There’s a Bot Behind Every Bush

And Algorithms are Starting to Make my Ears Ring.

I think I may have figured out why I have lost so many reads on my articles and stories.

I just discovered yesterday, the intimate relationship between Medium and my Twitter followers and Facebook likers.

Last week, at some point, upon being urged to use hashtags on Twitter, I put #pleasedontdropthirdperiodfrench on one of my tweets.

I intended to put #amwriting, of course, but somehow I must have blown it.

Overnight I lost dozens of Twitter followers and almost immediately cut my Medium reads to a fraction of what they used to be.

Therefore, my dear Medium, I have learned my valuable lesson. From here on, I will proofread and use Grammarly on EVERYTHING I write!

Please forgive me!

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