Substack Friends Can Be Like A Cup O'Noodles--

🍜 👏🏻 🍴👯

The healthy kind. Less sodium, rice noodles, veggies, no msg and piping hot.

When you write on Substack you make friends with folks from all over the world. Some are readers, most are other writers—they tend to be the ones who HEART and COMMENT. An artist community. They’re a meal you have to nurture, baste and marinate. The recipe is genuine support and sometimes a tit for tat fact that no one wants to admit-- I’ll read yours if you read mine. Yes, we also have favorites that can’t be missed. I’m guessing most of us subscribe to at least 152 Substacks and as much as we want to read them all it’s almost impossible. We have to get our own writing done. Or do we?

Meeting Substack Writers in Person

Monday night I had the pleasure/honor of meeting other Substackers. It wasn’t a meet up. We were celebrating fellow Substackers,

Alisa Kennedy Jones

who is a talented, hilarious author (see my interview with her) and who also started her own publishing house, Empress Editions AND who hosted this fabulous gathering, the launch and tour of

Heather Bartos

’ sexy book, Quickies. The event was held at Lovestruck Books in Cambridge, MA and goody bags abounded.

Susan Campbell

donated skin care from her company Phosis. (I took one for my daughter as there were extras! I’m already using the products and loving them! So much talent on Substack!)

Meeting my online Substack friends in person,

Beth Lisogorsky

,

Alisa Kennedy Jones

,

Meg Oolders

,

Kim Druker Stockwell

and new friends,

Susan Campbell

(Phosis) and

Heather Bartos

solidified this fantastic community for me. (Bummed that

Sheila Moeschen

couldn’t attend but hoping for a make-up meal.) You gals are Top Ramen (without the excessive sodium).

lt to rt; Susan, Beth, Moi, Alisa, Meg (tall Blondie in back), Heather and Kim. We are smokin’ hot numbahs.

Insta-Friends—

Cup O’Noodles of buddies (but so much healthier). Just pour in a cup of hot water, (write a Substack) wait a few minutes, (get to know Subscribers online) stir (sign up for event) and ENJOY your new besties.

They got rid of the “O” in the 90s! Guess it didn’t hurt sales.

When you meet in person, after years (2.5) of chatting online, there’s a connection and an understanding, whether your new bud writes personal essays, advice or recommendations the meal has a new delish flavor.

If you’re getting hungry you can make your own version.

And of course, upon saying our Goodbyes, all of us were pitching Alisa book and Broadway musical ideas—at once. And she had a thoughtful response for each one. Ever gracious.

Have you met any Substack writers in person? Email? DM? What was it like for you?

What about a Reader?

Ofifoto

is a dedicated reader who reached out to me on DM. I now have a bestie in AU. 🥰 🙏🏼