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The after-effects of stunning special effects unleashed by ‘Star Wars,’ is a tiresome addiction to special effects. It’s time Hollywood went into recovery and focused more on character-driven stories.
I have never been so busy or tired and I may never write again. And yet…
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The most evangelical state in the union?
Mississippi: 52% self-ID as evangelical.
The least evangelical state in the union?
Rhode Island: 7% self-ID as evangelical
New Mexico and Iowa are the median at 23.9% evangelical.
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A film based on a newer property beloved by today’s kids and fronted by actors well-liked by today’s youth just debuted to blockbuster numbers?! Quick, fast-track that live-action ‘Atlantis’ remake, prioritize your ‘G.I. Joe ♡ Transformers’ team-up and green-light another ‘Terminator’ sequel!
Just hit 22 subscribers. Thank you so much for the support! I can’t wait for the day I get to post about hitting 200… then 2,000… and hey, why not dream big-20,000!
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Also, drop a link to your Substack in the comments. I’d love to discover your work and support fellow storytellers!
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I have used ChatGPT to summarize my Space Traipse stories, but I do go back and fix errors. Still saves me 80% of the work. However, I DO NOT want Amazon to use it to summarize my stuff on thier site.
“Young men should adopt Lewis & Tolkien as masculine role models. Scholars, war heroes, feasting on the nectar of ancient poetry in rain-drenched pubs—and both a million times cooler than Andrew Tate.”
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A landmark has been reached at least for me. I now have 100 subscribers. Thank you so much for following. God bless you.
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My focus here on Substack is building community. I don't worry too much about subscriber count. I try to post at least one encouraging note every day (sometimes several!) I engage with other writers and readers by responding to their notes. When I read a newsletter post I enjoy, I do the Substack hat trick: I like the post, repost, and leave a friendly comment.
As a matter of fact, I have seen consistent growth in my subscriber list since I started these simple community oriented practices, but …
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Went to my first meet-up last night. I expected lots of conversation about old characters, favorite episodes, why everyone likes Katie better than Jesse, etc but people most talked about normal stuff.
Jack Black is a movie star, the Internet isn't the real world and kids will show up to theaters if Hollywood makes big tentpoles that aren't entirely rehashes of their parents or grandparents' favorite franchises.
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Hi. I'm a writer, and I just found Substack a few days ago. If you are also a writer who's just starting here, we need each other like bread needs butter.
So if you can see this post, pls hit the like button, and I'll follow you and subscribe, while you do the same.
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Hey Substackers,
I am interested in finding other writers to follow and read. While my main interests are theology, church, culture, and mission, I read pretty broadly. Want to share your writing? Comment by telling a bit about your Substack and share one of your favorite essays you’ve written. I’d love to read what you share (and see others connect as well).
My latest watercolour attempt.
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‘Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again.’
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This diorama at the American Museum of Natural History in NYC recreates the Theodore Roosevelt Bird Sanctuary in Oyster Bay. This very spot is less than two miles from the house where I grew up. It's always a joy to know that my hometown is represented at my favorite museum.
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Heyyy world!! ✨ I’m new on Substack, just starting out with business insights, founder success stories, and profitable ideas—let’s connect!
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Just a terrific, fair-minded, devastating piece.
#Courage
#Integrity
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Maybe we can work together with yourself and GeoFolkers to do a retrospective here on all those materials. Maybe a multipart set of posts that share and recontextualize the writings etc
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This is a playlist I’ve created for Apple Music. It’s called ‘Open in Spring’ I hope you like it.
What an honour it was speaking with on the podcast.
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This is the first I’ve heard (or heard of) you, Aaron. I am really, really impressed! Thank you for sharing this podcast.
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Excellent piece by . And thanks for doing that poll to put paid to the ridiculous argument that Albertans are on the precipice of separation.
Can someone out there square this for me, because it makes utterly no sense. Carney announces that Canada’s economic, security and military ties are over???? And then he has a phone call with Trump and everything is hunky dory and Mark’s a great guy and things between Canada and the US are going to improve? WTF!!! How the hell does this make any sense at all.