Sleeping in Cars and Reading Ghostly Magazines

A month of mixed memories

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Last month was pretty interesting in the grand scheme of my Medium journey.

I dug deeper into the memory bank to unearth stories that brought both pain and smiles.

Here’s a rundown of my top 5 stories (in terms of earnings and reads) from September:

At number 2, a story about a time when I ended up sleeping in my car — about how a convergence of circumstances, including my persistent alcohol use, meant my car was the only place I could sleep — and, don’t worry, there’s a hopeful ending:

When I Bought My Car, I Didn’t Know I’d be Sleeping in It

Number 3 is about a time of profound sadness in my life — and of pain I was trying to hide from my family. This one is more sadness than hope, but based on the feedback, it is a feeling a lot of people have experienced: