I’m a bit late in bringing this to the party, but if you haven’t already signed up for the Read & Trust Premium Newsletter you’ve missed the inaugural issue. Mr. Patrick Rhone definitely kicked things off with a good pace.
For just $5/month, you’ll get an exclusive, high-quality piece delivered to your inbox every Tuesday morning. Each R&T member will take a turn or two so expect to lower your standards slightly as my week rolls around. Sadly, even as a member, I don’t even get to see the pieces early so we’ll all be waiting patiently together for new articles.
Shawn Blanc quits his day job
In somewhat related news, fellow R&T member, Shawn Blanc, is now into his fifth day of working completely for himself leaving behind a steady paycheck to work full-time writing and delivering content from his personal site. Needless to say, I’m slightly envious.
To support his endeavor, one of the things Shawn has done is create a membership section to his site to deliver exclusive content as well. Daily musings and other fun to surely ensue.
For $3/month you too can partake in the shenanigans and help Shawn as he embarks on this new freelance adventure. I’ve signed up and have been impressed with his content so far but I’m still waiting patiently by the mailbox for my Little Orphan Annie Decoder Ring.
Hat tip to Joelle_writes for this find of these early 1900’s mugshots from Sydney. Several things intrigued me about these shots as I spent time scrolling through them this morning. First off, the quality of the images is quite impressive for being approximately 100 years old. Second, I love the fact that in each of these, the men are all well-dressed which could either be a product of the times or of their circumstance. And finally, I love the fact that I can almost feel the story behind each one by their facial expressions and/or posture.
Purely for my own entertainment, here’s four with my own short take on how they ended up in each situation respectively.
1910 was the first year of Prohibition in Australia and it lasted for 17 years before repeal. Their July 7th, 1920 date has to be taken into account on this one. While not overly excited to be there, each of their faces shows that they know a night out on the town landed them here and that a simple slap on the wrist is in store.
Sidney Kelly had a rough day at work and I’m guessing things got a little out of control after-hours. His posture and lack of emotion make me think that he got into a little scuffle while the lack of dirt and wrinkles in his clothes make me think he probably won. (more…)
Not sure if you ever get all the way down to the footer on this site but if you do, you might have noticed a new little logo. Filtering through the noise for good reads can often be a challenge, so when Aaron Mahnke approached me with his idea for a new site to aid in the process, I jumped at it.
Launching just this week, Read & Trust has a goal of “gathering the best independent writers available” and ultimately creating a curated recommendation system to allow you to find quality content across a myriad of topics. I am absolutely humbled to be a part of the initial launch and can highly recommend any and all of the writers I have been afforded the opportunity to be grouped with.
I love the fact that such a variety of content can be consumed from one location and the fact that I know all of it will be of the highest quality. In contrast, I’m scared of the fact that now I’ve got to raise my own game just to be considered in the same ballpark as the rest of these guys. Speaking of, the current list is pretty Y-chromosome heavy, if there’s a quality recommendation out there for female writers I’d be interested in checking out their work. Send me a note or let me know on Twitter.
I recommend you take a bit of time to run through each one to figure out what they offer. If you’re game, they’ve even created a way to subscribe to all of them at once.
Ted Williams and his golden voice have been well-documented this week so hopefully this joke won’t be lost on you. From the oft-genius that is someecards.com, comes this gem:
