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Wow - when you collect everything you’ve been working on in one post like this, what you have been able to accomplish is truly inspiring.

I’m especially enthralled by your desire to push the boundaries of storytelling. Visual teasers, professional-level voice over, pulpy novella book covers: I’ve got a smile on my face every time I pop into your newest project.

So yeah, congrats on your journey so far, and I’m looking forward to whatever you got cooking up next. Especially this talent for photography - that photo is incredible!

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Thanks, Taegan! I can say the same about your monthly publications! Looking forward to each one. It's been an exciting six months and this is only the beginning! A warm-up. 😁

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I'm getting only reading everything that you're accomplished in the first six months on this platform. And generally all your fiction projects including a YouTube channel? When do you have the time for everything? If your wife already complaining that you're spending more time on Substack than with her? 🤣

I'm looking forward to what comes next and I am so happy to have been here from the very beginning, I think. Am I right?

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Thanks, Claudia! I think you have been here from fairly the beginning after I stumbled across Story Voyager via Elle if I remember correctly. And shhh, I am not on Substack, I am preparing dinner! 😇 Honestly.

Time is the one resource that never seems enough, isn't it?

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Do you also get scolded for always being on Substack? 😅

I didn’t know it was via Elle. I always thought it was Nathan.

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Fairly certain it was Elle. But then again, I might misremember. Scolding? Me? Never! 🤥

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My apologies I fell off the radar. Congratulations on being here for half a year already, what a fantastic milestone! And you've graced us with so much phenomenal content and keep surprising us. Here's to more amazing milestones and celebrations for you. Thank you so much for such kind words. I'm delighted to have met you, Alexander!

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No need to apologize and thank you for such a delightful comment. I must say, the delight is mutual, Nadia. Looking forward to that Grim Fandango post!

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I may sometimes become missing for a while XD. But I'll always try to read your beautiful work as soon as I can! Haha that post keeps getting derailed. It's like it doesn't want to be written. Another reason to write it harder!

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You take all the time you need! Harder, hardest, pressure produces diamonds! ;)

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Hah. Sounds familiar! LOL

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Congrats on all of the great work, Alexander! I second (or third) foto friday.

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Thanks much, Ryan! Another vote for Foto Friday! Excellent. I will reply to your email shortly, btw.

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Congrats! Foto Friday would be very cool. I think if you enjoy it, then we will, too :)

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Thanks, Kathleen! I certainly enjoy "Fotos" any day! Have to see what format will be best.

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Congrats! Listed in one place like this, it's really quite an eclectic collection of creative things you've been growing here. Reassuring to see I'm not the only one having trouble "branding" myself... Anyway, looking forward to more!

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Thanks, Vanessa! Indeed, I could add song recordings to the list but I am not quite there, yet. 😁 Adding too many things runs the risk of getting too "eclectic" maybe! Focus is good. Focus is Spherean for the next two months!

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A huge congratulations my friend. I'm so pleased to have been here from the very nearly start (hello Office Hours. We can thank those posts for those early days of matchmaking in the comments 😄🥳). Have loved every post you've put out and am always looking forward to whatever comes each Wednesday.

Personally, I love the one-per-week schedule, but if there we occasional breaks to that to bring in pics like that superb Skyrock, then I can cope with that ;)

Couldn't read the full question on the poll on mobile, but I assume my Yay was correctly in favour of the pinned post.

Excited for more Carter, Flash Fiction (love the book cover btw), audio narration. Anything that keeps the world sufficiently defragged. 🤩

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Thanks, Nathan! I remember luring you to defrag your mind at TFTD in one of the early Office Hours! Mea culpa. It was fate, we merely followed the morsels! ;)

And yes, the poll is about the Welcome post. It has pros and cons I presume. I will keep it for now. Adapt and tweak as time goes by. Change is the only constant in the universe.

TFTD will grow! More Defragging incoming. 😎

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