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And The Featured of the Month is…

May 15, 2016May 15, 2016 Carolina Russo

And FEATURED is…Miriam Blaker!

YesterdayAfter Featured of the Month May 2016

Hello everyone during last two months I made beautiful new connections. Thanks to everyone for the participation to our weekly Meet and Greet Fridays I had the opportunity to discover and connect with numerous and inspiring Blogs and it is not easy for me to choose only one each month. I was able to made my pick for the month of May. I had to choose between all the wonderful Bloggers that left their Blog links at our weekly event Meet and Greet Fridays this week was #11!

This month we will have the opportunity to travel around Australia and read all about it !

Today I am very pleased and honored to introduce you my new Featured of the Month and featured is…freelance writer Miriam Blaker and her beautiful Blog

OUT an’ ABOUT – Loving life on and off the Tracks

Miriam photo2 — Morning lights – Photo ©Miriam Blaker

I connected with Miriam about two months ago we came across each other Blogs and we followed and stayed connected. Miriam is a lovely friend here on the Bloghosphere I always love her comments to my posts. She has a lovely family and live in Australia on the outskirts of Melbourne, she love to travel and professionally writes about all her adventures!

Miriam posts on her beautiful Blog are a joy to read and are accompanied by her beautiful and interesting photography. Published freelance writer, she contributing with numerous Australian Travel Magazines.

This is an excerpt of her About page…

“Hi, I’m Miriam. Thanks so much for dropping by and checking out my blog. I’ve been putting words to paper ever since I can remember and, in my late twenties, a Comprehensive Writing Course lead me to my passion – writing about places I visit and the people I meet along the way. I also discovered it’s a great way to journal life.

It was then I decided to try writing for magazines. It was hard work and it took years, but today I can finally say I’m a published freelance writer. Along with some casual copy-writing work it’s exciting to be contributing regularly to a number of well established Australian travel magazines, which you can view here. And equally exciting to be writing my own blog.

My travels have taken me to Europe, Asia and the Pacific however I’m now enjoying the delights of my own backyard, right here in Australia. So whenever I can I hit the road and write, I take photos and relish the great outdoors. I hope through this blog I can share my life, not just on the tracks but close to home, doing ordinary everyday stuff.

When I’m not traveling I live on the outskirts of Melbourne with a wonderful man who shares my sense of adventure and two teenage children who keep me on my toes. I enjoy the simple pleasures of life: keeping fit, walks with my dog, dance and Zumba, playing my guitar, good food, red wine, dark chocolate, hanging out with friends and generally trying to make the most out of life.

Come with me as I get out and about in this world where we’re all connected. And, if you want to comment on any of my posts, or just say hello, I would love to hear from you” – Miriam

I hope that you enjoyed this new Feature of the Month and to know more about Miriam life adventures please visit her Blog!

(Please Miriam grab this Badge and post it somewhere on your Blog linked to this post!) ❤

How to be Featured on YesterdayAfter?

Stay Connected! Participate to the Meet and Greet Fridays weekly event leaving your Blog link, Follow here and on my other social media be active! Inspire!
You never know…maybe next Month I will choose YOU!

Wish you all a wonderful rest of the weekend!

Congratulations to Miriam to be the Featured of the Month May 2016

Stay connected for the next month feature!!!

-Carolina

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Poetry – Visual Verse Published my Short Story – Poignant Pondering

May 10, 2016May 10, 2016 Carolina Russo

ChsSCcUWkAA9NXx — Visual Verse Image Starting Point

I am thrilled again!

This month I received an invitation to participate to this interesting Anthology of Art and Words on VisualVerse.org I found it to be very interesting and challenging to write something inspired by a picture as starting point to a creative, timed, writing process. The antique image that you see here was the starting point to write in a limited time and words a poem or story.

Visual Verse gave these instructions:

Visual Verse An Anthology of Art and Words
One image, one hour, 50-500 words.
The picture is the starting point, the text is up to you.

“we present an image will surely prompt some challenging responses. Taken from a 17th Century text, it is an illustration by French artist Alain Manesson Malett of two women in Syria. The image invites questions about identity, perception and the assumptions we make about those who are different from ourselves. And being over 400 years old, this image also reminds us that our quest to understand each other, to accept and to be accepted is nothing new”

I have been staring at this image and I let my imagination fly for awhile. I wrote and submitted a short story of 65 words “Poignant Pondering” is the title.
This short story is not published here on my Blog yet. I am very happy to share it with you as a nice archivement of my creativity that now is part of this interesting Anthology and published on:

Visual Verse Anthology – Vol. 03 Chapter 07 – Poignant Pondering #75 .

I link the Archive with all the images and writings published until now!

I hope that you like my short story please let me know what you think
I love your comments!

©Carolina Russo

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And The Featured of the Month is…

April 9, 2016April 10, 2016 Carolina Russo

And FEATURED is… Andy Smart!

YesterdayAfter Featured of the Month April 2016

Hello everyone during last 30 days I came across lots of beautiful, interesting and inspiring Blogs and I made my pick for the month of April. I choose between all the wonderful Bloggers that left their Blog links at our weekly event Meet and Greet Fridays!

This month is about exploring life travelling and discovering China!

Today I am very pleased and honored to introduce you my new Featured of the Month and featured is…Author Andy Smart and his Blog Just Turn Left same title goes to his great book!

I discovered Andy only about a month ago we came across each other Blogs and we followed and stayed connected. Andy has a very friendly and great personality he seems that friend that you knew all life long and it is fun to engage with. Andy has a great Blog dedicated to his life change, his journey going from UK to China. The Blog is filled with his beautiful street photography, travelling experiences, advice, suggestions and daily life happening, he always bring me a good laugh while reading his posts! Andy is a Writer, Teacher, Traveler and I add Explorer too, he is the Author of the book “Just Turn Left at the Mountain multi-entry trials meandering across Chinese borders”

“In 2005 Andy Smart opted for a life change and hit the road; a truly amazing three year journey across China, South East Asia, South Korea and Mongolia. After finally setting roots down in Beijing he finally found the time to write about the adventure. Andy writes with humor in mind so if you want something to put a smile on your face then grab ‘Just Turn Left at the Mountain, multi-entry trials meandering across Chinese borders’. In his down to earth streetwise style Andy writes with the sole intention of making his readers laugh out loud and brighten up their day.”

Andy also developed his own TEFL teaching and living in China.

I hope that you all enjoyed this Feature and to know more please visit Andy Smart Blog!

(Please Andy grab this Badge and post it somewhere on your Blog!)

How to be Featured on YesterdayAfter?

You can follow Andy at:

Blog > justurnleft.com
Twitter > @AndySmart01
Facebook> Just Turn Left at the Mountain

Amazon> Just Turn Left at the Mountain – 1st edition.
Book 5 Stars Reviews! 😉

Have a wonderful week you all…
Congratulations to Andy for be the Featured of the Month April 2016
Stay tuned for the next month feature!!!

-Carolina

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#AprilPoetryMonth – Ewian song Fragile Ghost

April 6, 2016April 6, 2016 Carolina Russo

Music is like Poetry on a pentagram words written over musical notes!

Today for the April Poetry Month I like to share the beautiful words written by EWIAN for the song
Fragile Ghost included in the latest Album release “We Need Monster” read the lines, listen and enjoy the dreamy atmosphere!

-CR

Fragile Ghost

And then we kissed the moon.
Loved us secretly.
I thought I felt ensouled.
I thought I felt alive.

©Ewian

Independent rock band
youtube.com/Ewianmusic

#AprilPoetryMonth2016

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Featured Blogger: Carolina Russo

March 21, 2016March 21, 2016 Carolina Russo

I am the Featured Blogger on ART by Rob Goldstein!!!
I am so honored, thankful and very happy to be the first Featured Blogger on Rob Blog I love his work and always he does an amazing job! Rob had great questions for my interview I suggest you to check it out!
Thank you Rob!!!

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And Featured is…

March 12, 2016March 12, 2016 Carolina Russo

Indie Music Artist

And FEATURED is… James Radcliffe!

YesterdayAfter Featured of the Month March 2016

I love to meet and interact with new artists sharing and their work of art and their beautiful words!

This month is about Music!

Today I am very pleased and honored to introduce you the first YesterdayAfter Featured of the Month and of the Year 2016 a great inspiring multi-talented Artist, writer and Music Composer from Edinburgh, Scotland UK based James Radcliffe I discovered James beautiful, stunning music and writings when I started my Blog almost a year ago. His creativity and experimental work continually evolves inspired from everything. He strive in the authenticity of his creations, from the music to his writings and everything else he produce. James has a great personality and kindly connect with his audience and I am very happy that we connected! His music inspires me as Artist during my own creations.

On his Blog you can read that James is “…a groundbreaking and radically independent: musician, writer, and spoken word artist” who has been performing live since the age of 8.

He writes, records, mixes, and masters all of his work from his home studio and has leveraged the power of the internet to build a worldwide grassroots audience on his own terms. His music is now played and listened to around the world, his blog is read in 170+ countries, he has in excess of 65’000 fans on Twitter, and his latest release went straight to the #1 spot on Bandcamp.

“I’ve made music and art ever since I can remember.
It’s in my blood.
It’s like breathing for me; it’s my life.”

Why I make music…

I make music because……of the place that it comes from. The state I am in when I am making it. That place where time disappears and everything else dissolves. The place where fierce joy rises up, unbidden, like golden light filling a well.

That is why I make music.

-JR

Here I post a sample from James’s Soundcloud page visit for more…

I hope that you enjoyed this Feature please visit James Blog!
And listen the collection of meditative ambient soundscapes, created with: cello, acoustic guitar, and a single loop pedal. Enjoy the beautiful and relaxing music!

(Please James grab this Badge and post it somewhere on your Blog! )

How can you be Featured on YesterdayAfter?
Stay Connected! Participate to the Meet and Greet Fridays weekly event leaving your Blog link, Follow here and on my other social media be active! Inspire!
You never know…maybe next Month I will choose YOU!

Have a great week!
-CR

You can follow James at:

Website: http://www.jamesradcliffe.com
Music: http://www.jamesradcliffemusic.com
Twitter: @JamesRadcliffe

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Announcement – Soon New Events for you to participate!

March 1, 2016March 1, 2016 Carolina Russo

Hello everyone,
a new month of the year just started and I wish you a wonderful, inspiring and creative Happy March!

Today I am going to give you some Great News!
I am going to bring back on two wonderful events that I started last year with great success and right now after two months of break and some new ideas it’s time to bring those events back on for all of us to enjoy and engage sharing what we do.

If you were following my Blog during the 2015 you will remember my weekly Meet and Greet event on Fridays followed by The Featured of the week on Saturdays. For many weeks and months we enjoyed to connect to one another and discover new beautiful Blogs. I personally had great connections! If you are new to follow my Blog don’t miss this great opportunity!
Proudly I was able to Feature numerous amazing and inspiring Blogs and Bloggers during the 2015 (Going to make an Archive Page) and if you were already Featured you are more than welcome to participate you never know I might Feature you again during this year!
I love to share my space and success to highlight other Blogs and Bloggers that I admire.
Introducing and helping the new ones to be inspired to grow sharing their work and expand their horizons and motivations during our amazing journeys here.

This year 2016 I decided to create a Home Page for the two events you find them on my menu and I will link them down below. Each page has all the details, Starting date, description, rules and how the two events work. Events are going to be linked together. I suggest you to visit the event’s pages and read the descriptions and how to participate and if you have any question contact me.

The two events are:

MEET and GREET Fridays…Weekly Event!

And FEATURED Is…Monthly Event!

I hope that you are excited about this because I Am!!! I need your help to make these beautiful events a success for all of us to benefit and share the love for what we do best!
Your participation every week would be very much appreciated! Last year we all had wonderful time connecting, we had great Feature amazing Artists, Writers, Photographers, Musicians, and more…everyone is welcome no matter what you do everyone has something special to give to the world.

Starting dates are very soon:

First MEET and GREET Friday is March 4 and we will have the first FEATURED of the Month on March 12.

I am really looking forward to see all your Blogs links on Friday March 4! Stay connected!

Happiness and Joy to you
xoxo
-Carolina

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Music – EWIAN “The Last Poem”

February 27, 2016February 27, 2016 Carolina Russo

This is another beautiful video and stunning song from EWIAN
the song “The Last Poem” is a sad story with beautiful touching words and dreamy music…

“You have lost your smile
You have lost your will to fight
a very long time ago
A very long time ago
The story in your eyes needs to be unfold
so that i can touch your grief, and make it faint…”

Album: Good Old Underground 2014

I hope that you enjoyed watching this video, if you did
please visit EWIAN

Have a wonderful weekend!

-CR

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A blogger to know

February 26, 2016February 26, 2016 Carolina Russo

Today I had a wonderful surprise from my blogger friend writer and journalist Romanus Ngobesing from the Blog Success Inspirer he made my day with this surprise post! And I love to share it with all of you! Have a wonderful weekend! Thank you Romanus 😉

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Music – EWIAN “Sweet Swan” exclusive live video…

January 23, 2016January 24, 2016 Carolina Russo

This is a rare, exclusive live performance video from one of EWIAN latest concerts in Landau Germany at Club Südstern. I enjoyed the video their music is very unique and different I hope you like it!

The song is “Sweet Swan” from the new Album “We Need Monsters” the whole album is great!
Nice to see your live performance on stage Ewian! Thanks for sharing the video with us.

EWIAN was also one of my “Featured Blog of the week in 2015” if you want to know more about the band read my post here 😉 and see the Digital Portrait part of my Collection.