My Entry for the Pay-it-Forward Curation Contest - Week 51
Okay, so this is the first time I've tried my hand at curating, but I think I'm going to like it, especially since my first selection is one of those things dear to my memory and dear to the planet too. But first, this contest by @pifc is available for anyone to get on into right here until midnight Saturday: https://steemit.com/payitforward/@pifc/closed-week-51-pay-it-forward-curation-contest.
Selection 1: @bghandmade
https://steemit.com/compost/@bghandmade/our-compost-pxeyajx4
This is one of those things that any backyard gardener can do to improve their soil year over year, and this article focuses on how to do it without having to buy a whole bunch of equipment and supplements (with the exception of straw). Bonus points for the roughly sepia tone photos of … well, dirt … set all the way off by @bghandmade's bracelets!
Selection 2: @grandiosae
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@grandiosae/trying-to-make-sense-a-freewrite-poetry
This is a poetic freewrite on which the prompt was the word “buffer.” The poet managed to spin out of this much of the angst of modern life dominated by fragile technology, and the struggle to get ahead of poverty and be rewarded – even on Steemit! Getting food, respect, and crypto, and how hard it can all be – it's all here in this post!
Saw your post for the delegation @thedarkhorse is running. Best of luck on getting it, and kudos for participating in his PIFC program.
Why thank you, @practicalthought! I'm still only about two weeks into this whole thing, but I do see that there are a lot of very kind people who are here to help newbies like me (hey, @pifc, @c-squared, @carlgnash, @brittandjosie and many more!), and all I have to do is FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS and come up with good content. Sounds like a win-win to me! I love to write and I feel like Steemit is a platform on which, given enough time, I can really build out some serious value from my skills!
I'd say it's going to happen and get the MinnowBuilder upvote for 4 weeks ;)
Thank you, thank you, thank you, @thedarkhorse! I really appreciate it! Your upvotes and SP delegation will all meet with worthy content -- you have my word!
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STOPTo support your work, I also upvoted your post!
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Good morning @deeanndmathews! Welcome to our @pifc community. Thank you for your first entry into our weekly contest. The beginning of any new journey is to take the first step. Congratulations on taking it! 😊
I'll leave it to @pifc / @thedarkhorse to help you with any suggestions along the way. If I can help you with anything, please let me know.
Seeing that you are brand new to the Steem blockchain and already creating a post like this impresses me. You are way ahead of where I was "on the learning curve," so again ... Congratulations! 👍
Why thank you, @rolerob! I have a little advantage over some Steemians: I was a professional journalist a long time ago, and editing was a big part of that. So, I sort of know what quality standards people look for in content, and how to present it, although obviously the Internet is a different ball game than newspapers! I had to knock a ton of dust off my old skills, but, they do help on the curation side!
Very good @deeanndmathews. Great to have you on our Steem blockchain. And adding value to it with your skillset!
All the best to you, for an even better tomorrow! 👍
Back at you, @rolerob!
Thank you for your entry. Both of your bloggers have been upvoted and your entry for Curation Contest:Week 51 is confirmed.
Thank you, @pifc! I appreciate it! I will be back for week 52, Lord willing ... curation reminds me of my old copy editing job of putting headlines on copy to point people to what they should know about it! I think I might be able to make the adjustment and get good at this thing!
Very nice picks! I love the poem from your second blogger!
It was amazing -- I have so much respect for those who can consistently work with words and find the "music" in them without needing music!
Very nicely done @deeanndmathews 😊 I've managed to get your features sorted. Sorry for running behind.
I didn't even know that you were running behind, and I'm still not sure of how exactly you were behind... but, apology accepted and thank you for catching up with whatever it is that I am sure is very important (I just don't get it yet)!