(This is not the very latest, which was an announcement, but the latest substantive post)
3. My father starting a love affair at the age of 90, but what it is REALLY about is that old people are very much like all other people and it's fine to be old
That may be funny to you (and it would once have been funny to me), but to me now (age 82) Sophia Loren's mother gave a perfectly reasonable answer. As I said in the post before that one, Just Keep Going.
Thanks. My mission is to make young people think about old people differently. It will be an uphill battle and I'll die first, but I will give it a good try.
Well, he wasn't trying to prove anything – as far as he was concerned, he was having fun! Other people could easily do the same if they really wanted to, which is my point,
3. It's an interview format. In these interviews, I try to get tips from fellow Substack writers and share them once or twice a month.
In each interview, writers kindly share their strategies for growing their publications, tips for managing publishing schedules, advice on self-care, and more…
3. Part two of my ongoing mini-series called 'Wait, is that Belgian?' exploring how one of Belgium's waffles became known as a Belgian waffle, how the original Belgian waffle is made and what other waffles Belgium has.
3. This is ChatGPT's take on the topic I write about: the effects of social media on mental health. ChatGPT gives tips and offers great insight into the issue.
4. Subscribers: 3. (I'm really new and I'm looking to form a community!)
Some great tips here and something I have to be more and more mindful of. Trying to keep offline in the mornings to do other things, then in the afternoon I can read and absorb. Feels a better start to the day.
Yes! Something that's helped me over the past couple of weeks is to keep my phone away from my bed, or as far as possible in the mornings. I try to meditate, shower, exercise, make and eat breakfast, and get some sun! Only then do I get online.
This is soooo the nudge that I needed, Kate. I've been eyeballing your new geek out sessions. I love your vibe + style and as a total newb, I really need some guidance.
We employ a team of gardeners: the camera never lies. Chortle. By the way, well done for reaching and indeed exceeding the magic number of 1,000. Here at Freedman Towers we are still languishing at under 1,000.
Maybe yours has gone into stasis a bit early, mine definitely had a weird freeze just before the thousand, I wonder if that's programmed in, to freak everyone out?
You might like to pop along to the next Geek Out where I will be sharing my best growth hack! 😉
Well done though! Oh, possibly i suppose. I lost one paid subscriber too 😪. Oh well. Thanks for the invite, but I'm trying to keep my outgoings in check. Nothing personal obviously. I wish substack had a way of letting people pay for a single article, and/or spreading one subscription over more than one newsletter. I don't think I've expressed that very well, but hopefully you know what I mean.
Yes, I totally understand what you mean, Micropayments would be a way for people to pay for one article without getting into a subscription, that subject is on the next Geek Out agenda, I have some ideas on how this could work, now, with the technology that we have at our disposal today.
Very keen to get started on that, as it really will be a game changer! 🙌
1. STORIES WITH SHELL @Shell Norman (I recently changed my title on your inspiration. I realized that I previously had my description that I write about IDENTITY & PURPOSE (& Skeletons in the Closet type things) but had my actual title just as Shell Norman @ Shell Norman 🤦♀️.
3. My latest post is about searching for a "real dad." What fatherhood means. The one before describes the best kind of teacher for a young person struggling with big life events.
3. 'There's beauty in change let go and watch yourself become brand new. Resistance to letting go and moving with change within and around us as the shift in season leads the way.
4. Subscribers 60
Thank you all and made some lovely connections here so thank you Kate, really appreciate.
1. OFF ON A TANGENT with Kate Darracott
2. https://katedarracott.substack.com/p/when-the-audience-is-more-remarkable
3. Two stories of shows I have been to where the audience is the most memorable thing about it.
4. Subscribers: 1,063
1. The Granny who Stands on her Head
2. https://arichardson.substack.com/p/when-do-people-stop-having-sex
(This is not the very latest, which was an announcement, but the latest substantive post)
3. My father starting a love affair at the age of 90, but what it is REALLY about is that old people are very much like all other people and it's fine to be old
4. subscribers: 905
I love the story about Sophia Loren who asked her mother (who was about 80 at the time):
"At what age do people stop having sex?"
To which she replied: "I don't know, you'll have to ask someone older."
😂
That may be funny to you (and it would once have been funny to me), but to me now (age 82) Sophia Loren's mother gave a perfectly reasonable answer. As I said in the post before that one, Just Keep Going.
Such a beautiful read Ann, loved this 😍
Wow! What an interesting read ☺️
Thanks. My mission is to make young people think about old people differently. It will be an uphill battle and I'll die first, but I will give it a good try.
This is wonderful Ann and good on your Dad.
Well, he wasn't trying to prove anything – as far as he was concerned, he was having fun! Other people could easily do the same if they really wanted to, which is my point,
1. Coffee Break
2. https://coffeebreaknewsletter.substack.com/p/behind-the-substack-with-daria-diaz
3. It's an interview format. In these interviews, I try to get tips from fellow Substack writers and share them once or twice a month.
In each interview, writers kindly share their strategies for growing their publications, tips for managing publishing schedules, advice on self-care, and more…
4. Subscribers: 589
Great interview, am now subscribed to Daria's Substack, as well as yours! 😂
That makes me very happy 😊 thank you; I am sure you will enjoy Daria’s newsletter 💕👏
Love the title--and what a good idea to do the interview format.
1. Sarah Frison
2. https://sarahfrison.substack.com/p/wait-is-that-a-belgian-waffle?
3. Part two of my ongoing mini-series called 'Wait, is that Belgian?' exploring how one of Belgium's waffles became known as a Belgian waffle, how the original Belgian waffle is made and what other waffles Belgium has.
4. 63
This has made me hungry all over again. 🥰
I already posted this one at some point, didn't I😅.
Liked ☺️
Thank you😊.
1. Ctrl + Alt + Escape
2. https://open.substack.com/pub/ctrlaltescape/p/i-asked-chatgpt-about-social-media?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=47kc5y
3. This is ChatGPT's take on the topic I write about: the effects of social media on mental health. ChatGPT gives tips and offers great insight into the issue.
4. Subscribers: 3. (I'm really new and I'm looking to form a community!)
Some great tips here and something I have to be more and more mindful of. Trying to keep offline in the mornings to do other things, then in the afternoon I can read and absorb. Feels a better start to the day.
Yes! Something that's helped me over the past couple of weeks is to keep my phone away from my bed, or as far as possible in the mornings. I try to meditate, shower, exercise, make and eat breakfast, and get some sun! Only then do I get online.
Are there other things you do?
1. STYLED BY UNA with Una
2. https://styledbyuna.substack.com/p/autumn-purchasesand-humbuggery
3. I itemise why I hate autumn and then talk about some new clothes I’ve bought.
4. 190 subs!
Hee hee, I'd already liked this post before you arrived here!
I feel like I'm shopping vicariously through you. 🥰
Indeed you did and thank you!
Nearly at 200, whoop whoop! 🎉
I feel like I’ve been there forever 😂😂….ps loving your work (as always!)
You should jump on the next Geek Out, I'm revealing my daily growth hack that will get everyone moving!
There's even a 7-day free trial on the next post, so it won't even cost you anything!
I'm pretty sure that once you attend one, you'll be hooked. 😉
Tons of value! 😘
Oooo I shall do my best to make that!
Oh blimey! I'm now going to have to think about what to wear! 😂
Fascinated to see your I hate autumn list! I always say I like it but I’m not sure I do … all depends on the weather
Agreed, a sunny autumn day (like winter) is a gorgeous thing, but a wet and miserable one... not so much. 😂
And they seem to generally be the latter !!
Ain’t that the truth!
Am definitely not an autumn or winter person either, it's a season I feel to endure but I am growing to seek out what is good about it.
So many people say it's their favourite, but how can it rival Spring... all fresh and optimistic! 🥰
Definitely a spring person…. I’ve got a long wait!
1. NUMBER 2 PENCIL
2. https://number2pencil.substack.com/p/plot
3. This is my first shot at fiction!
4. Subs: 157
This is soooo the nudge that I needed, Kate. I've been eyeballing your new geek out sessions. I love your vibe + style and as a total newb, I really need some guidance.
1. THE HOT DOG CART with Dre Beltrami
2. https://substack.com/@drebeltrami/p-148988899
3. I brain dumped ALL my thoughts on the conspiracy that is "list building" and what all this indoctrination has done to us.
4. Subscribers = 96
That was quite the rant!
And breathe... 😂
And I’m just getting started! 🤣
Restacked!
Thanks!! 🌭
Great post! Truth! I'm in the list ☺️
Awww, thanks for the love + subscribing, sweetie!! 🫶
1: The Stylish Home by Sonya the Home Stylist
2: https://open.substack.com/pub/sonyamallett/p/be-inspired-by-dulux-colour-of-the?r=2jc1ei&utm_medium=ios
3: My monthly montage which has been inspired by the recent announcement of Dulux Colour of the Year 2025: True Joy
4: Subscribers: 197 (so close to my next milestone)!
Love that Dirkie Nell painting! 🥰
Ps: standing by with the notional champagne! 🥂 🍾
Thank you Kate 🥂
1 Eclecticism, by Terry Freedman
2 A bang on the head in the style of a stately home guidebook: https://open.substack.com/pub/terryfreedman/p/experiments-in-style-a-bang-on-the?r=18suih&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
3 I've been writing a simple story in different styles, and this was the latest one (others include hardboiled, corporate statement and discord!)
4 969
What a fun experiment!
And good to see the hedges at Freedman Towers haven't succumbed to Box Blight. Phew! 😉
We employ a team of gardeners: the camera never lies. Chortle. By the way, well done for reaching and indeed exceeding the magic number of 1,000. Here at Freedman Towers we are still languishing at under 1,000.
Unbelievable! I can't believe I overtook you! 😳
Maybe yours has gone into stasis a bit early, mine definitely had a weird freeze just before the thousand, I wonder if that's programmed in, to freak everyone out?
You might like to pop along to the next Geek Out where I will be sharing my best growth hack! 😉
Well done though! Oh, possibly i suppose. I lost one paid subscriber too 😪. Oh well. Thanks for the invite, but I'm trying to keep my outgoings in check. Nothing personal obviously. I wish substack had a way of letting people pay for a single article, and/or spreading one subscription over more than one newsletter. I don't think I've expressed that very well, but hopefully you know what I mean.
Yes, I totally understand what you mean, Micropayments would be a way for people to pay for one article without getting into a subscription, that subject is on the next Geek Out agenda, I have some ideas on how this could work, now, with the technology that we have at our disposal today.
Very keen to get started on that, as it really will be a game changer! 🙌
Always love a call to connect, thank you Kate 😍
1. THE ORKNEY OUTPOST
2. https://open.substack.com/pub/orkneyoutpost/p/the-great-hrt-heist
3. The unintentionally slow renovation project continues & how to score HRT when you forgot to take yours away with you! All legit 😂
4. Subs 147
Love this post and its illicit procuring of HRT! 😂
1. STORIES WITH SHELL @Shell Norman (I recently changed my title on your inspiration. I realized that I previously had my description that I write about IDENTITY & PURPOSE (& Skeletons in the Closet type things) but had my actual title just as Shell Norman @ Shell Norman 🤦♀️.
2. https://shellnorman.substack.com/p/searching-for-a-real-dad?r=44j6y7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
3. My latest post is about searching for a "real dad." What fatherhood means. The one before describes the best kind of teacher for a young person struggling with big life events.
4. 108 Subscribers
What a lovely post, I totally agree, there’s no need for a ‘blood line’ to have a good fatherly relationship. Well said. 👏
1. BRANCHES OF WISDOM with Melanie Mackie
2. https://melaniemackie.substack.com/p/the-scent-of-autumn-dancing-in-the
3. 'There's beauty in change let go and watch yourself become brand new. Resistance to letting go and moving with change within and around us as the shift in season leads the way.
4. Subscribers 60
Thank you all and made some lovely connections here so thank you Kate, really appreciate.
I totally agree with this sentiment, I'd hate to live in a country without seasons, it's the winters that make you appreciate the summers more! 😊