KISS Friday - 17 Jan, 2025

Reads from awesome Substack writers

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Jan 17, 2025

Every Friday, I’ll be showcasing some fine works from Substack writers on different topics.

Handpicked by yours truly.

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What’s Really Happening on Medium? An Unexpected Turn of Events!

Dear Friends, happy weekend! I hope this message finds you well. Today, I want to briefly update you on recent unexpected and undesirable changes on Medium causing grief to writers. This post might surprise you a bit, but I want to transparently share my observations and honest perspectives to inform you so you can be prepared for the r…

5 months ago · 221 likes · 212 comments · Dr Mehmet Yildiz

The Nasty Woman Rages Against The Machine

Altadena on Fire: What Loss Does to You

Almost the whole city of Altadena is gone. North Lake Ave is on fire. Historical buildings and shops gone. I don’t know if the house in Alameda Street where I lived for a few years before coming to The Netherlands is still there or not. A beautiful casita. The best of all the houses I ever lived in my life…

5 months ago · 8 likes · 12 comments · The Nasty Woman

Call for Heroines

Don't Allow Others To Be Your Mirror

6 months ago · 15 likes · 2 comments · Lisa-Marie Cabrelli, Ph.D.

🪁Storytelling

I'm cheating on Substack, and you should too.

Today’s story is a guest post from Meg Oolders, co-host of Fictionistas, author of The Romantic and creator of Stock Fiction. Please “like,” share, and subscribe to her work, if you’re so inclined…

5 months ago · 227 likes · 45 comments · Meg Oolders

The Perceptive Pea

The Spiritual Gambit: Eight Profound Lessons From Chess

Possibilities in a game of chess are endless. Well, there is an end, but I’m not venturing into the math part of it. The blend of uncertainties, deep thinking, foresight, and secretly hoping for the opponent to blunder makes it a fascinating strategy game…

5 months ago · 5 likes · 3 comments · Priya Singh

Seeds of Inspiration

🌱 Seeds of Inspiration: Finding the Courage to Say No

"Overcommitting isn't just about time; it's about energy, focus, and well-being. When you say 'yes' out of fear of disappointing others, losing their approval, or being judged as unkind, you're not giving from a place of abundance or alignment. Instead, you're perpetuating a cycle of overextension that can leave you feeling resentful, exhausted, and dis…

5 months ago · 5 likes · 3 comments · Kristin van Tilburg 🔥🪵 ⛺️

🎼Creativity

Drawing my Days by Jane Heinrichs

December Drawings

Dearest Friend…

5 months ago · 119 likes · 39 comments · Jane Heinrichs

Is there a better way?

The other day, my wife took a bite of my omelette and said, “This is bad. Your omelette has no flavor…

5 months ago · 45 likes · 15 comments · Janis Ozolins

The Visual Drawer

23 Drawings on 2024 Work Culture

Since 2021 I have tried each year the Inktober daily drawing Challenge…

7 months ago · 4 likes · 2 comments · Lud Toussaint

🧲 TL;DR - Top rave

Unsolicited Advice

7 Books to Change Your Life in 2025 (No Self-Help)

This is a script of a video from my YouTube Channel, which you can find here…

6 months ago · 21 likes · 3 comments · Joseph Folley

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Maurice Clive Bisby

First class selection here, Moon, Allison, inc that you feature the not so Nasty Woman on the terrible LA Apocolype

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3 replies by Moon Arica and others

It's an honor to be included in this fantastic roundup of writing, Allison! 💜🥂

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