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LAUNCHED—JUNE 8TH, 2024! YAY!!!

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Join me! Whether it is just for a beverage or you want the whole course, I am grateful to be at the table with you!

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This is what you’ll be served in my newsletter—

POEMS—a little coffee or tea with me— on Mondays & Fridays

Enjoy a poem, accompanied by a photo, emailed to your inbox 2x a week. You can expect a sampling of my early writing to my current pieces. These poems are FREE to subscribers and if you are so moved…Share Them! They’re FREE!!!!!

FEATURED Writers—a tasty appetizer—the first week of each month

This focus is on a writer who caught my attention and drew me in, past or present! The Featured writer’s poem, or prose excerpt, will be accompanied by my post. You can expect a bio/article dipped in a moves-me-why? sauce— FREE to all! Share these, too! Doesn’t everyone deserve a taste?!! Participation in comments and discussion will be reserved for tippers— a.k.a. paid subscribers!

PROSE on PURPOSE—main course—the 8th & 18th of every month

These will come from deliberate, delicious topics using varying writing styles. The first, on the 8th, is a light entrée and is FREE to all subscribers! EAT UP! The second, on the 18th, is an ALL-THE-CALORIES meal for the paid subscriber who wants that second helping!! SO GLAD YOU ENJOYED IT! Participation in comments and discussions are reserved for paid subscribers!

Extra-EXTRA! Dessert A’la mode!! A treat for paid subscribers!

Insiders: Many pieces I have written have some pretty interesting backstories— DESSERT!— AND…there are other posts which come with some Extra FLAVOR! There will be post ‘asides’ that accompany them with all the seasoned details! TASTY TREATS!… they are reserved just for YOU! After all, you SHOULD get something EXTRA for graciously paying the tab as a paid subscriber! I am humbly honored that you chose to so generously support my work! Cheers and Love to YOU!

After Dining….

Future Plans!!! We’re heading to the RACES!

As I am JUST getting started, it doesn’t feel logical for every aspect of this Substack to start up ALL AT ONCE! So, to keep my nerves in check, there are features that will be coming somewhere down the road. I hope you will stay in the saddle with me to discover: CHATS, PODCASTS, AND VIDEOS!

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