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The Blue Marble Series
The Blue Marble Series takes young readers on an ocean exploration adventure through a fictional lens based on real-world issues. Beneath...
Carissa Welton
Jun 17, 20243 min read


Cigarette Butt Action Day 煙頭清理日
TAKE THE BUTT CHALLENGE! Not only is this event good for your glutes, it's great for the planet!! Save the date: 7/5/25 On July 5, 2025...
Carissa Welton
Jun 302 min read


Shut Down Line 5
I was born and raised in Michigan, with a family history that dates back before statehood. For over a decade now, I have been gravely...
Carissa Welton
Jun 252 min read


Happy World Ocean Day!
The Blue Marble Series was created out of my love for swimming in the ocean and my desire to take you all with me, to rediscover the...
Carissa Welton
Jun 81 min read


Good Green News!
My first article for Planet Detroit got published ( read here )! I suppose it all started back in the day, when I was living in the Bay...
Carissa Welton
Apr 64 min read


Chinatown Reborn
Since I've known Detroit before I could talk or walk, I have some very vintage memories of the city that stretch all the way back to the...
Carissa Welton
Feb 62 min read


Planet Detroit
The Dawning of a New D I'm so proud to announce I've been selected to participate in Planet Detroit 's neighborhood reporting lab. This...
Carissa Welton
Feb 11 min read


The ReVamp
Detroit, affectionately known as The D , has a reputation for a lot of things, and likewise, The D stands for a lot of things... like...
Carissa Welton
Jan 272 min read


Word of the Day: 环保 (Environmental Protection)
More than 90% of our ocean has been unexplored. What do you think we'll discover once we know our planet better? Word of the Day: 环保...
Carissa Welton
Jan 213 min read


The Belief in People Power
Huzzah! After years of appeals and protests to the Lantau Tomorrow Vision , the voice of reason is being heard. The proposed sea...
Carissa Welton
Jan 201 min read


Earth Family
A new book for the new year. It was an absolute honor to attend the opening of the 42nd annual Key West Literary Seminar , focused on...
Carissa Welton
Jan 152 min read
The Lucky Bear
Shello everyone! What do bears and mermaids have to do with one another, you may ask? Well, obviously, they are both Earth dwellers,...
Carissa Welton
Oct 20, 20241 min read


We Are Neutral
The ironic nomenclature of my partner organization, We Are Neutral , for the sequel to Beneath the Surface , is due to the fact that they...
Carissa Welton
Oct 6, 20241 min read


Bilingual Taichi Exercise
Today is the day! Join me for 10 minutes (or less) of Taichi daily and help support The Blue Marble Series. Visit my Patreon ( click here...
Carissa Welton
Oct 1, 20241 min read


Key West Literary Seminar
Shello Sea Huggers! Well, guess what? I was awarded a select scholarship from Key West Literary Seminar to attend the Writer's Workshop...
Carissa Welton
Sep 22, 20242 min read


Awaken New Depths
We don't have time for "out of sight out of mind." If the world is numb to numbers, motivating momentum will require opening minds,...
Carissa Welton
Jun 3, 20241 min read


Roots & Shoots Global
When I first came up with the idea for Beneath the Surface, I was mentoring students in China through a youth leadership program called...
Carissa Welton
May 12, 20242 min read


Free Coloring Books
Shello everybody! Currently, I'm giving away free Beneath the Surface coloring books to the 1st one hundred subscribers to my YouTube...
Carissa Welton
Apr 19, 20241 min read


War Is Over
As every ocean lover knows, there is a world war raging all around us. If you've read Beneath the Surface, you know that it's the first...
Carissa Welton
Apr 7, 20241 min read


Happy Earth Month!
Well, shello again, Ocean Lovers! How are your Earth Months going so far? Remember, April 14th is Dolphin Day and the pink dolphins in...
Carissa Welton
Apr 5, 20242 min read