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Thanks for the invitation, Martin! Happy to be part of this community you created!

My name is Alexander and my newsletter, Itty Bitty Inquiries, explores little questions about this strange world we live in, including topics like technology, history, food, culture, and more!

Here's my last post: https://open.substack.com/pub/zander13/p/when-did-people-start-playing-rock?r=1uvool&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

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Hi Martin

I subscribed to you recently, and love what you’re doing here! 👍

My latest post is here:

https://open.substack.com/pub/katedarracott/p/substack-my-6-figure-journey?r=1nkhs2&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post

I would describe myself as a humorist, I hope you would too. 😉

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Jan 9Liked by Martin Prior

Hello everyone. I stumbled upon this post now. Thank you for doing this, Martin. My name is Sanuj. I'm an internal medicine physician from India but more importantly I'm a dad, husband and a cat dad. I write 'Reflections', which is an educational newsletter primarily on health, fundamentals of personal finance and family.

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Hi Martin, thank you for the invitation! I was delighted and humbled when I recently received notification that you now follow my blog! I can only dream of having a thousand subscribers!

Most of my subscribers are people I know, albeit, I am slowly starting to gain followers, such as yourself, who have encountered me on Substack. I write Gene's Bible Blog - a rather unimaginative title I am about to change to The Biblical Imagination. My writing is aimed at lay people who wish to understand the Bible beyond what most sermons and Sunday School lessons allow. My particular emphasis is to help folks grasp the overarching story of the Bible, a feature of contemporary Christianity that is largely, and lamentably, missing. Additionally, I highlight the literary beauty of the story including the use of poetic language, metaphor, imagery and the like. (Consider, for example, the imagery of the Spirit hovering over the dark pre-creational waters of Genesis 1, and again coming hovering over the womb of a young virgin in the opening chapters of the New Testament, suggesting a new creation).

Sadly, the modern church has conditioned her people to read the Bible fundamentally as an instruction manual for life. The focus on reading for this purpose alone, has hamstrung our ability to simply enjoy reading the Bible for what it is, the story of God, a story that continues today - a story we are a part of and that he wishes for us to know.

My recent three-part series titled: Son of God, The Rest of The Story, is a good place to begin for those curious. Additionally, my first few posts on The Biblical Imagination. You can find them at genechristian@substack.com

Happy New Year to everyone, and thanks again, Martin, for the invitation to share.

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Greetings, All, on this 1st day of 2024! Thank you, Martin for the opportunity to introduce myself and my Substack ! I'm James Ron. I write - Before I Forget . . mostly memoir but I also make up stories as I go. I'm in the Bay Area, Northern California. Drop by for a visit - https://jamesron.substack.com/

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Hi everyone :) I’m Christine and I’m writing about my experiences with social anxiety and singing. At the moment my pieces are very personal, with tips on how to overcome a fear of people. I’m exploring voice work as a way to connect with a truth inside, and practice expressing whatever I find without apology. I write about how I navigate feelings around this, as a way to make sense of them and in the hope of finding people that can relate. https://findingthesoundwithin.substack.com

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Hi Martin and ALL the really neat people here on this thread. Thanks Martin for creating this warm welcoming space. Hey I'm born and raised in LA California, now living in the New England area. I have a background in The Arts as an interdisciplnary & visual artist, curator of contemporary art, art space director, public art director etc and really -- I deeply love Art of ALL kinds from all times ever since I was a little kid, especially new art, experimental art and radical art & media -- and writing. I'm developing myself as an Experimental Writer exploring form content style experience u-name-it! My stuff tends to be a edgy satiric campy kitschy adventurous absurd sarcastic profane unclassifiable and genreless. Or just plain weird. But often sweet. Well, I look forward to checking out your work. Join me on my fabulous kooky hayride on LOADED PEN! I'll bring the Zany! https://loadedpen.substack.com/

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Hi, I’m Jeanine. Found this thread and saying hello. I began posting mid November and am really excited about the boost it’s given to my writing. Maybe I just needed something new. I write about Mexico, the Maya and the Yucatán on Mexico Soul. For 15 years I lived within 100 miles of 4 major pyramid sites in southern Mexico where I opened a bookstore.

Wrote for various MX websites and newspapers while I studied the Maya. Looking forward to connecting with other travelers, writers, dreamers and sharing experiences. And Happy New Year to all. And again thanks Martin! Love your Substack. You’re an inspiration!

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Hey, thanks for creating this space! I'm a bit late to the party, but what's new with me

After a year of burn out and disappointment, I've challenged myself to get back into writing as a creative outlet specifically to give myself (and hopefully others!) something observational to contemplate at the start of each work week. It's not self-help, it's not career-oriented, it's just a friend checking in before we log into our 9-5s.

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I am passionate about exploring African problems and possibilities. I write the Startup from Africa. It took me 3 years to find clarity of what I wanted to do. I am open to further learning and deeply engaging with my community.

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Hi, everybody! A little late but I just saw this on Notes. Thank you, Martin, for this wonderful opportunity.

I’m Andrei Atanasov and I hail from Bucharest, Romania. I write Practice Space, a newsletter mainly focused on memoir and personal essays. Through the lens of my own experience and life story, I explore universal mysteries like friendship, love, death, isolation and our love of cats. If you’re into memoir that reads like good fiction, I think you’ll like Practice Space!

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Thanks for the opportunity to introduce myself and get to know other subscribers who appreciate your work, Martin!

Hi 👋 I’m Wendi, a freelance writer and mental health guide. My “Changing Lives” Substack (wendigordon.substack.com) is about mental health. It’s a mix of honesty about my own life and mental health challenges, inspirational stories and quotes, and coping tips. The coping tips are based on what works for me, research, and recommendations from experts and others I trust.

My Substack webpage has links to my other mental health-related work (website, Depression and Anxiety Survival Kit, mental health bookshop, etc.)

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Dec 30, 2023Liked by Martin Prior

Hello 👋🏼 My name is Ramona, not sure how I stumbled upon you but I am enjoying your newsletter. I wrote and self published a children’s picture book on collective nouns: Siege of Herons. I am contemplating a move to Substack.

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Thanks for including me in this lovely community. I'm Marji. Partner, mom, marketing executive, yogi and newbie writer. My substack is called Life Hacks and Laughs https://marji.substack.com/publish/home and it's short humble observations of life.

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Lovely idea, Martin. I'm British and write about life, literature and the writing craft over at Https://terryfreedman.substack.com Cheers

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Hello everyone. Excited to join the conversation here on Substack. My name is Matthew and I have been in the Navy for 23 years. Retiring next summer and hoping to pursue a new endeavor related to literacy advocacy. Just started my newsletter which is focused on the books that I read and their intersection with life's adventures.

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Hi, I'm Raveen. My articles are on various issues, namely social, environmental, political, economic, and mental health issues.

I feel strongly about these issues as well as the urgent need for systemic reform to the current political and economic systems (both in my country and at the global level), in order to solve those issues. Hence, why I feel the need to express my thoughts and feelings through writing.

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Hi, I'm Stephanie, and I write about "risk management for regular people," often through a system dynamics lens. Topics span macro risks like climate and AI risks, organizational and operational risks, and personal risk.

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Sep 30, 2023Liked by Martin Prior

Hi all! Kimia here. Let’s hang out! About me! I am the following...

Slightly stoic, slightly chaotic. Management consultant. Tech startup builder. Guest lecturer at the Borough of Manhattan Community College. Meditation practitioner. Persian. Big sister vibes. Dismantling some shit, one weekly post at a time. NYC based!

I write about career, classism, and culture. https://open.substack.com/pub/kimiadargahi?r=k5alz&utm_medium=ios

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Hi!

I write Nominal News, where I bring economics research and what I learned during my Economics PhD to current and specific social issues.

Almost everything that involves social interactions has probably been discussed either by economists or by economic methods. I believe this knowledge and techniques are very insightful and can help organize our thoughts and ideas. The Economics field is not too good at actually communicating these insights to the many questions people have on various topics, as information and researchers remain siloed. That's why I started https://www.nominalnews.com/

P.S. Really appreciate this idea of creating an opportunity for substackers to introduce themselves and their work!

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I am an anthropologist who write essays on social change and its effects on America and Americans. jamesrichardson.Substack.com

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I write about everything 😂 But my theme, On the Journey, is symbolic of the idea that life is a long journey and everything is a learning experience. I write about middle age, motherhood, travel, faith, politics, and everything in-between: sarahstyf.substack.com

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This is a great idea to help build community on Never Stop Learning and on Substack.

My name is Stephen and I write Technology Should Be Simple (https://www.technologyshouldbesimple.com). I focus on technology use and impact on K12 education, with the occasional tangent. Currently I am publishing a chapter a week for my upcoming book CHOICE: Personalized Learning, Personalized Technology.

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This is an awesome idea Martin thank you for providing the opportunity for everyone to share and find new Substacks and of course to build an active community.

My name is Dylan and I write about Geopolitics and it’s intersections with many aspects of the world that we might not consider directly related to Geopolitics. I review the previous week’s major shifts in Geopolitics every Monday and I’m currently discussing the energy industry and it’s intersection with Geopolitics in my posts on Thursdays.

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Hi I'm Jo or Joanne and my substack is about the daily struggle to reclaim time for my creative pursuits. As a retiree, I didn't think it would be this difficult! I am always interested in hearing from others who face the same challenge in finding enough time to execute on all their creative ideas.

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Thanks for the idea Martin, it's lovely! I started writing about learning, but have widened it out to be an exploration of my curiosity, of which my zest for learning feels like a subset. So topics are a bit difficult to pin down, but it is prompted by my own reflections on what it is to be a curious person and an avid learner. I do enjoy your posts a lot, and I think there's quite a bit of common ground. https://opsimath.substack.com/

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May 29, 2023·edited May 29, 2023Liked by Martin Prior

Martin ... brilliant idea for building community. Is this a Substack feature or one of your ideas? Love it enough to steal it.

I'm a life long learner, omni-curious, gratitude advocate, and avid about the possibilities of Substack. Current Substack: https://gratitudemojo.substack.com/ ... coming soon: Substack Gold, simple ways to enhance your Substack.

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May 29, 2023·edited May 29, 2023Liked by Martin Prior

Hello! 👋

We are Paulwyn and Allard, founders of Medoo, a coaching technology startup. On our blog https://blog.medoo.life, we share coaching stories. Covering everything from coach profiles to coaching tools & frameworks to coaching psychology, our goal is to amplify the incredible work of coaches all over the world.

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Hi Martin, thank you for the opportunity!

My name is Jani and I write a newletter called Conquering Burnout.

Conquering Burnout is a platform about Burnout Awareness, Prevention, and Recovery.

I'm offering information, tools, and inspiration through my knowledge, first-hand experience, compassion, and holistic approach to health and well-being.

My ultimate goal is to illuminate the topic of burnout, help you to become aware of it, prevent it, and recover if you've been suffering from it.

I'd love to connect with everyone and create a community!

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My name is Chris. My Substack is about resilience and adversity (hence the name Hello, Adversity). I wanted a space where I could write about what I have learned on my rare disease journey. I have had to learn how to cultivate resilience, usually through trial and error. Lots of error...

https://helloadversity.substack.com/

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Awesome invitation and grateful for the opportunity Martin !

I started Lead your way as my journal for the leadership journey I'm taking and as a way to pay it forward to the people around me who helped me navigate the intricate leadership endeavor, in the hope it helps other people get insights and feel encouraged and empowered to take on their own leadership challenge.

https://leadyourway.substack.com/

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“Ridgeway’s Notebook” focuses on a ground-up approach to writing history. This Substack seeks to highlight the unchanging nature of airborne warfare told through the experiences of General Matthew Ridgway and the 82nd ABN DIV in World War II. It illustrates some of the similarities between the questions asked by Army officers today and yesterday, and tells some stories and shares some lessons.

So, if you love military history - give us a try.

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Only time makes me tick :)

Didn't know I was a polymath all my life until recently. I just thought all human beings are natural Renaissance-level multiverses. Aren't we??

I'm a Czech-born, world-educated literary author and poet. Former journalist for the Hollywood trades. Chocolate judge for the International Chocolate Salon. Helped launch the Google Assistant in France and LatAm. Work on state-level policy for EV charging here in California and run a small content & comms firm. I write The Muse, a transplant from my original author's newsletter, on human ingenuity and creativity in an AI-obsessed world. Soon launching a second Substack wholly unrelated to AI. Awesome to meet you Martin and thank you for this Visitor's Book, brilliant idea!

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Hello ... I write Extra Muros, a Substack for people who wish to gain the benefits of a liberal education while remaining "outside the walls" of our dying universities.

https://extramuros.substack.com/

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Hola, It took me a while to really figure out what made me tick but when I was able to identify my passion for systems and my love of all topics, I realized I was a Polymath. I now write Polymathic Being which explores counterintuitive insights across all domains and disciplines.

I view being a polymath as an aspiration, not an end state and I use that to challenge me to constantly explore new things and see how they weave together.

https://polymathicbeing.substack.com/

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Great post, my name is Mike and I’m 25, originally from New Jersey.

On substack I write about Zillennials, the micro generation between millennials and Gen Z. We’re in our 20s now and I’m writing about how we navigate the changing world as well as the anxiety, fear, and challenges we face.

Look forward to hearing from others. I always subscribe back!

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Thank you for this opportunity.

I am Roland, and I live in England. I write about the places I visit and like to share something of the history surrounding them. I also have a podcast where I interview some very interesting people.

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