The Daily Whistle Stops, Issue #71. (3/12/18)

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The Daily Whistle Stops is a curation post brought to you by @thesteemengine! This post features the best posts from our members selected by our master curator @enchantedspirit!

All of these posts were submitted in our Discord server's post-promotion channel, and have been hand picked to receive a nice upvote from our group account! If you'd like to see your post featured here, simply submit it in The STEEM Engine Discord server! Not a member of The STEEM Engine initiative? Check out our intro post for more information about our group!

The Curator's Choices

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Ecology Writ Small
In the Stomach of A Carnivorous Plant
@mountainwashere

A Mesozoic Cephalopod
@branbello

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Mining for water on MARS!
Could it sustain our future colony?
@alexdory

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Amazing and Curious Facts about Pearls
@hoosain

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Wildcrafting In Your Own Backyard &
Planning The Foraging Trip Ahead Of Time
@goldendawne

San Gabriel Mountain Adventures
Trogden's High Trail
@derekrichardson

Why do People ... Get depressed
@unshakeable

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Tips for succeeding in
SME job interviews 1 of 2
@prch

Tips for succeeding in
SME job interviews 2 of 2
@prch

SWAT Cops Suspended For Refusing to Stand Down
and Trying to Stop Parkland Shooter
@johnvibes

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On Writing Well
@arbitrarykitten

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FEELING UNINSPIRED?
VISIT A WELSH WRITING RETREAT!
@lymepoet

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Should You Promote Your Posts in Discord Groups?
@alvinauh

Take The Corvus
Luke Kondor
@naquoya

And there's more at The Inbox Runneth Over

Please continue reading the exceptional work from our members at The Inbox Runneth Over -- a private curation project by @enchantedspirit that could reasonably be called Chapter 2 of The Daily Whistle Stops. Often there are more great posts than can fit in TDWS. There is simply a limit on how many can go in one issue ... both in terms of number and in how many our group account can presently support -- especially given the current price of Steem.

The Inbox Runneth Over offers a place for you to find more fine reading and art -- since work of this caliber is often sadly lacking on Steemit -- and a place where your creations are surrounded by fine company. I know how demoralizing it is to consider just plunging into the general stream and trying to find something worth your time. As with TDWS, the mission of The Inbox is to provide an oasis of goodness you can always count on.

With your help, I have managed to give The Inbox a solid 52+ rep and its own legs to stand on -- enough SP to minimize the dreaded "bandwidth problem." With further support, it can become not just another place to showcase our members' work, but another source of decent rewards for them, too. Right now I can't manage that nearly to the extent I would like -- or they deserve.

So please consider visiting and supporting The Inbox for the quality work it features. Your follow and upvote would certainly be welcome, but for sure give meaningful engagement and rewards to any posts you find that interest you. There will be plenty! To those who have already stood with me in building The Inbox to its present level, you have my profound, continuing gratitude ... and you guys are on my Christmas list for sure!

Here is the latest issue of The Inbox -- so ... get yourself something good to drink and maybe a snack, too. I can pretty much guarantee, you're going to love what you find. Our members -- you and all the others -- are the greatest!

The Inbox Runneth Over -- Issue #16
Where hidden treasures come to light
@theinbox

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The STEEM Engine Express Podcasts

The Daily Qurator

Steemit Ramble

The @mitneb Curation Trail Project

The Magnificent Seven

The Inbox Runneth Over

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.