MENTAL FLOSS

I Bought a Car and I’m Taking it Back

Such is the way my brain works these days

Sherry McGuinn
5 min readFeb 12, 2023

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Me. Sucked dry. Source: Wikipedia Commons

What in the hell is wrong with me? As I inch reluctantly, toward a “landmark” birthday, I believe I’m losing what marbles I have left.

Maybe it has to do with all the weird shit being shot down from the skies or the reality that I will never find a job and that the only way I’m going to make some money is by pulling something out of my ass and running with it. Something that, hopefully, resonates with a wider audience than what I’ve garnered here because Medium ain’t paying squat, folks and I know many of you are in the same leaky boat.

Forget about what the folks with the goofy made-up names tell you. If you’ve been here for years, as I have and your earnings are steadily tanking, don’t expect to do any better. You won’t. So just look at this platform as an opportunity to keep your creative juices flowing. Continue to block the assholes and the turd-mongers and do your thing.

Many of you already know that my Fiat was deemed a “total loss” by our insurance provider after an accident and I’ve been in the market for a new, used car.

Well, I bought one. And I don’t know what the fuck I was thinking. Let me try to explain. The vehicle is a 2020 Ford EcoSport Titanium…

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Sherry McGuinn

Long-time writer and big-time dreamer. Screenwriter. Cat mama. Red lip aficionado. sherrymcguinn@gmail.com