The Inbox Runneth Over -- Issue #6 -- 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.

We've all seen and experienced the problems @filotasriza3 discusses in this interesting take on common issues in Steemit. Step inside and take comfort from learning that you are not alone!

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Steemit
The Good The Bad & The Ugly #2
@filotasriza3

This is a perfectly fabulous idea @mentalextract has launched. I'm looking forward to participating there myself -- if I can find a spare 10 minutes ... and cram everything I want to say in his comments section into that time.

Corkboard of Randomness
Flagship Article
Your "Two Cents" Are Needed!
@mental-extract

Those of us who follow the mystical path know the issues @eaglespirit addresses here. If you're one of us ... find some help inside from a kindred spirit who knows the occasional dark side of being "a sensitive" ... all too well.

Empath Protection Methods
@eaglespirit

OMG ... this meal looks fabulous. Even the pictures look delicious. Even at $1 a dumpling ... I'd say it was worth it. Each one is its own little work of art. It's enough to make me reconsider my resolve about foreign travel!

Din Tai Fung Soup Dumplings
Shanghai, China
@coldsteem

He's right. The video is a problem. But then practically everything on dTube is a problem for me. However, his written text is worth the trip. (This feels like deja vu.) See if it doesn't provoke some thought in you.

The real Steemit issue
Content vs. Money
@jeanlucsr

@bitdollar does it again. This is one of those posts you can read -- and listen to -- more than once and get something new and different from it each time. Seriously, the man is doing some interesting stuff. Have a look for yourself.

Goal Setting Made Simple
Good vs Bad
@bitdollar

Need to learn something maybe about auto-voting? Voting on people you know consistently do good stuff? @elizacheng is here to help. Complete with pictures. You're welcome.

Steemit Tutorial
My Experience Sharing
What do I know about Upvoting?
(Part 2)
@elizacheng

Are you a voracious reader? Do you know what "voracious" means? Then you are. @artibueus is one of our tribe and he understands us with the compassion of an insider. Here's some stuff he's discovered in his travels that may be of serious value to you.

The Invaluable Tool for Every Die-Hard Reader
@artibeus

We end today with another of @naquoya's distinctive fiction pieces. They're just too intriguing to pass by. As one writer to another, I'm always fascinated by what he does with them. They'll either grab you or they won't. You get to decide.

NOTES FROM AN AMATEUR WRITER #49
Conversation With My Multiple Selves
@naquoya

If you're looking for other quality posts to read,
these are links to other worthwhile curation projects.

• @catweasel and @enchantedspirit do a project very similar to this one called The Magnificent Seven. It is published every couple of days or so on his blog. There are about 15 of them so far.

• @mitneb devotes her efforts to The @mitneb Curation Trail Project Daily Report. She focuses on finding newcomers to Steemit whose first language is not English. She finds some interesting people. She also includes some of her own "most interesting articles" at the end of her posts.

• @ethandsmith is doing podcasts about other pieces he enjoyed from The Steem Engine's membership. Look for ones like this ---> The STEEM Engine Express Episode 3 There are (obviously) two previous ones as I write this.

• The Daily Whistle Stops -- found at the @thesteemengine account publishes one of the best general audience curation collections on Steemit if I do say so myself. Go ahead, ask me about it. I'll be happy to say it again. There are about 18 posts to enjoy at the moment. The group itself is astonishingly new for the amount of raw talent assembled there. If you create exceptionally fine content and especially if you consider it undervalued, check this out. It could change your whole Steemit adventure!

• @goldendawne is the head writer for The Daily Qurator. Again, if you're a producer of quality content on Steemit, you might want to join @qurator ... if you haven't already. They make it worth your while and they're a lot easier than I am to get along with.

• Finally, @shadowspub does the redoubtable grandmother of all curation efforts on Steemit, The Steemit Ramble. You can find plenty of issues from it on her blog. She also hosts a Thursday discord feature (twice every Thursday, so you have a chance to catch at least one) Pimp Your Post Thursday. You can find out more about it also on her blog

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