A Multi-Hit Wonder
A Multi-Hit Wonder
With a great sense of relief, I declared, “I’m no longer a one-hit wonder!
I’m a multiple-hit wonder!”
I heard you laugh.
Good.
Well you see that last year, my story in the Times of Israel (TOI), “The Last Jew in Vinnitsa” garnered 6,340 shares.
Note to readers: To make your life easier, I have provided you hyperlinks to all of my stories found in this blog.https://mortlaitner.com/the-last-jew-invinnitsa/embed/…
That story remained my magnum opus.
You read that right—6,340 shares.
Not laughing now.
Good.
So you’re thinking, “That’s a hell-of-a-lot of shares, when you consider how hard it is to get any reader to share anything.”
So I feared permanent one-hit wonder status.
But with shares came a loyal fan base, honors and recognition.
“The Last Jew in Vinnitsa” and “Breasts” made:
TOI‘s top five blog list (Popular Blogs).
TOI placed my name on their 20 POPULAR BLOGGERS LIST forty-one (41) times during the past year and a half.
“The Last Jew in Vinnitsa” and “Sitting Shiva” were given TOI‘s FEATURED POST status.
TOI twice added “The Last Jew in Vinnitsa” to their “Weekly Highlights” post.
“The Last Jew in Vinnitsa” was published in a project of Shorashim of the Old City, the Biblical Shop which gathers articles of spiritual or national interest from throughout the web.”
Wikipedia also gave us some cred:
Wikipedia Russia footnoted “The Last Jew in Vinnitsa.”
Wikipedia America footnoted Mortlaitner.com in the film “Days of Marigolds.”
All of my TOI posts are also published on Qoshe.com and the muckrack.com websites. These are two websites for journalists.
And my fans asked this multiple-hit wonder, “Mort, please give us a breakdown of your more successful stores. Tell us how many shares those stories received, so we can focus our attention on your best work.”
As you are well aware, I never deny my fans anything.
So here’s the list you requested:
“Boy with Raised Hands” —1,330 shares;
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-boy-with-raised-hands
“A Hateful Hoodie, A Proud Boy 6MWE T-Shirt and an Attack on My Capitol”—763 shares;
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/a-hateful-hoodie-a-proud…/
“Dear Trump-supporting friends, We don’t love you. nor forgive you. So don’t bother to apologize”—748 shares;
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/dear-trump-supporting…/
“There is always one of us in every crowd”—453 shares;
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/theres-always-one-of-us…/
“A Holocaust Interrogation Transcript”—362 shares;
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/a-holocaust…/
“Have You Ever Wondered Why Some People Think Jews Are Paranoid?”—350 shares;
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/have-you-ever-wondered…/
“Tonight Is Going To Be A Good Night” —345 shares;https://mortlaitner.com/i-gotta-feeling-that…/embed/…
“Stop Scaring the Crap Out of Me”—248 shares;https://mortlaitner.com/stop-scaring-the-crap…/embed/…
“The Hanukkah Bunny”—233 shares;https://mortlaitner.com/the-hanukkah-bunny-a…/embed/…
“Unmasking the Truth”—214 shares;
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/unmasking-the-truth/
“Seeds of Change”—209 shares;https://mortlaitner.com/seeds-of-change/embed/…
“Anatevka”—193 shares;https://mortlaitner.com/anatevka/embed/#?secret=IQlPCzRf6P
“You look like a Jewish manicurist and I hate you.—The Crown”—191 shares;
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/you-look-like-a-jewish…/
“Waves and Spikes”—178 shares;https://mortlaitner.com/waves-and-spikes/embed/…
“Godless”—172 shares;https://mortlaitner.com/godless/embed/#?secret=dduDEKJUkf
“Sitting Shiva”—162 shares;https://mortlaitner.com/sitting-shiva/embed/…
“Pesach in the Time of Corona Virus” —156 shares;
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/pesach-in-the-time-of…/
“Listen To Bernie’s Words”—154 shares;
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/listen-to-bernies-words/
“Cleaning My Hanukkiah”—146 shares;
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/cleaning-my-hanukkiah/
“Repentance for a Anti-Semitic Football Player”—143 shares;
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/repentance-for-an-anti…/
“My Cowboy Lunchbox”—144 shares;https://mortlaitner.com/my-cowboy-lunchbox/embed/…
“Schmearers of Disease”—142 shares;
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/schmearers-of-disease/
“The Gabersdorf Haggadah”—137 shares;
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-gabersdorf-haggadah/
“The Cherished Memory Game — Pickle Edition—135 shares;
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-cherished-memory…/
“Tikkum Olam”—134 shares;https://mortlaitner.com/tikkun-olam/embed/#?secret=xd7xVe52he
“The Two Most Frightening Words in the English Language”—126 shares;
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-two-most-frightening…/
“A Holocaust History Quiz”—122 shares;
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/a-holocaust-history-quiz/
“Hamsa”— 121 shares;
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/hamsa/
“A Prayer for all Courageous Knights”—121 shares;
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/40-days-and-40-nights-a…/
“Furbys in the Time of Coronavirus”—119 shares;
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/furbys-in-the-time-of…/
“Accentuate the Positive”—118 shares;
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/accentuate-the-positive/
“Concentration Camp for Spiritual Defectives — The Crown”—108 shares; https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/a-concentration-camp-for…/
“Chillin’ With My Homies”—103 shares.
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/chillin-with-my-homies/
Eighty-one (81) of my one hundred and twenty-one (121) published short stories rose above 50 shares.
Well fans, thanks for all your love, your likes, your emojis and your astute comments.
Please don’t forget to keep sharing my stories. Your loved ones will appreciate the gesture as will I.
Thanks for your loyalty. See LessEdit
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- Evelyn BensonBravo! Keep on shining!
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