PinnedMelissa BalickAbout Melissa BalickA table of contents, neatly organized.·6 min read·Aug 8, 2021--9--9
Melissa BalickinSYNERGYI’ve Lost My Zest for Medium After the Latest App UpdateI feel oddly betrayed·3 min read·Apr 1, 2022--25--25
Melissa BalickinILLUMINATIONWhy Do You Lie About Having Learned to Read When You Were 3 Years Old?Over 75% of people claim they read before first grade, but according to teachers, that’s exceedingly rare.·8 min read·Mar 15, 2022--29--29
Melissa BalickinBlow Your StackThink You Hate Vegans? No One Hates Vegans More Than Other Vegans DoVegans mostly get their B12 from fighting amongst themselves·6 min read·Mar 12, 2022--14--14
Melissa BalickHow the Hell Do You Pronounce “Car Gurus”?The commercials have me so confused·2 min read·Mar 7, 2022--3--3
Melissa BalickinWriters’ BlokkeWas Getting Paid Thousands of Dollars to Be in a Medical Study Worth It?It was a big hunk of cash, but I was a pin cushion·5 min read·Mar 7, 2022--4--4
Melissa BalickinFanfareHow Much Longer Will We Joke About Dolly Parton’s Breasts?There’s got to be a shelf life on these things·3 min read·Mar 6, 2022--17--17
Melissa BalickinILLUMINATIONInsecure in Your Masculinity? Don’t Worry, There’s Special Water For ThatFinally, water and soap even men can use!·3 min read·Mar 6, 2022--10--10
Melissa BalickinFeediumYou’ll Fail on Medium Unless It Feels Like Easy MoneyThis is the right attitude to be successful here·5 min read·Feb 21, 2022--14--14
Melissa BalickinSYNERGYWhy Do Your Favorite Articles Fail to Catch on with Readers?We’ve all got our stories we love, but that get major views. What gives?·7 min read·Feb 17, 2022--9--9