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The Pub

@the-pub

articles: 183
total claps: 62,338
top claps: 3,390
avg read: 3.1 min
paywalled: 141
active: 2023-02-07 → 2026-08-01

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💑 · Relationships · 42 LIT · Literature & Writing · 37 😂 · Humor & Satire · 35 ✍️ · Writing & Creative · 33 PSY · Psychology · 18 CUL · Culture & Media · 18 🔒 · Cybersecurity · 11 PSY · Mental Health & Psychiatry · 10

Top tags

#humor ·23 #satire ·20 #writing ·16 #deluded-custodians ·14 #smillew-is-magic ·14 #relationships ·13 #smillew-is-love ·11 #life ·10 #psychology ·10 #culture ·10

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DE Debdutta Pal · The Pub

I’ve Become an Insta Poet

A month in shots

Jun 03, 2026 · 2 min read · 3,390 claps paywalled #writing #creativity #social-media

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MI Michelle Teheux · The Pub

Objects in My House I Will Definitely Take to the Antiques Roadshow

I am sitting on many museum-quality artifacts

Oct 24, 2023 · 6 min read · 2,446 claps paywalled #antiques-roadshow #antiques-and-collectibles #clutter

Objects in My House I Will Definitely Take to the Antiques Roadshow

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SM Smillew Rahcuef · The Pub

My Grandma Just Joined Medium!!!

I’m so proud of her.

Feb 07, 2023 · 2 min read · 2,058 claps paywalled #grandma-power #smillew-is-love #social-media

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OS Oscar Rhea · The Pub

Enjoy Every Sandwich

The Friendship of David Letterman and Warren Zevon

Nov 03, 2025 · 3 min read · 1,550 claps paywalled #television #warren-zevon #david-letterman

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PA Patrick Eades · The Pub

I Fell in a Hole, and Couldn’t Get Out

Send help. And possibly some lube.

Aug 19, 2025 · 2 min read · 1,445 claps paywalled #humor #satire #broetry

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PH Philip Ogley · The Pub

Remembering Smillew Rahcuef

It’s hard, I know

Jul 08, 2026 · 3 min read · 1,438 claps paywalled #satire #writing #publishing

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DE Debdutta Pal · The Pub

How to Unfuck Your Writing

And reach the cliff edge of publishing in 10 steps

Jun 16, 2026 · 4 min read · 1,344 claps paywalled #humor #writing #creativity

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MA Manisha❁ · The Pub

First time I Feared Emotionally Mature People

Their empathy was sinister.

May 11, 2026 · 2 min read · 1,305 claps paywalled #satire #fiction #humor

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PW PW Murphy · The Pub

A Millennial’s Guide to Smillew Rahcuef

Banter or something very, very sinister and dark?

May 08, 2026 · 3 min read · 1,250 claps paywalled #no-one-will-read-this #slop #everyone-hates-me

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PH Philip S. Naudus · The Pub

My Exact Strategy for Turning 1,000,000 Words Into $0.12

A million words. Fifteen years. Double-digit earnings.

Jun 17, 2026 · 2 min read · 1,194 claps #laughing-koalas #satire #humor

My Exact Strategy for Turning 1,000,000 Words Into $0.12

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AN Ann James · The Pub

June ‘Deluded Custodians’ Challenge

“I would love to be a Billionaire. Even for a day.” ~ Philip Ogley

Jun 01, 2025 · 2 min read · 1,139 claps paywalled #smillew-is-rich #billionaires #deluded-custodians

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AN Ann James · The Pub

I’ll Take Things that Stink for $100

“Jeopardy” Hits the Road

Aug 19, 2025 · 2 min read · 1,122 claps paywalled #smillewplays #jeopardy #satire

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AN Ann James · The Pub

Puff the Magic Dragon Lost Both of his Front Legs, his Wings and his Tail are Okie Dokie, but his…

as told by Lucy

Mar 25, 2026 · 2 min read · 1,120 claps paywalled #dogs #stuffed-toy #tug-of-war

Puff the Magic Dragon Lost Both of his Front Legs, his Wings and his Tail are Okie Dokie, but his…

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AN Ann James · The Pub

‘Deluded Custodians’ February Challenge

Celebrating Tangents

Feb 01, 2026 · 1 min read · 1,052 claps paywalled #deluded-custodians #smillew-is-magic #tangent

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OS Oscar Rhea · The Pub

No Tambourines in the Building

The Beatles on Saturday Night Live

Jan 19, 2026 · 5 min read · 1,045 claps paywalled #beatles #fiction #short-story

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ST Stepanus BP · The Pub

If Only I Had Known from the Start

No longer deceived by the destructive beauty of dandelions

May 18, 2026 · 4 min read · 953 claps paywalled #life-lessons #dandelion #diaspora

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SU Sue Banerji · The Pub

When I Least Expect

A burning memory that stays a while

May 08, 2026 · 1 min read · 951 claps paywalled #poetry-on-medium #poetry #mosquito

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SM Smillew Rahcuef · The Pub

The Pub Has 12,031 Followers! Can You Believe It?

I can’t

Mar 28, 2026 · 3 min read · 915 claps paywalled #smillew-is-love #smillew-is-magic #smillew-is-smelly

The Pub Has 12,031 Followers! Can You Believe It?

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AN Ann James · The Pub

My Sincere Apologies to Anyone Reading My Posts ~SummerEve Golighty

My doppelgänger sisters, Carrie Ann and Katie, have published a plethora of posts on an on-line writing platform over the last few years…

May 28, 2026 · 2 min read · 826 claps paywalled #alternate-history #quirky #unreliable-narrator

My Sincere Apologies to Anyone Reading My Posts ~SummerEve Golighty

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BA barry robinson · The Pub

Could This Happen to me?

or any English person travelling in America?

Oct 24, 2025 · 2 min read · 816 claps paywalled #english-language #english-nationality #britishpassport

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PA Patricia Jeanne · The Pub

1969, Here We Go Again

Reflections on racism, the Vietnam War era, and social revolutions

Aug 21, 2025 · 7 min read · 801 claps paywalled #deluded-custodians #1969 #vietnam-war

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ST Stepanus BP · The Pub

My Two Philip Neighbors Go On Strike

Then what should I do?

Jul 05, 2026 · 5 min read · 800 claps paywalled #medium #community #platform

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BA barry robinson · The Pub

Free Domestic Green Energy

Is it possible?

Apr 10, 2026 · 3 min read · 757 claps paywalled #green-energy #generating-free-energy #net-zero-emission

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ST Stepanus BP · The Pub

Cutting the Flowers, Growing the Bulbs

Essentially, a mini garden update.

Jul 15, 2026 · 3 min read · 747 claps paywalled #gardening #aging #family

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AN Ann James · The Pub

Announcing the Winners of the March ‘Deluded Custodians’ Challenge

Swiss cheese, Brie, squeaky cheese from Idaho

Apr 04, 2025 · 1 min read · 745 claps paywalled #smillewlovescheese #deluded-custodians #writing-contest-winners