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I’ve read many Substack
posts this week:
where do readers come from?
How do they get there?
How can we all find more?
Where are they
and what are they doing?
What about a gimmick:
I will tell you THIS.
What about branding?
My brand is some good stories.
How often should I post?
And what about you?
Who are you and
and would you like
to be more interactive
and what would make you
happy here (and will you
help me by telling
your friends.)
Ah! all the questions I am asking myself. How do we grow? How do we reach new people? Where are they? Who are they? In Breathing in Spanish I interview people who've immigrated to this country as I did. I tell their stories, their musings and mine. How do we fit together? How do we fit together, Esther?
You explore this too. Good stories. Nuanced. Specific. The moral relationship we have with others. The exquisite beauty of the mosaic in this land.
I don't really "understand" Notes, for all the hints that are given. I didn't have a stomach for Twitter. All I can think of is writing the best essays I can write and finding people one at a time to tell their stories, from the heart. And so it is. I'm open to friendship and advice.
As to you, Esther, I love your daily poems. They don't always have to be long. You are best when you are an absolute natural.
Let's have a drink!
yes!