Zinta Aistars
@zintaaistars.bsky.social
Z Word, LLC, creative director of writing and editing service; host of Story Beat radio show on WMUK 102.1; and living in denial on Z Acres
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Zila’s Stones, 28-30
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Zila's Stones, 28-30, continues on Substack. Cheep cheep. The light and the dark and the mad.
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Zila's Stones, 28-30, continues on Substack. Cheep cheep. The light and the dark and the mad.
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Zila’s Stones, 28-30
27This Substack is reader-supported.
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September 15, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Zila's Stones, 28-30, continues on Substack. Cheep cheep. The light and the dark and the mad.
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Second post of Zila's Pebbles on Substack, the background to the writing of Zila's Stones, with exclusive tidbits and photos. Thank you to my paid subscribers, you are so very appreciated for encouraging the written word.
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Zinta’s Pebbles, 2
A background peek at the writing of Zila’s Stones for my paid subscribers. And thank you for your support, so appreciated.
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September 12, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Second post of Zila's Pebbles on Substack, the background to the writing of Zila's Stones, with exclusive tidbits and photos. Thank you to my paid subscribers, you are so very appreciated for encouraging the written word.
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My conversation on this week's Story Beat is with Sandra Clark, director of Michigan History Center, about the Underground Railroad in Battle Creek. Tune to WMUK 102.1 FM or listen online.
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Story Beat: Revisiting the road to freedom
Story Beat with Sandra Clark
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September 10, 2026 at 7:01 PM
My conversation on this week's Story Beat is with Sandra Clark, director of Michigan History Center, about the Underground Railroad in Battle Creek. Tune to WMUK 102.1 FM or listen online.
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Zila's Stones, 24-26, on Substack now. Zila comes out swinging and standing in the Golden Moment.
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Zila’s Stones, 24-26
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September 10, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Zila's Stones, 24-26, on Substack now. Zila comes out swinging and standing in the Golden Moment.
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My 1st post for paid subscribers only on Substack. The entirety of Zila's Stones will continue to be available to free subscribers. Zila's Pebbles will offer insights and background to writing the novel with extra photos. To you who paid, this is for you.
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Zila’s Pebbles, 1
When I first saw the real estate posting for what I have come to call Z Acres, one photo of the property in particular caught my attention.
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September 8, 2026 at 4:19 PM
My 1st post for paid subscribers only on Substack. The entirety of Zila's Stones will continue to be available to free subscribers. Zila's Pebbles will offer insights and background to writing the novel with extra photos. To you who paid, this is for you.
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Next installment of Zila's Stones is now up on Substack. Come along on Zila's journey. These are less smooth stones than jagged rocks.
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Zila’s Stones, 19-23
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September 3, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Next installment of Zila's Stones is now up on Substack. Come along on Zila's journey. These are less smooth stones than jagged rocks.
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My September 2026 column in the Good News paper, with my sweet boy Freddy atop the firewood stack.
September 2, 2026 at 7:02 PM
My September 2026 column in the Good News paper, with my sweet boy Freddy atop the firewood stack.
Next installment of Zila's Stones, 16-18, is now up on Substack. The stones are beginning to pile up. The sunrises and sunsets blaze.
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Zila’s Stones, 16-18
16 At birth, he was my clone.
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August 31, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Next installment of Zila's Stones, 16-18, is now up on Substack. The stones are beginning to pile up. The sunrises and sunsets blaze.
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My conversation on this week's Story Beat is with holistic healer and beekeeper, Haley Terpstra. Tune in at WMUK 102.1 FM or listen online.
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Story Beat: Holistic healing
Story Beat with Haley Terpstra
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August 27, 2026 at 6:37 PM
My conversation on this week's Story Beat is with holistic healer and beekeeper, Haley Terpstra. Tune in at WMUK 102.1 FM or listen online.
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The next installment of Zila’s Stones, 13-15, is now up on Substack!
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Zila’s Stones, 13-15
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August 27, 2026 at 1:48 PM
The next installment of Zila’s Stones, 13-15, is now up on Substack!
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Next installment of Zilas Stones, 10-12, is now up. Travel back to "Skipping Stones" to begin this journey. Subscribers to support this writer are very much appreciated. Thank you, all!
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Next installment of Zila’s Stones, 10-12, is now up for your reading pleasure! Travel back to “Skipping Stones” for the beginning of this journey and follow along. Subscribers to support this writer a...
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August 25, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Next installment of Zilas Stones, 10-12, is now up. Travel back to "Skipping Stones" to begin this journey. Subscribers to support this writer are very much appreciated. Thank you, all!
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Next installment of Zila's Stones, 6-9, now up on Substack. Please consider a subscription to support this writer. Thank you!
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Zila’s Stones, 6-9
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August 22, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Next installment of Zila's Stones, 6-9, now up on Substack. Please consider a subscription to support this writer. Thank you!
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Read the next installment of Zilas Stones, 3-5. Or go back to the beginning and join the journey as Zila emerges from the woods.
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Zila’s Stones, 3-5
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August 20, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Read the next installment of Zilas Stones, 3-5. Or go back to the beginning and join the journey as Zila emerges from the woods.
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My conversation on this week's Story Beat is with Judith Giesberg, author of Last Seen. Tune in to WMUK 102.1 FM or listen online.
www.wmuk.org/wmuk-news/2026-08-20/story-beat-a-more-accurate-tale-of-slavery
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Story Beat: A more accurate tale of slavery
Story Beat with Judith Giesberg
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August 20, 2026 at 6:57 PM
My conversation on this week's Story Beat is with Judith Giesberg, author of Last Seen. Tune in to WMUK 102.1 FM or listen online.
www.wmuk.org/wmuk-news/2026-08-20/story-beat-a-more-accurate-tale-of-slavery
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Hakeem Jeffries cannot become speaker in 2027. It would be a colossal waste of power and opportunity for Dems to elevate him again.
They need to choose someone stronger and preferably isn’t to the right of the vast majority of American voters on healthcare.
They need to choose someone stronger and preferably isn’t to the right of the vast majority of American voters on healthcare.
August 16, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Hakeem Jeffries cannot become speaker in 2027. It would be a colossal waste of power and opportunity for Dems to elevate him again.
They need to choose someone stronger and preferably isn’t to the right of the vast majority of American voters on healthcare.
They need to choose someone stronger and preferably isn’t to the right of the vast majority of American voters on healthcare.
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For the first time in US history, America betrays South Korea, one of our closest allies for over 75 years. These exercises in various forms have taken place every year since 1974.
August 16, 2026 at 9:26 PM
For the first time in US history, America betrays South Korea, one of our closest allies for over 75 years. These exercises in various forms have taken place every year since 1974.
So it begins. First stone skipped. Posting my novel, Zilas Stones, on Substack. Please come see, subscribe, share, join me at the Cottage on the Hill. (Note my first post had a bad link.)
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Skipping Stones
An introduction to Zila's Stones.
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August 16, 2026 at 1:56 AM
So it begins. First stone skipped. Posting my novel, Zilas Stones, on Substack. Please come see, subscribe, share, join me at the Cottage on the Hill. (Note my first post had a bad link.)
open.substack.com/pub/zintaais...
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My conversation on this week's Story Beat on WMUK 102.1 FM is with theater makeup artist Emma Cook. Tune in or listen online.
www.wmuk.org/wmuk-news/2026-08-13/story-beat-a-bruising-stage-appearance
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Story Beat: A bruising stage appearance
Story Beat with Emma Cook
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August 13, 2026 at 6:59 PM
My conversation on this week's Story Beat on WMUK 102.1 FM is with theater makeup artist Emma Cook. Tune in or listen online.
www.wmuk.org/wmuk-news/2026-08-13/story-beat-a-bruising-stage-appearance
www.wmuk.org/wmuk-news/2026-08-13/story-beat-a-bruising-stage-appearance
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I proudly endorse this message from my grandparents ❤️
August 12, 2026 at 1:00 PM
I proudly endorse this message from my grandparents ❤️
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MacFarlane: The park service records that I obtained show where the priorities are. $323 million allotted for the White House grounds alone, beautification and vanity projects…
August 13, 2026 at 1:50 AM
MacFarlane: The park service records that I obtained show where the priorities are. $323 million allotted for the White House grounds alone, beautification and vanity projects…