Hey brother from another mother. I only get to read 3 Medium articles a month now because I was paying more than I was making here. I chose yours as my first one for this month of hell in Ukraine. You and I are seemingly in the same boat in many ways. However, I am older so the smartphone does not have as much an allure for me. Ironically, in the midst of this war, I am reading "Dead Souls" by Gogol and taking my time about it. Slavic literature seems to make me do that. Although I don't know how long it will be before I can read any Russian writers (Gogol was Ukrainian even though Imperial Russia claimed his as their own). Yes, I also write as a sort of therapy and to maintain my sanity. If others don't read it or like, well fuck'ed who needs the world's approval anyway? In its current state, who would want it. Oh, and I like clean but that is from my days as a US Marine. Peace out. This was a very good piece of yours, just sayin...