A School Principal, A Bird, and The End of a Marriage

The stories that rocked October

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Each month, I like to look back at my stories and see which ones got a lot of reads, which ones earned well. I write what I like to write, but it is interesting to see the stories that generate views, reads, and dollars.

In October, a story I wrote more than a year before was among the top earners.

Here’s the breakdown of the top five, in reverse order.

Number five is about a secret — about trying to “not disturb” anyone. About how what we keep inside can create a mess — one that not only keeps us up at night, but also can wreak havoc on those closest to us:

In Perhaps the Biggest Act of Self-Sabotage, I Said Nothing

Number four is that story from 2023 — the one with a title about a bird and a gospel song. The one about learning a secret my dad thought he was keeping: