted.

Will you read/re-read these boosted stories and comment? 💌