Curated Stories

My stories that Medium liked

Mark Starlin

Feb 24, 2020·4 min read

This is a new category addition to my writing index. I did it mainly for my own amusement and curiosity. But it is decent overall sampler of my stories.

Perspective

A poem

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Moments Before The Heist

Three Line Conversations

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Tough Neighborhood

Three Line Conversations

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A Different Perspective

Three Line Conversations

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Finding Life In Our Solar System

The surprising discovery

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Spaghetti Preparation

Homebound Tips

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Garden Horror

DoodleApril prompt: Garden/Plant

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I Went Back Home

I dreamed in the land of Imagination Until Science burned it down Then Politics burned down Science

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I Once Gave My Life To Baseball

A Sports Rhyme

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What Happens When You Want A Pillow Too Intensely

A Lesson Learned

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My Superpower Revealed

Are you sitting down?

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Getting The Led Out

Unique Led Zeppelin Covers That Fly

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Orange Juice, I Ordered

A breakfast mixup and the strange aftermath

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I’m A Brand!

So are you

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Times When You Don’t Want To Hear “Ask Me No Questions, I’ll Tell You No Lies.”

The truth can be painful. But cliché answers can hurt even worse. Here are some times when you really don’t want to…

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The Town Of Appropriately Named People

By Mr. Wonder

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Play Trombone

A song parody of Turn To Stone by Electric Light Orchestra

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The Safe That Fell Out Of The Sky

A Max Headline News Story Adventure

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Adventures In Micro-fiction

Overcoming my negative first impressions and enjoying a new challenge

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How Deep Is Your Pool?

A song parody of How Deep Is Your Love by The Bee Gees

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Under The Arches

Doodletober Day 23: Scenery

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Let’s Fly Away

Doodletober Day 16: Airports

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Blown Out To Sea

On The Island Of Phiddle

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Countryside

Doodletober Day 13: Country

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Under Pressure

50-Word Micro-fiction

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Life-Changing Advice That Will Change Your Life

From an old guy who learned it the hard way

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A Sticky Situation

Concerning Honey

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What Fashion Models Think About When They Are Posing

The surprising answers.

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Making Music As You Age

There is no reason to stop. And plenty of reasons to start.

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The Standoff

Sayings Of Renown by Captain Peanut Butter • 6

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Staring 60 In The Face

Life is weird and wonderful

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Always The Jester

Tribute Poetry

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Fresh Zombie Television Series Ideas

Coming Soon to Netflix (I hope)

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Historical Figures Chatting In Heaven • 2

Amelia Earhart & Orville Wright

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Historical Figures Chatting In Heaven

Lincoln & Washington

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Secret Mission

Two Old Guys On A Park Bench • 12

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Ladders Make Terrible Shoes

And snowshoes.

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The Lost Art Of Leaning

Little-known history.

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I Hope You Had A Mom

I hope you had a Mom who on particularly pleasant days took you out of school and drove you to the lake to go swimming…

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Why I Got A Cat

Bunny Blog • 7

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Tool Talk

30 Days Of Doodling | Day Fourteen: Tools

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Rubbing Shoulders With A Legend

Les Paul

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Being Still

On The Island Of Phiddle

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Homes Of The Über Rich

Thoughts On The American Dream

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Across The Pond

Romance in the city.

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Car Rental Companies

Two Old Guys On A Park Bench • 8

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Cave Of Treasures

A Pirate Tale In Two Parts • Part 1

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Inspired By Music

Creative Humans February 2019 Prompt

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The Smart Alec Dictionary

Not what Webster would do.

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See America

The Dream

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Vicky’s Last Spokeswoman Gig

Every year in May the Victoria Bicycle and Moped Company holds its annual Moped and Fashion shows in cities across the…

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Do You Remember That Winter?

The snow fell silent and heavy. As I watched out my window, the midnight moon cast its reflective glow on the cascade…

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You Said

Lit Up — November’s Prompt: 55er

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Perfect Imperfection In Music

Allowing the magic to happen.

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Unexpected Test Results

Career Placement Quiz

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Writing Accents, Slang, Cultural Dialects, and Period Languages

How do you approach it?

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Wonder

Once there was darkness all-around me except for a single ray of light

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Just Like Me

Someone to talk to.

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We Are All Creative

There is a common misconception that only artists, musicians, designers, and the like are creative. It is simply not…

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Four Old Guys Go Bowling

Loser buys lunch.

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Finding My Creativity In Music

September Prompt: Creating As A Child

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