The Inbox Runneth Over -- Issue #11 -- a curated list of casual pieces, fun features and other tidbits and treats

The Inbox Runneth Over

is a private curation project begun by @enchantedspirit to honor the exceptional posts she finds in her Steemit travels. The content here will feature a good number of posts from The Steem Engine group in Discord. Their customary post is titled The Daily Whistle Stops.

@enchantedspirit is the curator there, and in that work she finds quite a few posts that are casual, interesting, well-written, helpful or just fun to experience (sometimes writers, sometimes musicians, sometimes artists), but because they are up against such stiff competition that day in submissions to The Steem Engine they can't be included in The Daily Whistle Stops. They also tend to be short, easy to read, easy to digest ... or maybe they just offer something special.

So, she brings them here and finds them a home -- because they deserve more than just a quiet decline and death ... an experience that is already all too common in Steemit. (I know I don't need to tell you that, but it's true!) Sometimes, there may be outside content, too ... from other intriguing people she follows. Sweet little "feature story" experiences and fun artistic moments of all kinds have their place in life -- and on Steemit, too. Please stop in and visit these guys ... and if you enjoy their work, show them you care.

I ... and they ... thank you more than you'll ever know.

You can find The Daily Whistle Stops at @thesteemengine -- and there is information there and here at the bottom of this post telling you how to apply to join. There is also another curation project run by both @enchantedspirit and @catweasel on his blog. It's called The Magnificent Seven and it, too, features exceptional content we find on our Steemit journey. Each of these projects has its own theme, tone and focus. You will find things in both that are worth your time and effort -- and excellent new people to follow. I offer all these suggestions with pride. I know they will enrich your day.

That @zord189! He sure loves his animation. You'd think he might get enough of it at work. Occasionally he does. Not the animation part, but the whole "job" aspect. (Hint: Creatives don't do well when "the job" gets to be too much of a drag!) When you're only doing it for the money -- whatever "it" may be -- it's time to take a step back and ask yourself ... "Is this work really honoring me?"

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Animation - Recharging that First Love
@zord189

Why I am Grateful for My Hardships
@sharoonyasir

I had low expectations going in to Den of Thieves.

That's never a good sign. His misgivings it seems were not misplaced. Sometimes a movie needs a lot more than a bunch of gunfire and explosions. Sounds like this one barely stayed on the right side of the line.

Den of Thieves -- Movie Review
@coldsteem

Ok, here's another one that makes you think. I could argue both sides of this one. Maybe for hours.

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If You Spill The Coffee -- Say I Am Sorry!
@nuridin

All of this stuff interests me. All of it. I just don't have time. (I did have time once. I remember those days.)

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Kitchen Happenings
Kefir Chive Cream Cheese,
Venison Jerky & Healthier Dog Treats
@goldendawne

This is a very healthy and centering practice on many levels. @bitdollar tells you how ... and why.

How to Use Body Scan Meditation?
@bitdollar

I cannot for the life of me understand how someone can get so wound up over what to order off a menu. (Pick something, for crying out loud ... and then get on with your life.) But I know it happens. I have friends that do this. My first husband did this. A lot. You notice we're not together any more.

Undecided on Food: Comic Strip
@cobmaximus

Even when @flashfiction's post isn't exactly "flash," it still has a tone of intense urgency and shadow. I'd like a happy ending, too. But I know that's not how it works.

Muse
@flashfiction

The Curator's Colleagues

Here are even more fine curation posts ...
various collections of hand-selected articles
from other curators in our membership.

The STEEM Engine Express Podcasts

The Daily Whistle Stops

The Daily Qurator

Steemit Ramble

The @mitneb Curation Trail Project

The Magnificent Seven

The author of this list of curated posts mostly by members of The STEEM Engine is @enchantedspirit whose mostly metaphysical writing can be found on her own blog.