I Wrote a Story About the Devil and Now I Have 666 Followers

Revisiting the demon from The Exorcist — I saw The Exorcist when I was in my mid-teens. Despite the by-then outdated special effects of pea soup vomit and rotating heads, it left me terrified. I was convinced the devil had me in mind as his next possession target. The demon who possessed 12-year-old Regan MacNeil was called…

Something, everything or nothing? — I’ve heard good things about CBD so I decided to give it a try. I got myself a small bottle of CBD oil (10ml / 0.34 Fl. Oz.) and have been taking it for the past month. This is my story. What is CBD Cannabidiol (CBD) is extracted from marijuana’s cousin, hemp. Unlike…

The story of “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” — Motown songwriters Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong penned “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” in 1971. In the words of Stereogum editor, Tom Breihan, “It’s a song about a piece of s**t.” “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” is a conversation. It’s sung in alternating lines by siblings and their mother. The…

Another awesome music writing prompt — This writing prompt comes from Pierce McIntyre and it was super fun to think and write about. When I die, I plan to be gifted with the ability to time travel. I’ll use that power to attend a selection of concerts that took place in the past. These are those…

Not that there’s anything wrong with them — I love reading stories published on this platform. However, if it’s clear from a story’s heading what it’s going to be about, there are certain topics I never, ever click on. Unless it’s a piece written by one of my favourite writers because I know they’ll be writing from a…

How an Italian pop song made Laura Branigan an 80s icon — In the 1970s, Italian musicians Umberto Tozzi and Giancarlo Bigazzi wrote a love song called “Gloria”. The protagonist in the song yearns for a woman by the name of Gloria. In 1979, Tozzi recorded the original version of “Gloria”. A few years later, New Yorker Laura Branigan recorded an English…

TV trope or clever commentary on women in the workplace? — There is no shortage of gritty police series, often filmed in the Nordic noir style, featuring a brilliant yet flawed protagonist. It’s a popular genre. The thing I notice about these TV shows is how often problematic parenting is used to demonstrate that a female cop protagonist is flawed. And…

The penniless tale of “What’s Love Got To Do With It” — Don’t make Tina cry: read my story about the iconic song that resurrected her career and its original version by the English ABBA, Bucks Fizz. “What’s Love Got To Do With It” Original Bucks Fizz’s original versionnicscurry.medium.com I’m not sure why this story has zero earnings as it’s a pretty good one. Go on, check it out. Tina will thank you. Well…