Kris Gage hit Medium like a whirlwind in 2017. She shared no-BS, clear-cut takes on love and relationships straight from her brain through her keyboard, and resonate they did. Within a few months, she had 10,000 followers. Two years in, 80,000. Then, she suddenly disappeared.

For a good five years, no new posts. No chirp. Nothing. It happens. In fact, most of my favorite Medium writers have quietly vanished over the years. But Kris did something unusual: She came back. As if not a day had passed, there it was. A new piece. Boom! Did half a decade go by already? Really?

Later, Kris explained she felt overwhelmed by all the attention, particularly people asking her for writing advice. As someone who writes just to write—and there are fewer and fewer of us—Kris did not understand the question. Folks asking louder and louder didn’t help. So she quit. Until writing felt right again. Until she had more stuff she couldn’t not say.

I’m happy Kris is back, and I’m happy she didn’t announce her return. Just showed up again the same way she used to. Thank you, Kris, for reminding us: There are no rules. You can come back any time—and, most likely, you’ve still got it.

Nik

Niklas Göke writes for dreamers, doers, and unbroken optimists. A self-taught writer with more than a decade of experience, Nik has published over 2,000 articles. His work has attracted tens of millions of readers and been featured in places like Business Insider, CNBC, Lifehacker, and many others. Nik has self-published 2 books thus far, most recently 2-Minute Pep Talks. Outside of his day job and daily blog, Nik loves reading, video games, and pizza, which he eats plenty a slice of in Munich, Germany, where he resides.