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[mehmetyildizmelbourne-blog]

Meet Svyatoslav Biryulin: A Leading Strategist in Europe

This Strategist Turns Business Thinking on Its Head, and You Will Learn Why and How in This Short Intro Dear business leaders and aspiring strategists,In this post, I’m excited to introduce one of my favorite writers and mentors — someone who’s become a key influence in my own journey as a strategist.  I wish I’d discovered his books and articles decades ago — it would have made me a better…

[spoonieverse]

Where Do You Store Your Memories?

Imagine stepping into a story where you are the main character. No longer just supporting cast, but the protagonist steering the ship. That’s where I found myself this year—a strange, bittersweet, yet oddly liberating place to be.

Writing, for me, is like cooking without a recipe. My ingredients? Memories, emotions, and the whispers of characters who refuse to stay quiet. Like Finn, who appeared uninvited last year, pulling me into her grief-filled world. Together, we processed loss, love, and the weight of holding on too tightly to the past.

I​n this new chapter of life, I’m learning to let go of what doesn’t belong and embracing what remains. The memories. The moments. The magic that fuels my stories.

So, now I'm curious: ✨ What fuels your creativity? ✨ What stories make your heart race and your soul sing? ✨ Where do you store the unforgettable moments of your past?

The full story is up on my Substack, Linn’s Writing Nook. Join me there for a proper deep dive into grief, growth, and the secret sauce that makes our stories unique.

//Linnea

[theoverstimulated]

"You might think that because you’ve had COVID-19 and lived through it that repeat infections will impact you similarly, but “reinfections aren't harmless. As cases continue to rise and more variants arrive on the scene, infectious-disease experts are warning that repeat infections could have cumulative, lasting effects.”

...If you want to maintain your current level of health and avoid potential damage to your body & organs (up to and including your brain & your heart) and/or want to live as long as possible, taking precautions to prevent COVID-19 infections is crucial."

[official-trainwrecks]

HEY, YOU. Are you a fan of Friends, Riverdale, Dracula Daily, or Heartbreaker? Do you love romance/romantic plotlines? Do enemies-to-lovers and will-they-won't-they scenarios keep you on the edge of your seat? Are you starving for more diversity and mental health rep?

Then you should read Trainwrecks, a FREE online serial following the lives of six Seattle-adjacent best friends from 2004-2015!

Meet the Cast!

Art by mangomangoj on Instagram.

Luna Cruz: (14) A nerdy and artistic girl who's had enough of being bullied about her weight. Her dream is to become a fashion designer. Or an ASL interpreter. Or both!

Dimitri Hale: (19) The most charming genius-turned-bag-boy you'll ever meet. He likes alcohol a little too much, but better booze than heroin, is he right??

Sebastian Velasquez: (16) The only thing keeping Seb from a life of debauchery is his best friend Dimitri, who he happens to have a crush on. Singing, dancing, and playing the guitar are his hobbies.

Jasmine Nolan: (16) Jasmine had the baddest reputation in her high school until she met Jesus. Now He's forgiven her, but she's having an awfully hard time forgiving herself.

Duke Kingston: (14) Duke might be one of the best friends you'll ever have! But if you're a bully, he's going to beat the shit out of you. No questions asked.

Victoria Hale: (14) Victoria's just moved to the U.S. from London, and she has her sights set on Juilliard. Beware her ADHD rage: She can go from 0 to throwing furniture in seconds.

About the Series

Trainwrecks: Season 1 (2004-2005) is now premiering on Substack! Each week, subscribers will receive both a narrative chapter and a social media chapter in their email inboxes. This entire story is free to read, but paid subscribers will receive four pieces of bonus content a month!

Curious about the characters? You can browse this blog or follow the link in the bio to the official website for bios, Spotify playlists, and more information!

Thanks for reading!

[notbecauseofvictories]

I would say 98% of the time, I think of a partner as a "nice to have." Like a cleaning service, or takeout, or sending dirty clothes out to get them laundered---you can get through your life without it, and I do think sometimes people use it as a band-aid for deeper problems. That's not to say that things like partners/cleaning services/takeout/laundry aren't wonderful, positive additions to your life! Just that you don't actually need these things to....you know, live.

....but that remaining 2% of the time? My apartment feels very big and empty.

[malusokay]

Our Brains Are Rotting and Cicero Knew

On distraction, decline, and the intellectual rot Cicero saw coming. (from my substack)

O tempora, o mores—Cicero’s lament still echoes, like a parent sighing at their kid for putting the milk back in the fridge empty. He hurled those words into a world that thought it was collapsing, but honestly, Rome didn’t even know what real rot was yet. Cicero stood in the Senate, cloaked in self-righteous fury (as only Cicero could), accusing the guilty and clutching at virtues that were slipping through his fingers. “Iniquissima haec bellorum condicio est: prospera omnes sibi vindicant, adversa uni imputantur,” he said—history is cruel, always ready to share the credit for triumphs but quick to pin failure on a scapegoat. And oh, how disappointed he’d be to know his words, once etched in fire, are now buried in scrollable trivia, nestled between TikTok trends and threads about the dying sourdough starters.

Our rot is quieter and more subtle, almost polite, like water slowly ruining the foundation of a house no one even lives in anymore. It doesn’t come with swords or collapsing senates, but with screens. Flickering, endless screens. A thousand voices all talking at once until it’s just static, white noise buzzing in your brain. The kicker? We hold the wisdom of entire empires in our sweaty little hands, every speech, every scroll, every fragment of brilliance painstakingly saved by people who didn’t even have plumbing—and we just let it rot beneath algorithmic garbage. We traded Lucretius for lip-syncs, ars est celare artem for captions written by bots.

And Cicero? Poor Cicero, who believed so fiercely in the res publica, in the duty to preserve both morality and intellect—he’d probably choke on his wine to see us not just distracted but actively sabotaging ourselves. “Nescire autem quid ante quam natus sis acciderit, id est semper esse puerum,” he warned, because ignorance of history is the fastest way to stay a child forever. And, well, here we are: eternal toddlers in the nursery of civilization, sucking on the pacifier of whatever mindless content the algorithm spits out next. We’re not just lost; we’re willingly staying lost. It’s almost impressive.

Yet we think we’re clever. That’s the worst part. We think we’ve outsmarted the ancients, with our steady diet of soundbites and videos, each one shorter and dumber than the last. Meanwhile, Cicero would be rolling his eyes so hard they’d get stuck. “Legum servi sumus, ut liberi esse possimus,” he’d remind us—slaves to the rules we create, but these aren’t the rules of a republic. They’re the rules of a distraction economy. We call it freedom, but it’s more like gilded captivity. Every thought reduced to a trend, every story a fifteen-second flicker. What freedom is that? It’s like decorating your prison cell with fairy lights and pretending it’s cosy.

The rot isn’t just in the content. It’s in the way we approach it, like tourists in a museum, glancing at the masterpieces but never stopping long enough to feel their weight. We skim the Iliad, marvelling at its age but missing its fire, its warnings, its unbearable humanity. We quote the poets but only because it sounds sharp on a tote bag, not because we understand the exhaustion behind it. The ancients fought for words like these, polished them with the desperation of people who knew empires could crumble at any moment. And what do we do? We scroll right past, looking for something quicker, easier, something that sparkles.

We are exactly the people Cicero feared: writing tweets no one will read, building monuments to vanity instead of virtue, shrugging off the weight of history for the cheap thrill of now. The ancients taught us better. They polished their words like marble, made them heavy and sharp, meant to outlast empires. But we’re just tossing them aside to chase the next shiny thing. It’s not that we don’t know better—it’s that we don’t care.

And so, our brains rot. Not from hunger, but from excess. From too much noise, too much fluff, too much everything. The cry of O tempora, o mores isn’t dead, but it’s definitely hoarse. And the worst part? We’ve stopped listening. We don’t even notice the silence.

thank you for joining me on my little 4 AM Cicero brain-rot spiral. Usually, things like this stay buried in my notes, but where’s the fun in that, right? Lots of love, Malu <3

[soulmaking]

from orchid woman summer

[larkingame]

hello hello! this november bianca (@beeanca-writing ) and I our hosting our very own writing and productivity challenge!

this is an indie (and slightly more lax) alternative to NaNoWriMo, where the focus is routine, accountability and above all else progress!

the rules for this challenge are simple:

prior to friday, november 1st 2024 choose a writing goal. this can be a total word count, daily word count, a page count, a certain number of chapters or an amount of time spent writing. remember to choose something attainable for you in thirty days. make a post on tumblr, discord, substack, twitter...(somewhere) presenting yourself (basically who you are as a writer!) your goal and discussing your writing projects or plans using the tag #novemberwripro!

plan and establish a routine. productivity isn't so much about time management, a packed schedule or any sort of fancy tools. productivity is about consistency. by establishing a writing routine for yourself you'll put yourself into a familiar enough rhythm that not only will you be able to write when you don't necessarily want to--you're setting yourself up to produce the best work you can possible put forth.

use your routine to help you work on your writing goal daily throughout the month of november. the goal of any writing challenge is to show some sort of progress on your current projects after all.

document your progress in some way. whether this be through a month long journal, a vlog on youtube or tiktok or even just posts in the discord server or on tumblr--it's important to reflect on all the work you've done and help build a community of accountability!

all are welcome to join--whether that be novelists, non-fiction writers, interactive fiction developers, fic writers, essayists, poets, screen-writers, academics or those simply looking to do more writing!

helpful links you may need:

challenge discord | substack

[schuylerpeck]

snippet from today’s newsletter — figuring out how to create in a virtual world of catching up.

schuylerpeck / instagram: hiitssky

[shriekingpyre]

HEAVY HANDED, ryn selene

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[ tags: @hauntedwoman @geryone @hangsawoman ]

[mehmetyildizmelbourne-blog]

Yoga Instructor Ana J Interviewed Dr Mehmet Yildiz, author of Substack Mastery Book

A new writer, Ana, interviewed me on Medium today to provide valuable insights to the writing and reading community.

Here is the friend link to the interview that you may enjoy:

How to Win on Substack: Dr. Mehmet Yildiz on Nailing Content Strategy, Building Audience, and Monetizing With Mastery

Exclusive Interview of Dr Mehmet, Head of Illumination Publications, Seasoned Writer, Content Strategist, and Kindest Person

Ana has also just joined my website as a guest blogger and will be sharing her health and wellness stories as a holistic health advocate specializing in Yoga as as an instructor.

I invite all writers to be guest bloggers on our community blogs to share summaries of their stories and newsletters to create more visibility for them and grow their audience beyond Medium and Substack as supplementary tools.

Here’s Why I Opened My Website to Freelance Writers as Guest Bloggers from Multiple Platforms

I explain why and how writers can benefit from this free blogging opportunity, empowered by a non-commercial writing and reading community, for better audience building.

[echoesoftheinfinite]

Echoes, Under the Starry Night

Read the full poem on Substack 🌙✨

[prispls]

I’m watching you rain over me As much as the blue in the sea Your endless ways over me Keep crashing into me

While you were out sleeping I stayed inside dreaming Of what we could be

Cause you’re always The raw blue in my mind You wave over me

Cause you’re always

You are the raw blue Color me You’re deep in my soul Thorn in me

[emptystreetsandcitylights]

hi folks, wrote a little something on substack a while back. it's called forgiveness. i'd love it if you'd read it and leave your thoughts! and if you'd like, then subscribe? :)

[s4l3msblog]

Link to the full article on my substack below:

[malusokay]

monthly mail -> substack

dolls I've made a substack.

more frequently, more personal, and more real than ever.

if you want messy poetry, spiralling diary entries, and shower thoughts turned into essays...

https://substack.com/@malusokay