Coffee Break and Catch Up with Me
Stacked Newsletter and Update
Take a ten minute break!
HEAR AUDIO!
Intro : Salutation, talk about the weather, coffee and tea!
Part 2
Personal news, etc
Part 3
On new Marinarena page features
Part 4
Travel updates, Substack recommendations, Kudos, outro
Enjoy this actual newsletter now with me with your fave cup of joe, spot of tea or “cuppa whateva” warm for a cozy moment.
I thought to do this “Coffee Break" as a way to update you all on happenings for this Substack me and all things Marinarena. Plus, it’s a moment to shout-out what I have been raving about here on Substack, a home away from home. Happily, I have caught more of you as followers and subscribers since just over a year ago when MTPDD truly got going.
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CATCHING UP
WHAT I’M UP TO:
Compiling a few poetry books to publish: For one, an exploration of places and moments in time; the other focusing on current events and societal awareness during this so-called Great Awakening epoch.
Current Cultural Observations Clouding my Mind:
The curious colored Stanley Cup craze, the permanent freckles tattoo craze and
(why and why?)
PLANS & HAPPENINGS ON MTPDD
New Page Subtitles:
The Week Poetic (great challenge of mine to do these days!)
#city acronyms poetry
Coming soon: Meet Virginia blogs
(featuring the great commonwealth of Virginia)
AS FOR TRAVEL LATELY…
Travel App of the Moment: WayAwayPlus Wapo Tapo
Plan your winter travel planning here
TRAVEL TIP TO FOLLOW:
Secure your airfare now Jan, Feb before Spring Break!
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Latest Travel News:
NO MERGER of Spirit and Jet Blue for now
BRAZIL VISA requirement SUSPENDED requirement until April
Royal Caribbean roll out of biggest cruise ship, ICON
FOR MY VIRTUAL TRAVEL RECOMMENDATIONS:
Follow A Filter of Amber and other travel stories from Holly Starley
Get caught up on El Camino posts and more from Lois
Follow the quirky Peru tales: EPIC GONZO
Dive into travel and personal saga: Passages by... Toby Neal
BEST STUFF FROM MY INBOX & TOP “NOTES” LATELY
FILE UNDER LOVELY
From Paul Wittenberg’s Substack- No Small Thing poem
Ognanga Mangiti- great follow for romantics, get in the mood for V-Day
GREAT THOUGHT IN POETRY
Bicameral Verve by Franco Amati
Check out various pieces by Stanley's Musings...
LOTS OF GREAT ADVICE
Writer’s advice:
10 things I’ve learnt in 8 months as a contributor and writer on Substack
from Writer Pilgrim by So Elite
Life advice quote from C. Elyse’s posts: ”Take a break, then self-evaluate”
Check out more advice on this post of hers
WONDERFULLY, WINTER
Enjoy winter-inspired posts along with me.
From The Liminality Journal
Winter post, Drizzle it in Honey, from Paul Edward: Field Notes
SUCH VARIETY IN A STACK:
Lighthouse by Alexander Semenyuk- A fantastic follow for reading and audio video. Spiritual guidance, writing tips and sci-fi and more
WHAT’S HOT IN NON FICTION:
Articles and pieces On “Disease" X” (Be aware but not afraid!)
Noor Bin Laden Unjected Vigilant Fox
Truth Bombing articles:
How to Spot Psyops- Reinette Serum (watch video)
Exceptional Longer Post!
One of the best longer Stack reads out now. Wow, this resonates big time as a non Zoomer girl. Parts of this may spark some writing from me in the future
Excellent piece for writers and readers alike, Facing the Blank Page from Michael Mohr- Great Sincere American Writing
KUDOS
Shout outs Mr. C, Teresa, Paul for your kind tips
Check out David Perlmutter, Mr Raven and all of my READS
GOOD NEWS stories to balance out the bad:
How "water ATMs" built by rural entrepreneurs are helping people in India access safe drinking water. (More) From 1440
Meet the pups competing in this year's Puppy Bowl XX. From 1440
Cartographer uses satellite data to show where the world's rivers go. From 1440
COMICS SECTION:
Winter Haiku Comics by Weirdo Poetry
You had me at Coffee! This is really great stuff... I mean, really great :)
Very nicely laid out, thank you for this and the lovely recommendations.