I am overwhelmed by the subscribers who read my Blue Notes! Welcome to a kind, intelligent, well-read community of poets, writers, and lovers of nature. Let’s keep cheering each other on!
Keep your Substack life as uncomplicated as possible, the mix is fine. There’s enough separation in our nation as it is, why bow to it in your writings? Like Armand, I’m 75 and agree with all he said. He gained a follower with just that comment. Keep up the good work. As a nation, we need all the enlightenment we can get.
Keep it the way it is - if you are happy with it. I enjoy the variety. We can all become too bogged down by the horrors of Trump. We need to keep our perspective and realise that that there are so many good people doing good things - and that there is so much more to life than Trump. PS I don’t know whether this has crossed the Atlantic but “trump” is another word hereabouts for Fart - which just about sums up the man. A big fart at that!
I like the mix the way you have it; no need to separate. I love your 💙blue 💙posts...your passion and fact based/no BS; clarifying things for us! You and @joyce Vance, Heather cox Richardson ..( not letting me tag here!) are the best/truest/respected sources on the internet!
Joan, thanks, but Heather and Joyce are out of my league. I consider them teachers, and I’m happy to know what they share. Your comment lifted my spirits 💙
Substack shouldn’t be a hassle. Please continue your work for the common good in whichever way pleases you. If someone gets offended along the way, don’t make their hangups your problem.
I guess creators can be fickle too… we say we write about this but then write about something else. At least you gotta be true to what is important to you. Even though I read we ought to write for audience and their wishes… am not convinced though.
As a 75-year-old (soon 76!) man, it appalls to see rhetoric of Jim-Crow, the Dictatorship of Huey Long and his militia that FDR had identified as one of the greatest dangers in America, now echoed in "Proud Boys" and "Oath Keepers" -- "white" Nationalists who have been sentenced to the longest terms in the January 6th collective crime.
The GOP echoes rhetoric of Lester Maddox, George Wallace, and Ross Barnett.
Even the most moderate Nikki Haley has to cow to the racist base and evade a simple question about the Civil War and the next day blame "gotcha" Democrats?!
Diane, with the Blue Note, please keep the messages coming.
Your Substack has been inspiring to me.
Very sincerely, you are not alone, and the best people are WITH YOU!
Armand, how kind you are to comment! Thank you! I agree with your assessment where we are—but I believe many silent Americans on both sides will not let a Trump ruin our Democracy or edit the constitution to allow criminals to hold office on the state or national front. Surely good will prevail!
Wishing you a happy, healthy new year Diane! 💖💙💖🥳
Thank you!
Keep your Substack life as uncomplicated as possible, the mix is fine. There’s enough separation in our nation as it is, why bow to it in your writings? Like Armand, I’m 75 and agree with all he said. He gained a follower with just that comment. Keep up the good work. As a nation, we need all the enlightenment we can get.
Thanks, Lela! I appreciate you!
Keep it the way it is - if you are happy with it. I enjoy the variety. We can all become too bogged down by the horrors of Trump. We need to keep our perspective and realise that that there are so many good people doing good things - and that there is so much more to life than Trump. PS I don’t know whether this has crossed the Atlantic but “trump” is another word hereabouts for Fart - which just about sums up the man. A big fart at that!
And apparently quite stinky. 😉
Agreed!
Haha! Love your humor, Richard! Thanks for your comment about variety: I think we all need humor breaks and art/music/poetry breaks!
Enough said by others that I agree with so I’ll just say happy new year a little early 🎉🥳
I like the mix the way you have it; no need to separate. I love your 💙blue 💙posts...your passion and fact based/no BS; clarifying things for us! You and @joyce Vance, Heather cox Richardson ..( not letting me tag here!) are the best/truest/respected sources on the internet!
Joan, thanks, but Heather and Joyce are out of my league. I consider them teachers, and I’m happy to know what they share. Your comment lifted my spirits 💙
Substack shouldn’t be a hassle. Please continue your work for the common good in whichever way pleases you. If someone gets offended along the way, don’t make their hangups your problem.
Thanks, Michael, for your input. As Joyce Vance always says, “We’re in this together”—so let’s fight the good 💙fight🇺🇸💙!
Thank you, Diane. Your 'stack is important for me and many others. I look forward to reading you in 2024 - Best Wishes for a Happy New Year!
You’re so kind—Happy New Year, Paul!
You better write what you feel like. Audiences can be fickle…
Thanks for the advice. You are so right!
I guess creators can be fickle too… we say we write about this but then write about something else. At least you gotta be true to what is important to you. Even though I read we ought to write for audience and their wishes… am not convinced though.
I write and share with passion for the content-- others or my own 😆
Definitely!
Diane K24: I am with you the whole way.
As a 75-year-old (soon 76!) man, it appalls to see rhetoric of Jim-Crow, the Dictatorship of Huey Long and his militia that FDR had identified as one of the greatest dangers in America, now echoed in "Proud Boys" and "Oath Keepers" -- "white" Nationalists who have been sentenced to the longest terms in the January 6th collective crime.
The GOP echoes rhetoric of Lester Maddox, George Wallace, and Ross Barnett.
Even the most moderate Nikki Haley has to cow to the racist base and evade a simple question about the Civil War and the next day blame "gotcha" Democrats?!
Diane, with the Blue Note, please keep the messages coming.
Your Substack has been inspiring to me.
Very sincerely, you are not alone, and the best people are WITH YOU!
God bless you, Diane!
Armand, how kind you are to comment! Thank you! I agree with your assessment where we are—but I believe many silent Americans on both sides will not let a Trump ruin our Democracy or edit the constitution to allow criminals to hold office on the state or national front. Surely good will prevail!
I'm with Armand (and you, of course)
Thanks, Paul. It’s interesting. After I posted the article, I lost 1 subscriber and picked up a pro-Democracy one. That’s what makes me happy! 🇺🇸💙
Thanks for asking! Everything is connected...
Thanks, Manuel--I hope so!
Whatever gives you joy
Thanks, Gloria!
Thank you!