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Recommended by David Perlmutter

The Cosmic Chronicles of Raven Substack

By Raven W.

Welcome to the Cosmic Community! We inspire and provoke thought, seek the raw meaning beyond the surface.

Kirito’s Substack

My personal Substack

The Periodical Compass

By Nicholas Morrissey

Content Center

Tawhid’s Substack

By Tawhid Signature

A creative writer whose personality shines out in everything he says or writes...

The Harvest Network’s Substack

My personal Substack

Il Belpaese

The Italian myth told by an Italian pen, to non-italian readers.

Together Through Life

Writer about music generally and Bob Dylan specifically

El Substack de Thierry

Mi Substack personal

Joe’s Substack

By Joe Kennedy

My personal Substack

Out There with Randy Runtsch

Unconstrained by any niche, I write about topics that pique my interest. Look for photo-filled articles about wildlife, travel, photography, adventure, cycling, history, music, data analytics, programming, and more.

Randy's mind ranges over many fascinating topics.

- David Perlmutter

Jeff’s Substack

By Jeff Oliver

Welcome to my madness. I hope you enjoy your stay.

Arbitrary Allegories

By Anomaly

It is a place where the only thing you can find, is the turmoil of my mind, my thought, ideas, philosophies and my compositions.

JamieAdStories’s Substack

By Jamie Just Writes

My Substack is a space where I share articles and reviews linked to books and TV. I also share writing tips, my take on current affairs and consider environmental developments. I hope that you will consider joining me for the ride.

Joshua’s Substack

My personal Substack

Ray Tabler’s Substack

Science Fiction You Can Enjoy

Patricia’s Substack

By Patricia Timmermans

My personal Substack

Addam Ledamyen: On Storytelling

Philosophies, strategies, thoughts... all about my journey as a storyteller. Plus occasional new short works.

Montag Publishing House

By Samara

Substack's first on platform bookstore and publishing house.

Heal: The Intensive Care of You

By Kristin

A Trauma ICU nurse takes you through a journey of self-love and reflection that began in a pandemic. My mission is to show the world that we all have the capacity to heal.

Sexuality Integration Guide

By Katerina Nedelcu

Writing about Sexuality is a labor of love, covering the fields of psychology, science, art and history, I have a deep desire to understand the complexity of the human mind and behavior. I'm a photographer in search of words.

Versailles Century’s Substack

The court of Versailles through the words of those who were there between 1682 and 1789.

Tell a Tall Tale

By Carlos Garbiras

Thoughts on storytelling, art-making and communication from the essayist behind the humorous newsletter Unequivocally Ambiguous.

My personal Substack

This is Station 101, we cover everything from Crypto, GenZ's emerging trends (or even viral memes, who knows?) and True Crimes!

Daniel's FARMISH Letters

By SanaTerraFarm Letters

The FARMISH Lifestyle Coach 🏡 I help adventurous individuals like you break free from societal and self-imposed constraints, rediscover their connection with Nature, to live untamed and authentically. Thanks for joining!

Missing Verses

By D.M. Relik

A former working-class employee of a drab and soul-crushing corporation realizes the potential of a new life while seeking his missing verses— weekly stories in a memoir style spanning a lifetime.

The Bored Millennial

By Marie Vandoorne

Follow a journey of growth, failure and realness to what it takes to become financially independent as an average, down-to-earth millennial woman. I figure out life while writing ✍️

Life's Paradox

By Innocent Ezeobuka

My personal substack

PalCinema, Television, & Music

By Dan Pal

After years of studying, enjoying, writing, and teaching about films, television, & music I invite you to be a part of the Pal universe! To start, I'll be sharing my Palcinema film reviews and a new music memoir project: The Playlist of My Life. Join me!

Marci’s Substack

By Marci Keats Rudolph

My personal Substack

Home of Truth

Articles from Medium, short stories, worldbuilding, and random ramblings.

Chamber Mind

The mind is an open chamber, echoing with the revelation of creativity, memory, and dreams. Within its walls, we discover the infinite search for who we might become.

The Rewind

Sometimes, you have to look back, to see how far you’ve come.

Susan Speaks

By Susan Niemann

Thoughts and photos about politics, aging, music, and old cemeteries. I'm a determined-and grateful-midwesterner now living on the East Coast.

The Midnight Blue Sea

By Erin Rose Latta

Original writing/poetry, deep dives of weird fiction, Lovecraft, and other treasures.

Nihon Bites

By Emika Oka

A compilation of everything related to Japanese food, culinary delights and culture.

My personal Substack

Mein persönlicher Substack

The Fry Corner

By Stephen Fry

A sack of stubs, a stub sack, a stack of subs, a substack

Dating Dinosaurs

By Wendy Martin

I invite you to join me as I chronicle my 200+ dates as a single mom during the prehistoric days of online dating. Laugh with me, laugh at me, cringe when necessary. Hold on, it’s going to be a bumpy ride!

Joyce’s Place

Inspiration drawn from my Maus Midnight Musings

Three for Sunday

By Stephen W Davenport

Welcome to "Three for Sunday", a free newsletter in which I write about whatever catches my fancy during the week. This newsletter is a work in progress for me and I would appreciate any feedback you may have. Thank You!!

Raconteusery

By Jillian Spiridon

Short Fiction for the Smallest Yet Mightiest of Attention Spans

Journeys in Darkness and Light

By Andy Wolverton

Writing on movies, books, music, and more.

Write or Die 101

By Chill Subs

An experiment in affordable education for writers with full monthly workshops by trained instructors.

Story Zone

By TJ Patton

Micro, flash, short, long, and series fiction. The main setting is a small town with big secrets.

Dear, Horse Girl

By Drew

a place for me to grow comfortable publishing my thoughts

TechMadeSimple

By Jayshree Gururaj

Tailored for writers, digital enthusiasts, solopreneurs, and anyone navigating the digital landscape. Boost your tech confidence and productivity by simplifying your digital journey.

Tears of Awe

By Cristina

bird in space • creating new worlds • one screenplay at a time • inspired by 2,500 old, dusty books • delivered every day • a dynamic interplay • darkness and light • chaos and simplicity

This Picture is Worth 1,000 Words

By Mark John Hiemstra

This newsletter was 1,000 words on analog photographs that I've taken—the camera and process I used, as well as the reason for, or the story behind, the picture.

Word Stack

By JD Prickett

a Substack featuring my personal writings.

Philosopher's Insight

By Romaric Jannel PhD

Journey, Insights and Thoughts of a Philosopher in Japan

The Culture Diet

By Jordan Bowry

Your source for a well-balanced cultural diet, including weekly curated movie, TV, and book recs. Less time prepping, more time savoring.

Freezoom

Un regard libre sur le multivers...

Bold Reasoning with Peter Singer

Explore the intersections of ethics, philosophy, and impactful living.

Richard’s Substack

By Richard Allen

My personal Substack

Carl F Northwood: Weird Worlds

Inspired by a misspent youth playing D&D, and reading of heroes such as Fafhrd & the Gray Mouser, Conan et al, Carl F Northwood creates his own heroes and heroines, eager to wield swords and mutter sorcerous incantations at sinister, fantastical villains!

SHE WHO STIRS THE STORM

By Gloria Horton-Young

Poet, painter, storyteller, rabble-rouser – a tempest in red lipstick. Expect provocative opinions, spirited rants, and lots of laughter. This is my playground, the rules are rewritten daily.

The Book Chronicles

By Sam H Arnold

Discover the enchanting world of books, authors, and reviews. Immerse yourself in captivating stories and literary insights. Experience a new life with every page.

My FAANG+ Updates & Insights

By Emmanuel Sesoma

Welcome to my [FAANG+] market Updates And Insights.Weekly [FAANG+] Portfolio updates.Profit Success Rate of 8-12%+ROI Monthly.

Sharon’s Substack

By Sharon Marie Buckler

My personal Substack

Heidi Lynn's Substack

By Heidi Lynn Adelsman

Here’s to future posts on how infrastructure, industry, AIDs, and Agent Orange have affected me, my family, my community, and my state. Alias H. Lynn Adelsman.

Studio07’s Substack

By Studio007

My personal Substack

Isabel’s Substack

My personal Substack

Home Is Where The Music Is

By Michael K. Fell

Psychotic reactions, carburetor dung & maggots on my brain. Random scribbles on music, art & culture.

Midlife Man

By Miles Madron

One man's struggles with midlife and masculinity.

The Paulo Coelho Read Along

By Colm Holland

Fans of Paulo Coelho keep reading here ... and find the insights to unlock the magic of The Alchemist and all those books by Paulo you've not yet read, in a community of like-minded alchemists.

Health and Wellness by Dr Mehmet Yildiz

Articles about health, well-being, fitness, self-improvement, personal/professional development, longevity and disease prevention

kay’s Substack

By kt

My personal Substack

Senetta Diane's Newsletter

Welcome to Senetta Diane's newsletter, your daily infusion of inspiration and encouragement! In a world often filled with challenges and uncertainties, I believe that a daily dose of inspiration can make a significant difference in your life.

Nurturing Self-Belief

By Godhuli

Just a place woven of Mindfulness, Self-Growth, Self-Belief and the gesture of having faith in oneself amidst everything

Shakeem’s Substack

By Shakeem Rahim Winn

My personal Substack

THE CHAOS TRIALS

By The Chaos Trials

This is my struggle with depression/anxiety filtered through the lens of culture & modern life. They say you write best when you write about what you know--we'll see about that. If this makes one person feel less alone, I will have done my job. Cheers!

Introducing All Things Thrillers And History

By John Paul Davis

Plenty of history, mysteries and legends, especially from the medieval era ⚔️. In addition to history articles, I’ll also share a regular diary of my recent travels, research and book news. Expect lots of photos of ruined castles and abbeys 🏰

My personal Substack

Weird poetry that no one can understand

Michaela McKuen's Metamorphology

And these children that you spit on As they try to change their worlds Are immune to your consultations They're quite aware of what they're goin' through

Into the Hollow Earth

By M.S. Maupin

Stories uniting fantasy with folklore, conspiracy theories, odd natural phenomena, and alternative history. Join me as we tumble down the rabbit hole!

Living Sensical

By [Robert C. Worstell

I write about these three - writing, publishing, and farming. Not in that order and not at the same time. All sensical. It's a life-journey sort of thing. I live on a working farm, write for amusement, publish for a living. Come along on this journey.

My personal Substack

Philosophy, but not boring. https://linktr.ee/philosophypublics

Marilyn Wolf

My personal Substack with great poetry.

The Obsolete Man

“I'm a human being, I exist. And if I speak one thought aloud that thought lives, even after I'm shovelled into my grave.”

Kiwiwriter47’s Substack

A Substack of subjects of interest to me...history, politics, writing, family, Asperger's, weird stuff, animals, and humor. For folks to enjoy. Angry trolls can go elsewhere.

ONLY POEMS

By Shannan Mann

Join a community of writers & grow your career with publishing insights, MFA deep dives, exclusive interviews, editorial feedback + more!

Chris from Monster Complex

By Chris Well

Chris Well celebrates stories about monsters and the people who hunt them and/or love them.

salma’s Substack

My personal Substack

Harshbarger Mills by Joan Spilman

I'm resurrecting a town. Is it really dead? You betcha. Even the funeral home is closed. Stories are a cure. Readers are another.

Darin’s Substack

Bon Jour, mes ami! Welcome to my Substack. Mostly, this publication will be about my photography. I am doing this to get into the habit of writing. I love to create ideas, but I hate to write them down, so...

🌻 A Year of Mental Health

By ✏️ Chris Guillebeau

A year-long experiment in purposeful productivity, all through the lens of mental health and wellbeing. New posts every M/W/F at 7am Pacific. 💚

States of Life

By Carolyn Parker

songs of life, rejoice. dirge of death, defeat. awaken, joyful spirit, awaken.

jihan’s Substack

My personal Substack

David Pilling's History Stuff

My musings on history as and when I think of them. Usually medieval, occasional excursions into other periods. Writer of historical fic and nonfic, described by a friend as 'somewhat successful'.

Treats of Writing

By Sam Rake

Legend says they came to us from the first sages. Treats of Writing. In other words - Fantasies and fairy tales. Fiction. Passages to other worlds...

snehal's haiku journal ❀

By snehal’s haiku journal ❀

welcome to my haiku sanctuary 🪷

Whispers and Shouts

By Erika Davis

Intersection of suffering & beauty. Culture, perception, justice. Grief & joy. Holding on & letting go. Chaos, stillness, randomness. Me just trying to find joy and make sense of the world, at the same time.

My personal Substack

My personal Substack

My personal Substack

essays on travel, culture, and (sometimes) coffee.

Erik’s Substack

By Erik Waag

My personal Substack

Mallie’s Eclectic Playlist

By Mallie Hart

Come on a listening journey with me as we explore my ever growing, ever eclectic, and ever genre and decade hopping personal playlist.

Judy’s Substack

By Judy Schalick

My personal Substack

🎪 The Travelling Circus 🎪

By Mark Watson

News, Articles and up-to-date information about the books of Mark Watson, best selling, multi-award-winning Author of "The Shark in the Park" and "Milo & Ze".

Daily Species Art

By Pikari

An endangered species drawing every day, with info and a dumb caption. Sometimes ramblings from the artist on wildlife conservation, inspiration, neurodivergence, and more. Free daily posts with paid subscriber extra perks.

The Art & Business of Book Coaching

By Jennie Nash

Helping book coaches build effective businesses so they can give writers a fighting chance in an unpredictable marketplace. (Secretly great for writers to learn how to level up, too.) Posts every Friday.

The Jazz Cow Newsletter

By John Lumgair

Don't miss the beat! Join our journey to bring the Jazz Cow animated sitcom to life.

Tech Talk

By Coded Conversations

Coded Conversations “Tech Talk” designed to encapsulate the theme of Information Technology (IT) and Cybersecurity in a colorful and modern way.

Jasini’s Tales and Ideas

By Jasini KC’s Tales and Ideas

Story Fragments and Thoughts.

Tinabeth’s Substack

By Tinabeth Chapman

My personal Substack. I paint in the woods, in a little cottage in Alabama. What began as my hobby, painting, turned into several little books for children. My little books are full of kindness, friendship, life lessons, nature and laughter.

Unequivocally Ambiguous

By Carlos Garbiras

(Often Humorous, Always Brilliant, Of Course!) Stories on Culture, Relationships and Travel!

Donn’s WYKKYD AMBITIONS

By Donn Harper The LycanProphet

My personal Substack

Good Writer

By Dumindu Patabandi

Suggest the Best ways to Build up Your LinkedIn profile and how to do's. I will do the hard work, so you don't have to.

Back Here

By Ashley Spencer

Re-examine the entertainment we loved in the '90s, 2000s, 2010s, and beyond with culture journalist and author Ashley Spencer.

The Long Drive

By Jen Cantwell

Real things, dark things, wishes, and hope. Short essays about life on the other side of trauma.

Stories For My Children

By Kira Caluza

Stories from my Waldorf classroom and life.

Exploring the Eyrie

By E.A. Colquitt

Exclusive storytelling from E.A. Colquitt

My personal Substack

An astrological examination of the Fixed Stars as they relate to human lifespan—a Western Sidereal study.

Anne’s Substack

By Anne Brooke

My personal Substack

Anshul's Newsletter

Creating a balance with meaningful productivity insights and leading a stress-free life. Published every Tuesday, Thursday & Sunday at 5:00 P.M. EST

The Kilauea Krone

By Taressa Watson

Answering the Moutain's call.

Spill Coffee; so others don't have to ...

By Gene Beal

Personal ramblings, most likely to be about technology

Assorted Nonsense

By Joe

The official newsletter of Donovan Street Press Inc.

Art By Jonica

By Jonica Bradley

Life is Art. Art is Life.

Anne’s Substack

By Strong and Rare

Here I plan to write my story about my journey with Stiff Person Syndrome, what it's like living with a rare condition and how I survive day by day.

Life's Lessons

By Josefine Cassel

Exploring the human psyche, behaviour, and life's wisdom through our thought-provoking articles on psychology and life lessons.

Projectkin Community Forum

By Projectkin Post

We invent and refine creative ways to capture, preserve, and share our family stories. Won't you join us in FREE events, shared resources, and online conversations?

AroundSciFi - Read - Imagine - Discover

By Michael B. Morgan

Science fiction, new technologies, social technology, the history of discoveries and inventions, cyberpsychology, cybersecurity, and more. Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away (P. Dick).

Beyond the Bookshelf

By Matthew Long

Personal essays exploring the intricate relationships between life and literature, penned by a Navy veteran reflecting on a lifetime of service.

Lifelong Learners

By Dan Allosso

How to Read, Research, Make Notes, and Write

The Positive Vibe

By Dave Puckett

Everybody has a vibe; only the positive vibe can attract good things in your life.

Seeing Fiction Through

By Nicholas Crawford

Seeing the claims of our fiction through.

Carer Mentor: Empathy & Inspiration

By Carer Mentor by Victoria Chin

Heartfelt empathy for Caregivers. A hub of practical tools, resources, and expert insights. A portal of hope.

Christopher Robin's Nebulous

I write about mental health, addiction, and parenting, and share art in the most vulnerable and meaningful way I know how.

Cotswolds Capers - cozy murder mysteries and much more

By Peter Hyson

Personal musings and mutterings from one of the very beautiful areas of the UK

Naptime Novelist

By Bridget Riley

stories of light and darkness, suffering and hope. love letters to the weirdness and messiness of life, written almost exclusively while my tiny, adorable hooligans are napping.

Kaleberg’s Substack

My personal Substack

The Dillon Empire: Simon Dillon on Substack

By Simon Dillon

Film Reviews, Short Stories, Essays on Cinema History, and more.

My personal Substack

Shining light on Cambridge women’s history & lesser known corners of literature

Automatic Writer

By Sean Thomas McDonnell

Welcome to the Automatic Writer, where you'll find sporadic smatterings of dark tales, westerns, horror, speculative fiction, etc. What you will NOT get is advice on how to grow your audience.

Glenna Gill

Wife to one, mom to three, friend to all

Pinnacle’s Substack

By Pinnacle Insights

My personal Substack

Royal Blue, Mimi the Mad Queen

By Giulietta Passarelli

Welcome from Royal Blue, Mimi the Mad Queen. They say she's mad, but she's forgetful. The Prince was turned into a frog by her despicable sister, Irwina, who often brings troubles to Mimi. There are witches, a sorcerer, and a wizard. You'll have a ball.

The Ghoulish Gazette

By 𝐉𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐲 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞

A newsletter about all things horror.

Dougald Lamont’s Substack

Clean Slate: New Ideas for Justice & Democracy

zoo’s substack

By zoo yardbird

songs of a guttersnipe

What's Growing On?

By Nessa

Being human takes practice. Practice needs attention. Our attention is divided. What we pay attention to grows. Feral reflections from a recovering Infectious Disease Physician turned Storyteller Gardener Photographer.

Digital Dash

By Dustin Green

Thrillers and science fiction to boggle the mind.

Thunderbolt Fiction

By Jolan Hildebrandt

I try to write fun stories. I could write about the current political climate or the state of free speech, but many people are doing that already. Come check it out and take a break from the mess outside

In the Public Domain

By radicaledward

Republishing Obscure Books from the public domain.

Where are you from, and why?

By Barbs Honeycutt

I solemnly swear I am funny in Italian. A Millennial Expat's tale from the other side of the World.

The Story Brief

By Stephen Woodfin

No time but the present.

Elizabeth’s Substack

My personal Substack

May More's Substack

More of May's Writing

Baby Brain

By Charlotte

Writing about motherhood because I don't have time for therapy

Pulp Empire

By Nicholas Ahlhelm

I write superheroes in prose. I blog about superheroes in comics. I ramble about wrestling now and then. I'm building a sword and sorcery world. Learn about it all right here.

Bread and Roses

By Portia

Musings about translation, my bread, and what I find interesting and no less vital, the roses.

Rambling Musings

By Stephen Blackford

A blog writer for over a decade on film criticism, film appreciation and existential matters of the heart, I have now self-published eight books and seven e-books with one further publication due mid 2024. I always reciprocate the kindness of a follow.

The Sass by Carolyn R. Parsons

By Carolyn R Parsons

Been there, done that, got the Substack. A fun and informative romp through the life of a writer.

Book Riot Deals

Every day, Book Riot editors scour the internet for the best downpriced ebook deals.

The Best of Book Riot

Get the best of Book Riot's posts, newsletters, podcasts, and more delivered straight to your inbox with this daily highlight reel from the largest independent literary site in North America.

WACSO’s Substack

WACSO stands for: “Walkin’ Around Checkin’ Stuff Out” and these are drawings i see when i’m walkin’ around checkin’ stuff out.

Autism Teaching Tools

From two children on the spectrum in 2000, to two wonderful adults with autism over two decades later. This is how we got there, and this is what we learned.

Maryam’s Substack

By Maryam( Si_Chi_Neh

My personal Substack

'Misfit'

By Lee Penman

Extracts from my forthcoming memoir 'Misfit' along with general commentary and observations through life's journey as a proud 'misfit'

From The Corner of My Mind

By Emika Oka

Sharing her unique perspective on the world as a hearing-impaired autistic person with bipolar disorder despite the challenges. Personal stories, poetry, contemplation and slice of life stories.

Across the Broken Line

By bette perkins

My poetry, short fiction, essays and art, recommended for poetry lovers, seekers of other creatives ,empaths or anyone who finds the line between so called reality and unreal, just a little bit worn and broken. Breaks in the line allow entry.

Books and Boos, with Nicolina Torres

A country mouse writing from the cornfields. Reviewer of scary movies and collector of books. My old boss once called me "deceptively smart." Original stories, a few soon to be at a theater near you.

Rebel's Notes

By Marie A. Rebelle

Writer of fact and fiction; sometimes transgressive, sometimes erotic, always about life. Born in South Africa, rooted in The Netherlands. What you see is what you get!

truthurts

By Shannon Ashley

We can't stop the abuse we don't talk about.

Dianne Taylor’s Stories

By Dianne Nancy Taylor

My stories and newsletters. I write mystery and crime fiction.

Emmanuel Goldstein's (Movie) Reviews

Freedom is the freedom to say 2+2=4. If that's granted, all else follows. Though I am mainly writing movie reviews and analysis. Sometimes I also write some (slightly) political things and on my podcast I mainly talk about philosophical topics.

Enfant Terrible

By Remy Bazerque

Spleens, sins, and dad-related exhaustings from an award-winning writer/director, currently avoiding work on a screenplay.

The Trials of Astra (and other short stories)

By L.L. Ford's substack

A page where I'll share a mix of fiction. My main project will be a series called The Trials of Astra - a collection of stories that take place in the sci-fi fantasy world of Astra. New posts on Friday(ish)

Daizy’s Substack

By Daizy Dennis

(Con)sensual fiction, lust, love and contemporary romance. Diverse characters and happy endings. Books, short stories and adult conversations about sex and relationships both fictional and IRL. It won't always be clear which is which!

150 Word Reviews

By John DeVore

Thoughts on movies, culture, etcetera. Mercifully Short™ + longer essays.

PLAYING WITH LEAVES

By alan asnen

Here you may find what once were described as “charismatic goods” of a sort. Often of a personal nature as charismatic goods may be, because they derive, as stories, from personal knowledge even when told about other people, other places, other times

The Things That Matter

By Paul Combs

I was going to call this "Talking Books, Music, Film, Faith, and History," but that's entirely too long for a title. Then I remembered that great John Cusack quote from High Fidelity: "Books, records, films - these things matter." I just added two more.

just a guy

By erniet

Just a guy navigating the dilemmas and contradictions of life.

William’s Substack

By William Dean Dailey Jr

My personal Substack

Ruins & Writings (H.S. Gilchrist Author)

By H.S. Gilchrist

Join me on my self-publishing journey and explore the universe of my scifi novel, THE END OF THE WORLD (launching Feb. 5th)! A dual adventure of fiction and reality awaits!

An emerging new Canadian sci-fi talent needing readership.

- David Perlmutter

The Feral Stack

By Summer Koester

Rewilding culture with humor & honesty + writing (witch)craft… from a cultural misfit dwelling at the intersection of arts & Alaskan wilderness

Letters Regarding Jeeves

By Bertie Wooster

Updates from your pal Bertie about his brilliant valet.

Bijibilla’s Substack

By Bijibilla Rama Rao

My personal Substack

My personal Substack

My personal Substack

By David Sewell McCann

Exploring the Inter-dimultitudes through stories. What really connects me with you, from very old to new.

Words in Bloom Stories and Poems

My personal Substack

Explaining Crime

By Aaron Jacklin

The newsletter that helps you explain crime to your audience.

haunting the staircase

By Hannah

book reviews paired with songs, essays, & other fun stuff!

My personal Substack

My personal Substack

Modern Myths and Monsters

By Modern Myths & Monsters

Humorous short stories set in a multi-verse called the "Godswood." Some poetry and mundane updates on the follies of Robin George.

Robin Reardon Writes

A forum that combines the discussion of queer issues with the work I do in my writing

Victorian Vignettes

By A. B. Frank

Discover the eerie charm of Gaslamp Horror and unveil the Victorian era's macabre tales. Delve into forgotten authors, unsettling narratives, & the intriguing interplay of history & horror in this captivating journey through the shadows of the past.

Insane Things Christians Say

By Lilith Helstrom

I'll never run out of content.

Lorraine’s Substack

By Lorraine Evanoff

The Lolo Report

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing

By Scifiotica

A science fiction writing blog. Join us on the Last Frontier.

My Pen, Her Whip -- Ari's Erotica and Horror Lit

By Ari Chase-Ramos

Writer of dark and dramatic spicy short stories and erotica. Interviews with erotica writers. Essays on BDSM, femdom, culture, and sexuality. Reviews of erotica films and books. Currently sharing sadistic horror story The Film Student.

English Republic of Letters

By Jeffrey Streeter

A glimpse of distant horizons via "beautifully crafted essays and observations" covering literature, memoir, and faraway cities from a recovering cultural bureaucrat joining up the dots of an international life.

Inclusion Insider (#I2)

By Stanley • Inclusion Insider

Tools and perspectives for inclusive leaders and DEIB / EEO / MEO Professionals committed to creating true inclusion in our lives, teams, orgs, and world. Reflections, analysis, coaching, and nuance to grow our perspectives supportively.

Jon’s Substack

By Jon Coley

An author newsletter about Middle Grade Fiction books and humor for kids.

David Nathan: The British Ambassador of Soul

Personal and up-close reflections of my decades as a scribe in the world of Soul and R&B.

fka_fka_donnie_d’s Substack

My personal Substack

Hitchcock’s Vertigo

By Dan Auiler

All about Vertigo and the world of Hitchcock’s cinema

Third-Eye LASIK

By Bradley Vee

I write esoteric fiction. Here I brain dump about other things.

Diary of a Teacher

By Jack Watson

The world underestimates children. Join me as I share life lessons and hidden wisdom that I pick up from my little heroes.

Jean’s Substack

By L Jean Davis

I am writing about Human Interest Stories with History. It might be a Memoir about something that came to mind recently that I want to share.

Over Under Sideways Down

By Richard Robertson

Richard Robertson's Substack. Fiction and Commentary, mainly a place to publish my first novel, Redneck Love.

Meditations on Nature | Korean-style Sijo poems

By Neil Barker

Meditations on Nature | Korean-style Sijo poems

Hanlon’s Reader

By James Hanlon

✔ Subscribe for Monthly Author Newsletter & Free Fiction Content on Thursdays: Sci Fi - Short Stories - Books - Essays. Would you like to know more?

My personal Substack

"Flights" is already taken -but I traveled a lot, and I continue to, including falling down the rabbit holes. Thoughts and rants about being on the go and staying put, whatever it means. PS scratch it I have no idea. Not yet.

Improv and Neurodiversity - Podcast & Articles

By Jen deHaan

These podcast episodes & written articles are about improv and neurodiversity (mostly autism & ADHD). Relevant to all improvisers of all neurotypes: if you aren’t neurodivergent, you either teach or do improv with us!

The Incredible Machines of Thinkery

By Linnhe Harrison

Ezra Cooper is posted overseas to Outpost 9, separated from his wife by the authoritarian Institute of Thinkery. When two bodies wash up onshore, he is forced to confront the dark truth behind the Institute’s ground-breaking technological advancements.

My personal Substack

A place for rants and inadvertent education, with a side order of pop culture discussion.

…But, I must say!!!

By Shawn David

I’m in the process of writing something worth reading. A work in progress.

Diary Of A Black Woman In A White World

By Rebecca S.

As a Black woman, I am rarely asked what I think about what is going on in the world. I have an opinion and I think you'll find it interesting.

Rebecca talks tough about difficult problems...

- David Perlmutter

Stranger Than Fiction

By Mallory Hauser

Come hang out with me as I overanalyze everything and have a blast doing it.

My personal Substack

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My personal Substack

By Stirling S Newberry

Flash Fiction, Stories, Novellas, Novels, and Math

Laura’s Substack

By Laura J. Wellner

I’m an artist and writer. I hope you enjoy my missives from my acre of the world.

What Whitney's Watching

By Whitney

A first-gen black woman's take on everything from pop culture to film to anime.

A Foreigner's Guide to the Backroads of the Ozarks

By Momo

Maintaining insanity in an increasingly sanitary world.

OFF THE PATH

By Jill C. Wild

Jill C. Wild is an introspective writer, daydreamer, deep listener and hopeless wanderer based in the San Jacinto mountains whose focus includes: self love, the natural world, humor, resiliency, and spiritual longing.

tomasikaki

By Fotini Masika

Words of my own—mostly poetry. Inspiration from elsewhere—mostly others’ words. All to be shared with gratitude.

By 'LP' by Ian Sharp

'LP': The stories behind classic rock music, carefully researched and absorbingly written. Ian Sharp, Music Writer.

Keycon’s Substack - Official Announcments

Subscribe to get all the important news about Keycon to you reliably and sometimes early. The Substack subscription will let you avoiding missing important updates because of the "algorithm", and you’ll see just the most imporant (official) announcements.

This Could Be Embarrassing

By Mallory Taylor

a newsletter focused around the idea that in order to grow and to play, we have to be willing to be uncomfortable, vulnerable, and sometimes straight up embarrassed...

My personal Substack

I am NOT going to write. I just wanted to play with the AI

Tactless

By Joshua Price

I am an Australian writer new to the scene. I focus on short stories, slightly unfinished projects and weird not quite PC humor. I called this project Tactless.

Daydreamin' 'Bout the Way Things Sometimes Are

By Christopher Bradley

Discussing music and vinyl/audiophile culture.

On the Open Road

By Kathleen Fullerton

From this open road well-traveled, you'll get love letters of life, love, grandparenting, and an educator's journey guiding a non-profit program in a youth correctional facility.

Music of the Day

By Jackie R.

Music connects to everything, and us to one another. Each day, I focus on a specific song that speaks to me in some way about that day with a short essay and video.

A Sip, A Shout Out & A Sentence

By C. Elyse

Everything necessary to fuel the muse: craft tips, writing prompts, and a curated cocktail.

THE FICTION DEALER

By The Fiction Dealer

Psst... wanna hear a story?

"THE LEGENDARY 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐏𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐅𝐔𝐂𝐈𝐔𝐒"

By 𝐏𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐅𝐔𝐂𝐈𝐔𝐒

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The Book I Want to Write

By Paul Zakrzewski

I focus on the place where urgency meets resistance—what gets in the way of the writing the big, scary things you want to. Plus nonfiction craft, the changing face of publishing, and home of THE BOOK I HAD TO WRITE podcast. Out every Wed.

Soul’s Substack

By Soul Dancer

Aloha and welcome to an eclectic mash-up of personal stories, Soul University classes, poems and thought-provoking posts. Source? 45+ years first hand experience as an out, gay social worker, monk and shaman.

Words and Sounds

By Niccolò Hilgendorf

Fiction, fantasy, comedy, music | Home of Adventure Story

Martini’s Glambassadorial Fembassy

By Martini Glambassador

Come and check out what's going on in my little corner of the French countryside, stay for the silliness. And all the info about your rad Tab gifs from Wonkette.com!

The Play Typer Guy

By Stephen Robinson

I write about politics, the arts, and something else that interests you.

Wonkette

By Rebecca Schoenkopf

Wonkette is filthy, hilarious, liberal news. YOU CAN HANDLE THE TRUTH!

Tony Fletcher, Wordsmith

An author, musician, traveler, and runner's musings on writing, music, travel, and falling over.

My personal Substack

A journal of and about speculative fiction.

Writing Rhythm

By Craig Strickland

Tips & tricks for jump-starting your fiction-writing engine and keeping the damned thing running.

A Complete Nutter's Rambling's

By Monte St Aubyn

I write fiction, comics and movie scripts. This substack is where I post my flash fiction and short stories, Iron age prompts, and other projects I am working on.

Tumultuous True Stories

By Lindsay Byron

Diaries, love letters, and confessions from the late 90s through the early 2000s, by a young woman carving art out of pain.

Joseph Lim’s Substack

Hello, this is Joseph Lim. Thanks for coming by!

Cole’s Chapters

By Cole Noble

Speculative fiction from adventuring writer, Cole Noble

TCT

By William Dailey Jr

DISCOVERY | INSPIRE | EMPOWER

Today in Books

By Book Riot

Keep up with bookish news and join timely conversations about the world of books. Editors from the largest independent literary book site in North America report on literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more.

In Reading Color

By Book Riot

Literature by and about people of color, featuring new releases, throwbacks, books and authors you may have never heard of, and more.

In the Trenches by Nanie Hurley

This is a behind the scenes look at a writer struggling to start her writing career. That writer is me! Hi, I'm Nanie and this is my publication. It's all about my writing career - which, of course, barely exists. Follow me as I mess up everything!

Be a Cactus

By Victoria Waddle

Help for resistant writers, working to bloom. Library censorship news.

My personal Substack

A first-time dad writes letters to his newborn son, Myles, every Monday, sharing the joy he didn't experience himself with the world. Inspired by Ta-Nehisi Coates' "Between the World and Me."

Talking to Myself

By Caroline

The joys and despairs of an anxious mind. Observations from my present and past, punctuated by brief moments of clarity. I aim to soften.

Ferns of Columbo

By Jon T

short fiction and things

Brandon’s Substack

By Brandon R. Chinn

The Substack of Brandon R. Chinn! Please enjoy some writing advice, philosophical musings, personal thoughts, and more.

Pulp, Pipe, & Poetry

By Frank Theodat

The variety magazine to elevate your leisure hours. Fiction, verse, curation, opinion. Never the same, always quality.

The Authentic Comedian

By Caroline Clifford

Weekly articles and exercises for anyone who's interested in perfecting their authentic comedy voice.

The Declining Academic

By Chuck Rybak

Lover of poetry who also asks, "What should educators and the Arts & Culture community care about as the world speeds along?"

Diane’s Blue Notes

By Diane K24

Passionate democracy defender, walker, dog-lover. I write about a variety of topics related to the pull of my heartstrings.

Work In Progress

By The Chronicler

Welcome! I write dark fiction, my favourite writers include Lovecraft, Stoker, and Tolkien. I invite you to explore my imagination and traverse the path of (possible) publishing. Currently building an anthology to my debut novel, "Shades of Night". Enjoy!

The Books That Made Us

By M. E. Rothwell

Discover the books that shaped your favourite writers.

Literary Activism

By Book Riot

News and tools for engaging in literary activism, from ending book bans to supporting libraries and more.

AI Jest Daily

By Daniel Nest

Daily cartoons. Illustrated and captioned by AI.

HELLO - the Homeless Exiled Letters of Lam Omara

Roger, a regular passerby to one of my favourite spots on the street, suggested we begin exchanging letters. Eventually, he says, it could become ‘a kind of novel. I mean, why not? All writing is fiction anyhow.’ Contact: jjkane2015@gmail.com

Write Well And Publish Wisely

By Nic Nelson

Things that authors, writers, and grad students want to know, or ought to know, or didn't realize they needed to know until they discovered it here...

How to Write for a Living

By David McIlroy

Writers should get paid for doing what they love. Let's talk about how to make that happen.

Grandma’s Substack

By Grandma Smillew

Grandma. I'm a pink belt in social media marketing and I share everything I know about Medium.

Rudy’s That Cancer Life Substack

By Rudy Fischmann

While I have cancer and it defines many areas of my life, it doesn't define me. My hope is that all the normies out there understand patients are more than a diagnosis. And that my fellow cancer endurers understand this about themselves as well.

Michelle’s Substack

By Michelle Scorziello

My personal Substack

Paco’s Substack

By Poeticall Musicke

My personal Substack

Echoes from an Old Hollow Tree

By Ryan B. Anderson

Reflections on the seasons, life in a rural place, fatherhood, and stewarding a neglected forest at the end of a dirt road.

David’s Substack

WhatIfs? Story ideas for writers or the curious.

The Futureness

By Morgan Beatty

Sci-fi novel in progress. High school novel complete. Short stories. Free subscribers receive video recaps with the publication of new chapters.

Scribbles

By Virginia Neely

Flash fiction, art, musings, what inspires me, and occasional rants.

Lightning Press

By Christofer Nigro

My thoughts on politics and social topics from the standpoint of the Classical Left, opposed to modern liberalism and determined to take the Left back from them. I am a firm proponent of the Class War and opponent of the divisive Culture Wars.

Hylandian

By Tom Hyland

The newsletter of Iron Age author Tom Hyland. Writer of Western (Treasure of the Apache) & Sword & Sorcery (The Primerian Age) fiction. Student of Robert E. Howard. Cinephile & bibliophile. Dog lover. American & Christian.

Rabbit Room Poetry

By The Rabbit Room

Poetry from the Rabbit Room community.

DENNIS’s Substack

By DENNIS B MURPHY

My personal Substack

Scarlet Writes

By Fabulous Fiction by Scarlet Ibis James

A place to allow fictional seeds to grow and bloom.

Robert’s Substack

By Robert Kane

My personal Substack

Be The Best U...

By Tinashe D. Ndhlovu

This newsletter is about personal development, career, growth mindset, and IT. I share my past and ongoing knowledge and motivate like-minded people to create and achieve their goals. Written by a Life scholar. #bethebestU

Pieces Of Poetry

By Stanley Wotring

Random Musings Of A Pent-Up Poet

Peter's Scribbles

By Peter Smetanick

Welcome to my writing space. Inside you'll find mostly short stories with some poetry thrown in. Hope you enjoy :)

Chroma, Value, Value, Hue.

By Lauren Elyse Art

The materials & processes, thoughts, travels, and other little happenings of a career artist & storyteller. Lots of art nerdery.

Nebula Notebook

By Heidi Fiedler

Meet kindred spirits, get inspired, and learn how to find ease and joy in the creative process, even when life is bananas.

SwampWitch

By Caroline Barnard-Smith

Follow the life and times of an emerging speculative fiction writer—a self-proclaimed swamp witch fertilized by Web 1.0 and addled with synth-stained story ideas. Come for the writer talk, stay for the occasional retro web nostalgia. Also clowns.

Four Corners of the Southwest

By Jan Spell

Everything about the American Southwest concentrating on Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah

Creative Seeds of Hope

By Harley King

I choose to plant seeds of hope in the hearts of creative leaders. Each of us faces challenges in life and can benefit from the inspirational words of others who have been down this road before us.

Maurice’s Substack

By Maurice Clive Bisby

My personal Substack

First Pressing

By Kadrian Alvarenga

exploring life through records

Whole and Holy

By Sara Dietz

Reflections about life and faith from a Catholic mother who's learning that we "grown ups" really aren't so different from the children in our lives.

Writer pilgrim Substack

By Writer Pilgrim by So Elite

Writer Pilgrim is a writer, journalist, poet & teacher who runs a podcast, TINAWW writers workshops both in person or online, offers monthly personalised poems and the weekly social hangout SPAWN.

Londonist: Time Machine

A geeky, cheeky, thrice-weekly digest of London's history.

Roots & Branches

By Mary Ellen Gambutti

Essays and slices of life on themes of identity, impermanence, loss, quest, and discovery, non-fiction truthiness of a relinquished-at-birth Boomer, S.C. sealed-record adopted Air Force daughter. Also, bits of Japanese poetry, and nostalgic musings.

Slouching Towards Birdland (Will Friedwald's SubStack)

By will Friedwald

Will Friedwald's SubStack - covering mostly music (primarily jazz and the Great American Songbook) but also theater, film, novels, comics, and other aspects of popular culture.

Veranda Vibes

By Diana

A veranda is an iconic piece of Jamaican architecture. A shady place to eat, entertain,garden, and reason. Come sit a spell to enjoy a slice of Jamaican life.

Spirit Animals

By Andy

A young boy named Zan and his wolf embark on a magical adventure through the world of Evyntir. His charm and naivety threatens to inspire hope in the hearts of friend and foe alike while an ancient evil amasses on the periphery.

Create Me Free

By Kathryn Vercillo

Honoring art as therapy and catharsis while exploring the shadow side of how mental health challenges impact creative process, medium, content, productivity, identity and business and exploring how this intersects with social and cultural issues.

The Bite Of The Sun

By Mya Dexter

Welcome to my bi-monthly newsletter in which I will share my writings and celebrate other creatives feeding my inspiration. Showcasing art in its myriad forms as it fuels joy, connection and further creation.

COMMENTS

By Herr Forkenspoon

I write comments, and you can comment on my comments.

Reading After Dusk

By Jay Rothermel

A brief look at horror fiction in English, old and new.

Heart Leap

By Suzy Walker

Building a simple, happy, creative life that makes your heart leap.

Science Fiction IRL

By Rachel LaDue

An ex-engineer’s docudrama digest: 1/2 mission-plausible fiction, 1/2 making-it-possible science. Exploring space, AI, longevity and other areas where humans are evolving with science.

Kent’s Substack

By Kent Peterson

I usually type about one page a day here on an old manual typewriter.

Von’s Substack

Letter exchanges, articles, and fiction that take God and His Law seriously. I post on an eclectic variety of subjects. I LOVE comments, especially well argued negative ones.

Auraist: picking the best-written books of the month

By Sean

Join 16k subscribers & followers for our picks of the most beautifully written books from US and UK prize shortlists & major reviews, extracts from these picks, & masterclasses by their authors on prose style. Plus The Demon Inside David Lynch.

Vivi's Vortex

By Carolyn S. Truscott

I'm a single mother raising a very ambitious and social 17-year-old daughter. Vivi's Vortex takes us inside the tumultuous brain, hidden underneath 3 feet of ginger hair, of a teenager who loves talking and tangents. Free association is our middle name.

GrimalkinArt’s Substack

GrimalkinArt is in various spots but mostly on Facebook. I am a free form artist who often gives her art away and a pope of Discordia that floats amid weird and horror fiction and prog metal music.

Shire’s Substack

By Shire Jansen

My personal Substack

KimBoo's Scriptorium 🐉 House of York

By ☕ KimBoo!

Welcome to KimBoo's fiction, non-fiction, and rando musings on being a writer! House of York is my "publication arm" covering my many A.I.s (Authorial Intelligences), and the Scriptorium is the room in the house filled errata and etcetera!

Malkie4’s Substack

By Malka Lundner

My personal Substack

Extra Muros

By Bruce I Gudmundsson

Extra Muros explores ways for people to obtain the benefits of higher education while remaining "outside the walls" of our dying universities.

Sub Club

By Chill Subs

Submission opportunities for writers delivered to your inbox weekly.

Beautiful Things

By jodi {fiftybeautifulthings}

Old school travelogues with a modern twist. Inspired by the kinds of travel letters people used to write when people used to write letters. So chock-full of stories, history and photo snapshots that they barely fit into their envelopes...

The Life Of A Gem

By Amethyst Champagne

Where I try to help others through my life stories.

Mental: Julia’s Substack

By Julia L Wilkinson

Julia Wilkinson writes on topics including mental health, treatments for depression and the occasional cultural commentary on these interesting times.

Spaghetti Twisted Thoughts

By Emily

Words, Images, and Thoughts Served Up Fresh

A Literary Eye

By A.C. Cargill

A.C. Cargill's views on the status of literature in today's culture climate. She is now also presenting flash fiction and peeks in her Freelan novel series. Thanks for reading.

Creativity Fiends United

By Aimée Brown Gramblin

Where creatives meet creativity...Current Project: 52 Weeks of Audio Memoir Stories on Substack...coming by spring equinox. Listen to Aimee narrate her published memoir, with a new story coming out weekly a monthly creative 3-2-1 reflection.

Laughing In The Chaos

By Michele Miles Gardiner

A nonfiction storyteller, finding humor in the chaos of life. Life can be challenging. I know. It's why I appreciate those who can find the absurdity in this crazy world. Thanks for joining me in this mad journey called life. Let's laugh in the chaos!

Crann na beatha

By Joseph Wiess

Stories from the Crucible of Life

Letters from Bunny

By Bunny Manders

Letters from Bunny Manders, detailing his friendship and adventures with AJ Raffles.

the salamander horde

By Thomas D’Arcy O’Donnell

Fiction Fact Poetry Photography Film Docu Athletics Serendipity Creatures ‘manning the outposts of Culture & Technology’ - Marshall McLuhan

Goatfury Writes

By Andrew Smith

I want to give you something interesting to think about every single day.

Dans Deliberations

By Daniel O’Donnell

Movies, Music, Books and the endless imagination

janoskar.hansen@gmail.com’s Substack

My personal Substack

JAPAN ORDINARY -photos-

By Japan Ordinary

I like to capture the INTERESTING NORMAL in my life. I hope you can feel the REAL ATMOSPHERE OF JAPAN from my photos.

Advocating for the Ignorant: The Macmillans' crusade

By Sarah Harkness

I'm writing a biography of Daniel and Alexander Macmillan, to be published in May 2024. This stack will expand on some of my current literary projects

Caro’s Writing Perspectives

By Caro Henry

Unleash your imagination and immerse yourself in a world of captivating short stories, heartfelt poems, and more.

Cuoreosity- Living The Questions

By Jamie Millard

An invitation into the deeper conversations that will shape your Being as you live into the light of the very questions themselves.

Lighthouse

By Alexander Semenyuk

Award winning author of 20+ books. Here you will find posts about faith, spirituality, family, psychology, as well as writing prompts, podcasts and videos. Come and engage in meaningful conversations dealing with our world and wellbeing.

The Venus Spectacular

By Rawle Nyanzi

The legend of the final witch hunt.

WriMoReMo

By Ibrahim SowunmI

You're bad at everything until you're good. Writing about the intersection of life and technology — Which is pretty much everything nowadays.

Airship

By David Sheley

Climb aboard the gondola and join me as I explore a wide range of interesting things. As an airship enthusiast, I have the heart of an explorer. Join me as I explore photography, voiceover, science fiction, and more.

What Works

By Tara McMullin

What Works is a newsletter and podcast about work, the many ways it shapes us, and how we can better shape it.

The Shrieking Cactus

By Joy V.

Weekly musings for prickly people recovering from trauma and/or learning to love themselves (and the world in general). From author, journalist, and recovering crankypants, Joy V.

Inspired as F**k

By Johnny B. Truant

Creative advice from a bestselling author and his unicorn

Defending the Wood Perilous

By L. Jagi Lamplighter Wright

The substack of author L. Jagi Lamplighter (Wright)

Garbage Notes

By Franco Amati

from the writer who brought you Scuzzbucket—the original home for dirty realism, grunge lit, creative confessions, speculative fiction, and assorted literary atrocities—comes an even deeper level of personal poetics ... this is ... Garbage Notes

Plotted Out

By Natalie Phillips

The home of fantasy addicts, be it books, films or games. Monthly author interviews, weekly notes and flash fiction.

Fragments and Pieces

By Harold Ember

Short works of fiction I've written, enjoy!

VILE SELF-PORTRAITS

By C. James Desmond

I craft fiction from my past drug addiction. Subscribe for stories, poems, essays, and updates on future works.

𝓛𝓪𝓣𝓪𝓷𝔂𝓪’𝓼 𝓢𝓾𝓫𝓼𝓽𝓪𝓬𝓴

❝𝓜𝔂 𝓟𝓮𝓻𝓼𝓸𝓷𝓪𝓵 𝓢𝓾𝓫𝓼𝓽𝓪𝓬𝓴 𝓦𝓻𝓲𝓽𝓽𝓮𝓷 𝓦𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝓛𝓸𝓿𝓮 & 𝓦𝓲𝓼𝓭𝓸𝓶❞

Anarchy Unfolds

By Peter Clayborne

A toolbox for those who dream of a world without capitalism or the state.

NeuroDivergent Rebel’s Substack

Stories, ramblings, and musings of Lyric Rivera: Trans Autistic/ADHD, educator, consultant, artist, & best selling author of the business ethics book Workplace NeuroDiversity Rising.

Amplify Respect

By Rey Katz

You are welcome here if you're LGBTQ+, an ally, or just curious about a nonbinary writer's experience. Relatable weekly true stories. We talk about what it's like to be trans and nonbinary, hiking, travel, martial arts, and getting published!

The Eroticist's Notebook

By Cornelia Quick

Notes and confessions on writing dirty stories for fun and profit

Wildfell Weekly

By Mrs. Helen Huntingdon

Receive periodic installments of Anne Brontë's novel The Tenant of Wildfell Hall delivered directly to your e-mail inbox.

Jim Melvin's Realms of Fantasy

I am a novelist whose main focus is epic fantasy. Some of my work is for mature audiences. But I also write books appropriate for ages 13 and up. Please sign up to receive my newsletter.

Elliot’s Substack

By Elliot Murray

My personal Substack

Authortunities

By Angela Yuriko Smith

Exercise your writes. Get published. Make change. A weekly calendar of author opportunities for busy writers who need to know who, how much and when is the deadline.

Switter’s World

I decided to write these sketches for my kids, so they can know what happened during my long trips when they were too young for me to tell them the whole story.

The Cat's Cradle: Stories & More

By Jillian Spiridon

Narratives inform our lives. Join me with mine.

Animated

By Jon

Revealing the stories behind some of the most iconic cartoons.

'Pon My Word

By Maria Rattray

Helping You To Shape Our Future

Jobs In Hell

A monthly industry newsletter for writers, artists, editors, and other professionals specializing in horror and other speculative and weird fiction genres. Winner of the 2001 Bram Stoker Award for Non-Fiction. Operated by Brian Keene.

Lunar Awards

By Brian Reindel

Recognizing and sharing the best fantasy and science fiction on Substack. Periodically posting essays, interviews and reviews.

Writes of Fiction

By Lisa Poisso

Ideas and resources to help you get better at writing fiction.

The Lake of Lerna

By Yakubian Ape

A collection of gonzo musings, opinions, and light exploration on culture, both high and low, popular and niche, the individuals that create it, and the beasts that haunt it, among other things.

cyberwyrd’s Substack

My personal Substack

No Wasted Ink

By Wendy Van Camp

Join my free monthly newsletter for updates on Wendy's appearances and workshops, recent publications, along with an essay, poetry and ramblings of Poet Laureate and Author Wendy Van Camp.

It's Always Something

By Jen & Karyn

Humor, musings, rants and raves about the things that consume us by bestselling authors Jen Lancaster & Karyn Bosnak

Katja’s Substack - Breath of Hallelujah

I shall praise you, O Lord, even when I cannot hope of rescue; I shall trust in You, and in every breath, I shall cry "hallelujah". Main blog: https://breathofhallelujah.com

Sandler's Handlings

By Scott Sandler

I'm a former writer at CultureSlate who still wants to be writing pop culture news and other articles in my own way with my own freedoms, taking ownership of my work. I hope you'll enjoy.

Tales from the Defrag

By Alexander Ipfelkofer

Fiction at the intersection between man and machine, a speculative journey through time interspersed with adventure, mystery, philosophy and the occasional alien. Stay a while and listen.

My personal Substack

I write about my life experiences as a musician, artist and neurotic.

BRENT BUTT on Substack

By Brent Butt on Substack

Award-winning comedian, bestselling author, and International Emmy nominee Brent Butt regularly drains his brain into this newsletter. Cartoons...videos...stories...project news... It's a good time!

Howard’s Substack

By Howard Coombe.

My personal Substack

Real-Life CONTENT & PASSIVE INCOME

By CONVERSATIONS on Content Creation

Rough Crowd Substack - Includes articles regarding writing, newsletters, Substack, Medium, books, courses, and answers to questions you haven't yet found about Passive Income and Making Money Online... SUBSCRIBE FOR FREE CREATOR JOURNAL & E-course.

Josh Tatter Has Thoughts

I've got a lot of thoughts and this is the place to read about them.

So Here’s a Thing

By Michael Marshall Smith

Words about writing, and the world, and the weird and fascinating things in it. Everything's interesting if you give it a good look — so let's go do that.

Art Every Day

By George Bothamley

The number 1 newsletter for Art Lovers This is great art - past and present - delivered to you daily. Monday to Friday

My personal Substack

My personal Substack

Lost in three continents. Just open your veins and write.

An opinionated Scot in Australia who's always a fascinating read.

- David Perlmutter

TWISD This Week In Self Development

By Johnny B

I'll read the book. I'll watch the podcasts. I'll even dig into some research. Then...I'll bring you the best of what I can find to you each week.

Paul’s Substack

By Paul DeLong

My personal Substack

Good Humor

From the famous quote, “Arise good humor. Thou hast given me a joust of moral flavor.” Sir Wellington of Argyle, the discoverer of a heavy beef dish and a sock for golfers.

Giulietta’s Substack

By Giulietta Passarelli

My personal Substack

Kate Granger Fiction

Romance stories, some written as single tales and others by serials, exploring the intersection of love, emotions and relationships.

Shadows and Space

By The Black Knight

I am a self-taught indie author, who writes science fiction and fantasy. Since 2016 I've published eleven books; seven from my old school space opera series Starshatter, two anthologies, and two novellas set in the same universe.

Robin’s Substack

By Robin Crawford

My personal Substack

Timeless - With Felix Purat

Seeking the eternal in literature and cultural philosophy.

Creative Eldering

By Stephanie Raffelock

Musings, memories and magic from the edges of a long and grateful life.

My personal Substack

My personal Substack

I write about my transgender experience to explore the nature and origin of identity. My purpose is to demonstrate how the transgender experience is no different from other common human experiences.

dumpster yoga

By Billie Oh

[a practice for the masses] community/ritual/routine/creativity/connection

Always Care Community

By Paul Moxness

Sharing stories from 30 years in global hospitality, security, travel, and wellness, and lessons learned at the "University of Life".

Substack Writers at Work

By Sarah Fay

The only expert guide to Substack—where you grow your Substack, earn an income, and produce your best work ✦ Home of the 2024 Substack Growth Cohort

What Am I Making

By Matty C

An exploration of making a life in and around music and art in the 21st century.

The New Muse Series

By Steven A Key

In a former techno life, Steven had a career taming the largest computer systems, in the world ~ those mysterious mainframes. Now, he writes mysterious books, and blogs upon the many hundreds of New Muse Discoveries.

The Judean People's Front by Reuben Salsa

Outlandish stories. Fabricated opinions. Several layers of blasphemy. The JPF delivers a middle digit to the internet's monoculture of conformity.

The Bible is funny and weird in his hands....

- David Perlmutter

Rediscovered Realms

By J.Q. Graziano

Rediscovered Realms newsletter reconnects you with old-school heroic fantasy worlds of epic role-playing games, unearthed magazines, forgotten gamebooks and enchanting art.

Alan’s Substack

By Alan Henry Buckley

My personal Substack

when hope writes

By Nadia Gerassimenko

I write about a smorgasbord of subjects, always with a dash of hope. if you love reading about humanity, literature, writing, cinema, video games, and other related and unrelated stuff, let's connect.

Council Estate Media

By Ricky

Website promoting working class politics.

Eleanor’s Substack

By Eleanor Anstruther

Short Stories, A Memoir In 65 Postcards, The Recovery Diaries, In Judgement Of Others, This Writing Life, Soundscape Stories

The Vinyl Room

By Andres

Because life has surface noise

My personal Substack

Free weekly reports on the writing life from a widely-published, award-winning veteran of publishing who's also been a print, radio, & online book reviewer and longtime professor of creative writing.

My personal Substack

From Award-disdaining LGBTQ+ Author, Mystic & Kook, Mr. Troy Ford | Essays, stories & peculiar tidbits for lovers of reading, writing, & sundry curiosities - basically, a fruit basket with fur, every Friday

What is Mental Illness

By Margaret Goff

My personal Substack

The Divergent Panorama

By Jetse de Vries

Observing reality through an ever-widening lens.

toni’s Substack

My personal Substack

Innovative Technology

By Richard

Richard was born and educated in the United Kingdom. He wrote his first computer program at College in 1968 on paper tape. Since then, he has had an international career in IT consulting management, working for IBM, Accenture Inc. in the United States.

SLAKE

By Nathan Slake

Slaking your fictional thirst, weekly.

The Autistic Mom

By Julie M Green

Julie M Green is a writer, artist, and late-diagnosed autistic woman. She is the author of the forthcoming memoir, Scenes From the Spectrum (ECW Press, 2026).

Celebrating the Light

By Shauna K. Hunt

Sharing and celebrating the light and goodness in all of us.

Sunday Haha

A weekly collection of kid-friendly comics from a diverse group of comics creators

APS Together

By A Public Space

Read with APS Together. Discover a different way to book club.

The Sunny Side of the Street

By Julia Williamson

Over the hill with the glass half full.

North Wind Illustrations

Bringing color to life - Artist, Parent, and Storyteller.

Tales from a Hotel Barkeep 🍸🖊️

By Shawn Metivier🥂

I'm an ex-Chicago (and current hotel) barkeep who'll be traveling the country to convey the endlessly entertaining anecdotes from fellow bartenders— with plenty of my own splashed in!

Make Pure Thy Heart

By Paolo

Life through the lens of a curious vegan, absurdly optimistic creative. Centeredness & Clarity through creativity in the way we see things.

Honeygloom

100% plant-based horror. Thrills, chills, and offal spills.

Splinister

By Maura McHugh

Irish writer Maura McHugh navigates this splintered world, one newsletter at a time.

Remember The Lightning

By S.W. Lauden

Music • Books • Music Books

Critical Hit Parader

By Matt Thompson

Weekly content on the intersection of music and tabletop roleplaying games.

Written Works

By Craig T. Stewart

Sharing what I've written, from this and that and everything in between (primarily poems, essays, articles, thoughts, and short stories).

The CrackerStack

By Graham Bradley

Covering a hundred books in a year.

Colin’s Substack

By Colin Bruce Milne

Just my stuff.

The Philosopher's Substack

By The Philosopher Newsletter

This Substack will post details of all our publications, events, podcast episodes, and so on, along with thoughts and writings from our editorial team and special guest writers. All content will be freely accessible.

Colin’s Corner

By Colin Gallagher

My Musings(or ramblings) on Spirit, Cosmos ,Beauty ,Love and anything as well as everything between....

The Cacao Muse

By Birgitte Rasine

Head to toe in cacao

Michael’s Musings

By Michael S. Atkinson

In this mad wholesome corner of the 'Stack, you'll find stories about angels and other unusual characters, thoughts about my writing process, and ongoing serials about the superheroes of Edison City. Welcome to my world.

Stirrings from below...

By The Stirrer

Maverick malcontents calling truth to power

Soul to Scribe

By Alan AJ

Honest and heartfelt words on a wide range of topics, with a little humour thrown in for good measure.

Somewhat Clever by Slade

By Arthur Slade

Writer Arthur Slade's somewhat witty observations about life, writing and creativity. A mix of happy snarkiness, fantastical storytelling, views into the world of traditional and self publishing and a modicum of silly fun. Or two modicums of fun.

The GraciePress Newsletter

By J.R. Spiers

The GraciePress Newsletter brings you the latest news, stories, illustrations, special offers, and free gifts from Gracie, Bessie, Blanche, Pearl, Emily, and Amelia. They are the inspiration behind all of the books published under The GraciePress imprint.

The continuing story of a fascinating man and his fascinating chickens...

- David Perlmutter

DUST AND STARS: Today in Jewish History

By Dust and Stars--Today in Jewish History

A day-by-day glance into 4,000 years of a most unlikely story

helloIndia!

By Jayshree

🌟 Join my Indian adventures! With humor and a global perspective, I explore its quirks and charms. I retell ancient stories in modern ways. Read my first-person accounts for insider views, to understand the chaos, and learn along the way! 🌏

Z Words

By Erika Zeitz

Read Z Words to find out what happens when you start a business in retirement, learn you have ADHD, and wow! No wonder everything has been difficult! A true story of being a f*ck-up and doing the work anyway!

Stories for a New Florence

By Mike Goodenow Weber

A deep dive into personal, cultural, and social excellence - from exemplary figures in history and from fields of human thought and activity in our time.

Zuko's Musings

By Jenn Zuko

Stuff and nonsense about the intellectual and otherwise nerdings-out I do on a thrice-weekly basis. Cultural commentary, literary analysis, theatrical and academic rantings. Cool? Cool.

Potter Poems

By Jonathan Potter

Poetry in process by Jonathan Potter

The Hot Mic

By Mur Lafferty

Mur Lafferty's Newsletter

Kindness Boomerang Newsletter

By Sheila Dembowski

A newsletter about personal reflections and positive inspiration, making the most of every day and spreading kindness as often as possible.

All the Fanfare

By Eric Pierce

An irreverent celebration of pop culture. Covering the movies, TV shows, and games we can't quit, even when it might be in our best interest.

Epiphany Beyond A Biblical Scale

By Libor Soural

ONE-ARMED TARZAN STRUGGLING IN THE VOLCANIC JUNGLE TYPES HIS LIFE AS IT COMES. WILDERNESS AT ITS RAWEST IN YOUR FACE. I CANNOT FIND ANY OTHER WORK. LIFE IS NOT A WORD, IT IS A SENTENCE. MERELY BREATHING IS A BLESSING. MY GOD, PLEASE LET ME BREATHE ...

Books & Victorians

By Despina Kay

History, 19th-century women, books, literature and essays

The Write Hustle

By Sam’s Sunday Chat

As a parent and a writer, productivity can be my friend and enemy. Work smarter, not harder. This newsletter shares tips and tricks to help you move towards content creation and away from staring out of the window imagining a writer's life.

DocTalk, Explorations in Psychotherapy

A discussion of life and it's many issues

Kristen’s Upside Downs

By Kristen Malcolm

Navigating Downs Syndrome parenting as naturally as possible

A Dickens December

By warrioreowyn

Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” emailed out in 2-page snippets from Dec 1 -Dec 26

Smillew Top Hat Seminar

News, Tips, Insider Info for members of the Smillew Top Hat Seminar Society

The Hum > Bob Hums

By Bob Doran

Bob’s thoughts about Culture, especially centered in Humboldt County, CA, USA.

Zachary Obama

By Zachary Ellison

Politics, Investigations, Media in Los Angeles, California. Twitter: @ZacharyObama:https://twitter.com/ZacharyObama Venmo: @Zachary-Ellison: https://account.venmo.com/u/Zachary-Ellison

Jokien with Tolkien

By JRR Jokien

"Lore, Laugh, Lord of the Rings" is the unofficial motto of this weekly, often humorous, sometimes earnest, always genuine "2023 Substack Featured Publication" concerning hobbits, faith, and culture by a lifelong Tolkien fan. Subscribe & get a FREE eBook!

DEO VINDICE

By David R. Davidson

Politics, Rants, Grievances and Other Bemusement

I'm Not Complaining

By C.L. Steiner

An eclectic newsletter that tells you things you probably didn't know from the perspective of a charming and, I hope, amusing old ghostwriter.

📚 The Non-Fiction Book Club

By Trisha Dunbar

Newsletter for the bookish that like to read non-fiction for self-development, growth and pleasure.

Dorothy Daily

L. Frank Baum's classic Oz books, delivered to your inbox one chapter per day.

Practice Space

By Andrei Atanasov

Old-school literary writings. Honest, contemplative essays and character-driven fiction the way they used to make 'em, from the mind of Romanian author Andrei Atanasov. Welcome to my workshop.

Don’t Look Down

By Corey S.

disordered prose, personal essays, short stories, and lyrical meanderings

Consolations

By Jessamyn Rains

meditative writing on Christian spirituality

rob mclennan's clever substack

musings on literature, poetry, reading, etcetera ; works-in-progress, including "Lecture for an Empty Room," "reading in the margins: a writing diary," (notes on fiction writers/writing) and "the genealogy book," http://robmclennanauthor.blogspot.com/

The Infinity Library

By SweetChaos

Various short fiction stories, fiction series and novel, and bedtime stories for your little ones to tantalize you senses!

End of the Bench

By End Of The Bench Sports

The fakest news in sports.

The Tactical Notebook

By Bruce Ivar Gudmundsson

The Tactical Notebook explores the armies that are, the armies that were, and the armies that might have been.

And Other Stories

By Jennifer Kite-Powell

The best place to read about stuff that doesn't make you mad, like some cool poetry and flash fiction story poems (that's what I call them), creative vagaries and verbal bricks.

Twisting the Myths

By Patricia J.L.

Revealing the monsters and mysteries hiding in Michigan. Writing fantasy books that enable you to escape the stress of the real world. Sharing art that sparks your creativity.

Nightmare Fuel

By Cullen Bunn

Cullen Bunn's Official Newsletter

ephemera

Notes from an aspiring reader

Halcyon Horror

By Leigh Parrish

Thoughtful horror short stories that are often set in the past. No paywall currently.

A Sense of Belonging

By Jill Ebstein

A wide lane of fiction, culture, and the Indie experience. Humor is tucked in the corners. I'm also a closet MBA who occasionally dabbles in business stuff.

Jill is a great storyteller with a unique understanding of how the world works.

- David Perlmutter

It’s not you, it’s me

By Johnnie Burger

Perhaps I have misunderstood this

Engage

By Rui Alves

The ultimate audience development corner of the web

Ryan's Reviews

By Ryan Mac

My unsolicited opinions of professional wrestling shows

No Margins Left

By Mark Engelsson

Creative fiction and essays. A home for exploration. Expect lots of words.

Eva is typing 💬

By Eva Savagiou

Not your typical tales from a girl with millions of followers across her socials. Welcome to the unfiltered side of Eva Savagiou. You want in, right? 🔑

Cobwebs and Candles

By Lauren Salas

Paranormal, horror, and fantasy fiction courtesy of a tea-swilling curmudgeon. New stories every week.

Lauren is a true creature of the night in her writing, full of suspense, horror and humor...

- David Perlmutter

The Footrest Newsletter by Giulietta

By Giulietta Passarelli

Nutrition info and tips, healthy recommendations, being sugar free

THE MAIZE

By The Maize

Navigating the maze of life one story at a time. Recovery might be hard but addiction was a labyrinth.

Michelle beat alcohol, and now she lives her best life.

- David Perlmutter

A Convict's Perspective

By Coleman

Criminal, Convict, Citizen and all points in between

Neurodivergent Life

By Micheal D. Woodruff

Living with Neurodivergent attributes in a Neurotypical World

Writing in the Dark with Jeannine Ouellette

For people who do language.

Blood and Thunder Newsletter

By Austin Boucher

Reviews and opinion pieces on pulp fiction, and news regarding my own pulps

SB&S

By Sean Murphy

Smurfball & Shenanigans - 🍁Canadian Baseball Prospects, Players, Teams and Stories. Shenanigans & general tomfoolery will ensue.

No Dikkering Around

By Scott Dikkers

Creative tips, inspiration, and motivation in your inbox every morning.

An Enchanted Life

By Carolyn McBride 🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦

Explore fantasy's delights – food, music, creatures, legends, and more. Your magical journey awaits!" 🌟🎶

It's Just Foam

By Lindsay Rae Brown

Memoir that makes you smile.

Lindsay Rae Brown is always a scream....

- David Perlmutter

Nikolaos’s Newsletter

By Nikolaos D. Skordilis

Weaving poems, fiction and non fiction

Before I Forget . .

By James Ron

My stories. Some I make up.

Knights of the Autumn Crown

By Marco

A girl trapped in the Dark fae Realm, must find her way home. With only her will and the aid of a conniving spirit can she hope to survive the dark magic of the Hedge.

The FM Club

By Dear Landlord

Dylan.FM goes deep into the work of Bob Dylan. We focus each quarter on one album or period and do posts, podcasts, interviews, more. Plus we deliver a weekly Dylan news summary called 'Seven Days'.

The Good, The Fight, The Light.

By Thaissa Lara

✨️ The thoughtfulness of Good, the softness of The Fight, and the fluidity of The Light.

J. J. Maguire - Horror Author

By JJ Maguire

The Official Newsletter of J. J. MAGUIRE, Author of Horror and Dark Thrillers

Leonard's Literary Lens

By Leonard Tillerman

Welcome to Leonard's Literary Lens! The place where personal stories of growth and inspiration come alive. Explore personal articles on self-discovery, resilience, and relationships, along with memoirs, writing tips, book reviews and more.

Leonard knows words, as a writer and as a reviewer.

- David Perlmutter

OMM: On My Mind & In Our Time

By Mark Danowsky

the importance of staying curious

The New Now

By Russell C. Smith

Welcome to The New Now. I publish manifestos, essays, prose poems, novel chapters, short stories, noir prose poems, and flash fiction. I also touch on living through these historical times, quotes on life, writing, books, and freedom of thought.

Dove Square Comix

By Caleb Collins

Outlaw shojo for adults

Philosoph-ease

By William Routhier

Big questions clearly discussed.

The Dialectic

By Jules

Culture, music, society, and current affairs.

Whisper from the trees

By Mr. Raven

Reflections on culture from an anti-establishment post-cyberpunk worldview

Words by Thomas Bevilacqua

Writing about a wide range of topics (sports, music, movies, books, TV, pop culture).

The Vaporous Realms

By M. B. Heywood

"Sword & spirit" epic fantasy writ small. What happens when the world's chosen ones have fallen from grace? We offer conflicted warriors, primitive kingdoms, and oversized critters. Find serialized novellas, flash fiction, tabletop tie-ins, and more!

5AM StoryTalk

By Cole Haddon

A place to talk about stories in all their forms, the craft that goes into them, and the role art plays in our lives.

From The Future

By Edward Rooster

Imagining the Future through the Past, by writing Lyrical Historical Essays and Science Fiction Novels

Studio Kirkland

By Matt Kirkland

Infrequent email when there are updates to Studio Kirkland projects!

They reintroduce classic literature to new audiences via Substack.

- David Perlmutter

What Once Was

By Toniann Astuto

A Collection of Poetry

THE CRANKY YANKEE

By Paul Carr

Cranky Yankee — Lefty vegan with an opinion.

I00 Real People : Where words meet images

By Richard Partridge

Trying to bring words and images together in new and interesting ways. Short stories, Poems, Visual Poems. All words and images my own. Always posting twice a week.

A Narrative Of Their Own

By Kate Jones

Discussions on 20th Century Women's Narratives and Contemporary Culture

Black Ink Fiction

By Siva

Science Fiction, Fantasy featuring the weird, and the unusual. Join us on as we Explore the Sister Islands and the Dark secrets of this war-torn continent.

LitWorth

By Jacob Jans

We send you opportunities to get paid for your writing. (Including detailed research on payment rates, editorial contact information, and more.)

Tsubion

Countering the establishment propaganda with a Truth Tsunami. You can read my Sci-fi and fantasy in the Tsubion Stories section.

Conversations with Critters

By Heidi Zawelevsky

A newsletter celebrating animal antics

Michael Mohr's Sincere American Writing

Buy my YA literary punk novel, THE CREW. Find me on Facebook. Author. Book editor. Thinker. Contrarian. Essays. Politics. Memoir. Book reviews. Fiction. No teams. No loyalties. Straight bourbon honesty.

dustyhope.substack.com

By dusty hope

Poems, Sample novella, Discussion poetic narrative using to get around treacheries in my tongue. Allaround generally hangingout w/ other mystery masticators and misfits (its a joke), listening sharing writing. + few of my nudes.

Malcolm’s Newsletter

By Malcolm J McKinney

Songs and how they are born.

Literary Alchemy

By Joshua Dent

Immerse yourself in a world of creativity, where the boundaries of imagination blur and fiction takes on a life of its own. Join me on a journey through the creative process, behind-the-scenes insights, exclusive sneak peeks, and much more as we craft the

Jagged Time Lapse

By Dan Epstein

Writing about Music and Pop Culture that spans the decades

Noted

By Jillian Hess

Tips from the world's best note takers

stay free & crafty

By Maribel

A writing exercise, mostly. It could also be a newsletter described as a magpie collection of memoiresque musings, project updates, and creative diary entries from yet another aging millennial.

The Curious Contrarian

By Arman Khodadoost

Don't read this if you can't stand poking holes in conventional wisdom.

Abandoned Albums

"The only music podcast that matters."

Misfits & Daydreamers

By Susan Dennard

Where writers come for publishing, craft, and creative life advice — because a curious writer is a thriving one

Lamp Post in the Marsh

By Daniel W. Davison

Speculative fiction by Daniel W. Davison

Cosmographia

By M. E. Rothwell

If you’re not marvelling at the beauty of this world, then you’re not paying attention.

Songs That Saved Your Life

Rock history written from a queer lens.

gratitude mojo in action

By Joyce Wycoff

I love to share stories about how we live what we love, make a difference, while having fun and adventures along the way. What could be better?

Sober Soulful

By Dana Leigh Lyons

For anyone exploring their relationship to unhelpful patterns and seeking kind, kindred community. Intimate essays on addiction, sobriety, and being human from a sober Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine and writer still figuring it out.

The Gallery Companion

By Dr Victoria Powell

Art without the confusing art speak. Stories about all the stuff that artists explore and question: what’s going on, how we think and behave, and the role of art in our world.

Quiet Reading with Tara Penry

A weekly boost of confidence in humanity inspired by authors, stories, and language.

Shuffle Synchronicities

By Dave Cowen

A spirited mix of music & memoir. Shuffling 🔀 playlists, then writing ✍️ & podcasting 🎙️ about how the songs 🎶 seem to magically Synchronize with life ✨

Warrior Within

By Amber Horrox

Making peace with migraine and learning to lead from within.

love & liberation daily

poetry, fiction, essays, leftism, latinx vibes, queerness, quotes, music, and memory ✨

Indie Author Insider

By Indie Authors Association

Indie author news, events, and support for the business side of writing.

Metanoia

By Kerry Jane

A sci-fi fantasy novel about the journey of the soul. A community of wanderers.

Writing, Wreading, and Wrestling with Words

By Susanne Dunlap

This is my chronicle of the joys and tribulations of writing fiction, reading all kinds of books and sometimes tearing them apart (in a nice way), and generally working with words. Join the fun!

Mary Tabor "Only connect ..."

By <Mary L. Tabor>

The arts, books, movies, all things literary--and a course: Write it! How to get started, The Writing Life and (Re)Making Love: a memoir in serial chapters

The Pickwick Club

By Charles Dickens

Kick-starting the serial novel craze during the Victorian era (1836).

Alighted

By Coldest Mountain

Writing about things I've learned are worth keeping; Dissident poetics, spiritual muck, tender nothings, wondering why I'm not so tough.

Thrivin', not Drivin'

By Mary B

Riding my bike instead of driving my car, during historically high gas prices and inflation

Beyond the Wizard

By L. Frank Baum

Let's set out on that Yellow Brick Road to read The Famous 40 Oz books.

Agent of Weird: Exploring the Write Fantastic

By Alec Worley

Welcome connoisseurs and creators of fantasy, horror and sci-fi (and all the weird that’s in-between) as we uncover the techniques that make these stories work. From the grizzled writer of comics and fiction for Warhammer, Star Wars and Judge Dredd.

Alec is a master of speculative fiction.

- David Perlmutter

Dear Reader, I'm lost

By Rebecca Holden

Letters from a writer navigating the world with absolutely no sense of direction.

Thousand Yard Stare

By Gordon Skene

Missives, Treatises and Manifestos

The Editing Spectrum

By Amanda B. Hinton

Weekly doses of creative nourishment and hands-on editorial guidance. If you're seeking practical, intuitive ways of developing your craft and carrying it into the world (that are also neurodivergent-friendly), you're in the right spot.

Oscar Wilde Weekly

By Roselyn V.

Weekly book club for poems and stories written by Oscar Wilde.

Alchemy of a Journey

By Kert Lenseigne

Thoughts on “Becoming” through the five dimensions of being human. “We are spiritual beings on human journeys.” This is Soul work! This is how we cook our lives.

Scribbler -- The Golden Years

By Ben Woestenburg

Read my novellas, & novelettes; listen to my readings; read my SCRIBBLES, & my Serial novels. Sign up & have it delivered to your in-box. Join me on a journey of self-discovery through my fiction as I look toward the twilight of my years.

Indulging a Second Look

By DB

Revisits, reconsiderations, reflections, and thoughts on self and the world around you.

Upstream Reviews

By Declan Finn

REVIEWING ONLY THE BEST IN SCI-FI, FANTASY, HORROR, MYSTERY & THRILLERS

Finding Nuts

By Charlie McElvy

Discussing the comics, campaigns, characters, projects, process, and pals of the Xion Universe and more...!

Divine Comedy Weekly

By Flynn

Reading Dante's Divina Commedia through a twice-weekly newsletter

Don Martin, Real-Life Writer, Running with a Rough-Crowd

By Don Martin

Nothing theoretical here, only real-life experiences, learned after years of doing. Also my journal,, you may get a chuckle. I've already made thousands smile, hundreds laugh out loud, & dozens unsubscribe! 17,760 fans on different platforms, Join me!

Nick Rafter Writes

One man's commentary on politics, culture and society

Nicole Dake's Newsletter

Motivational advice from Author Nicole Dake. Parenting, self-help, spirituality, mental health.

Book of Time

By A.J. Sky

Snack-sized stories and serials for people living in their running shoes. For people needing quick bites of light and small sips of story along the trail of life. For people fighting everyday battles between personal dragons of darkness and light.

Stop Writing Alone

By Nicole Rivera

Stop Writing Alone is a podcast, a community & a philosophy

The Public Domain Book Club

By Alexa Shea

A monthly celebration of open culture

Les Mis Letters

By Victor Hugo

One chapter of Les Misérables for each day of 2024!

Letters from Watson

By Dr John H Watson

Updates from your friend about his eccentric detective roommate

Edgar Allan Poe Fortnightly

By S. A. Gaston

Fresh Edgar Allan Poe stories and poems, every other week.

I am a Poe fan and this is a great vehicle for introducing him to new readers.

- David Perlmutter

Castalia

By Sam Kahn

Intellectual Journal - essays, stories, reflections

Playback with Lewis Porter!

By Lewis Porter

New insights into jazz and its history

Writer's Notebook

By Matthew Murray

My Journey through Life. Fiction. Abstract Art.

Writers Are Superstars

By Kern Carter

Where we learn from the music, film and fashion industries to brand, market, and make money as writers.

THE FAMILY WE KEEP

By Deborah T. Hewitt

Stories of history, family, immigration, the arts, music and hope...

Everything Is Horrible

By Noah Berlatsky

Culture, politics, and misery.

Soaring Twenties

By Thomas J Bevan

A collective of essayists, storytellers, poets, photographers, painters, filmmakers all creating and collaborating to make the internet human again.

Indie Fiction Digest

By Indie Author Digest

Indie author sharing writing and book news, story recommendations, and new fiction.

Bloody Good News Newsletter

By Bloody Good Reads

Book and Movie news and reviews from the Bloody Good team

Art Avo

By Jessica Nunzella

All you really want to know about Art History

Jessica is passionate about art and life in positive ways.

- David Perlmutter

History of Women

By Linda Caroll

If history was a Hollywood movie, the editing room floor would be littered with the stories of women clipped to make room for men's stories

Let Linda explain the feminist gaps in history.

- David Perlmutter

The Living Dark

By Matt Cardin

A guide to writing and waking up at the intersection of nonduality and the creative daimon muse. A solo monastic path for an apocalyptic age. By a cosmic horror author, former English professor, pianist, and college VP.

Daily Music Picks

By Matt

Discover great music every weekday.

The Matterhorn: truth in fiction

By Dr. Kathleen Waller

how to layer stories with ideas, culture, places, and texts ⬩podcast and original fiction from author and academic Dr. Kathleen Waller

S.E.Bourne’s Newsletter

By Sophia Bourne

My writing isn't high art. It's more of an experiment. The Podcast is just for a laugh.

Conversations with Carlyn

By Carlyn Beccia

Honest conversations about sex, feminism, love, psychology, history & science.

Toasted Fiction with Chris Patrick

Stories of all shapes and sizes from writer, author and playwright Chris Patrick

Funny How: Letters to a Young Comedian

By Matt Ruby

Comic Matt Ruby offers standup comedy philosophy, advice, and inspirational quotes from great comedians. Some praise for posts here...Judd Apatow: "Great." Gary Gulman: “Love this!”

Fiction by Michele Bardsley

By Author Michele Bardsley

Hi! Welcome to my newsletter! Subscribe today to get free fiction. Wanna support my work? Upgrade for $10/year. (As a thank-you, you'll get digital ARCs of my upcoming novels.)

Marginal Gains Newsletter

By Anonymous

Marginal Gains

Teaching, Writing, and Side Hustles

By Don Sabado

I teach full-time, and I write part-time. I also tutor mathematics online. Mathematics is fun, but writing is pretty cool, too.

Mindful Rumination

By Manali J

Assorted essays, commentary and free verse inspired by life experiences, travel adventures, expat chronicles and everything in between; often sprinkled with humour, sarcasm and satire

Yer Pal Skipp

By John Skipp

NOTES ON HUMAN BEINGNESS, ART-O-TAINMENT, AND A CREATIVE LIFE WORTH LIVING

Revolutionary Blackout

Deconstructing Corporate Propaganda

The Bullet Crown

By Alto F.

Short fiction from historical futures

An Aging Author's Daily Diversions

By M. Louisa Locke

The daily events in the life of an older independent author of historical mysteries and near future science fiction.

Sparks from Culture by David Roberts

By david roberts

Personal essays on life, literature, and privilege from the POV of generational wealth and living within the Manhattan bubble.

Written Tales Magazine

Written Tales Magazine, bringing literature back to the forefront through poetry, short story, and prose. We're a magazine that helps writers become better writers and a place for readers to enjoy creative writing at its finest.

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A. Hellene Author

By Alexander Hellene

Writer of The Swordbringer trilogy (sci-fi), A Traitor to Dreams (urban fantasy), and Dreamers & Misfits, the definitive book about Rush fans.

Dispatches from Inner Space

By J.E. Petersen

Where fiction and philosophy like to hang out and talk about maybe starting a band.

Ahch-To Baby

By Matthew Freeman

A newsletter about Star Wars by award-winning playwright Matthew Freeman.

Ghost Stories

By Ruth Franklin

A newsletter for people who love literature! Insider info on writing criticism and my book currently in production, a biography of Anne Frank. Just begun: a monthly group read featuring Israeli and Palestinian authors.

Ruth is a skilled biographer, historian and literary critic.

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Hound of Wor Comic

By Ian Kocan (Hound of Wor Comic)

A sci-fi fantasy comic book about a Warrior Dog fighting for survival on a strange yet familiar World. SUBSCRIBE to get FREE PDF's - become a PAID subscriber to get new pages / updates and interact directly with me, the artist!

Paul Wells

Politics and culture as though they mattered.

Of a Sober Mind

By Dee Rambeau writes Of a “Sober Mind"

Wisdom and humor from a grown-ass man living in recovery.

Rob Henderson's Newsletter

Human nature, psychology, social class, luxury beliefs, and more.

Marty Shambles

Literary fiction

Songletter

Music fanatics, sharing our best music finds every week.

There Might Be Cupcakes Podcast

By Carla Pettigrew

Joyce Carol Oates: A Writer's Journal

On writing, living with cats, being a widow, movies, running, my current workshops & what we are reading, books, comedy, nature, gardening, friendship, more.

The AutSide

By Jim Hoerricks

Autism research, opinion, and news from an autistic point of view.

Future Thief

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Fantasy and science fiction short stories. Liminal Spaces is where I share personal observations about life's transitional states.

Poetry in Play

By Penn Kemp

Musing with Penn Kemp

Beyond with Jane Ratcliffe

The internet’s most intimate, illuminating interviews with today’s greatest writers—get an in-depth look into the craft of writing and what it means to be a heart-centered human in a hard world.

New Music for Olds

By Christian Finnegan

How long has it been since you had a new favorite song? I can help with that!

Carina’s Newsletter

By Carina Malatesta

I see humans but no humanity

Castles in the Sky

By Charlie Becker

Introspection, Inspiration, and Idiosyncrasy from Charlie Becker

The Rebel Patient™

By Dr. Margaret Aranda

We keep our finger on the pulse of We The People. That means bringing you alternative medical news and WHAT I REALLY THINK for The Rebel Patient™. FIGHT FOR WHAT IS RIGHT!

Pandemics and Polycrises

By Crawford Kilian

Public health and public ills

All You Need to Freelance

By Ashley Broadwater

Want to be a freelance writer? I've got you covered with tips, paid opportunities, resources, encouragement, and so much more.

Samuraipunk

By Made in DNA

Samuraipunk, cyberpunk, mecha, weird and general scifi. Bi-monthly. Content reviews, creative (person) interviews, crowdfunding projects, original fiction, culture, pop culture, and more. Nothing high-brow. Also see NOTES for more frequent content.

Notes From the Road

By Sara Burdick

Share my travels and daily struggles of what it is like to travel and live a non-conventional life—encouraging you to step out of your comfort zone and live the life you want, not one that someone else expects from you.

Alex’s Newsletter

By Alex Baia

Alex's Newsletter

Eclecticism: Reflections on literature, writing and life

By Terry Freedman

Reflections on literature * Musings on everyday life * Book reviews * Experiments in creative nonfiction writing * Humour

Musings and Reflections

By B.R. Shenoy

My views and perspectives on all things considered.

B.R. does it all- photography, memoir, prose, journalism. I admire her productivity and skill in all these areas.

- David Perlmutter

R. H. Snow’s Deep Thoughts from the Dubble-wide of D00m

By R. H. Snow's Deep Thoughts

One does not simply write about Texas - one must live it.

a passionate creation

By onecloud

current events, poetry, essays, and philosophy for the third millennium https://www.globalsyncmedia.com/

Pennie's Writing's

By Pennie R. S. Nelson

Fiction/Nonfiction Writings By A Rising Author If you enjoy, spooky, mystery, fun, and animals, my variety of stories will keep you entertained.

Monoreena’s Newsletter

By Monoreena Acharjee Majumdar

Illustration, Art, Photography, Digital Art, Poetry

A gifted and visionary poet.

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Greil Marcus / Letter in the Ether

Everyday culture and found objects

Ana’s Comics

By Ana Krajinovic

Autobiographical comics and stories about life and neurodivergence, funny and serious, honest and full of heart

She does great art with great messages.

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Inkshares & The Inkubator

Curating the world's best stories.

Unseen St. Louis

By Jackie Dana

St. Louis history that doesn't get memorialized — but shouldn't be forgotten

The Pebble in Your Shoe

By Ilona Goanos

Where you enter the next chapter of your life facing your fears and moving forward with meaning, intention, and purpose.

Samo’s Newsletter

By Samo Bohak

Truth, Love and Beauty

Sacred Foolishness

By Marilyn Flower

Sustained by grace, Healing with humor

Marilyn is always a delight to read, whether she writes about spiritual matters or humorous ones.

- David Perlmutter

Imagine That

By Kathy K

Imaginative Creative Fantastic Fiction

Kathy is a brave and talented writer. From marvelous fiction stories to her struggles with bipolar disorder, she does it all. (Plus she's a fellow Canadian...).

- David Perlmutter

The Hopeful Wanderer

By Zach J. Payne

We are all made of stories, songs, and poems. Tales from Zach J. Payne.

Humerotica by Christine Stevens

By xtine stevens

Humorous and sexy writing from your favorite gal!

Dirty and funny- a rare combination.

- David Perlmutter

Flight School with Jennifer Lauck

Jennifer puts the wind under your writerly wings while keeping you firmly rooted to the ground with accessible tools. Exceptional, straightforward, tell it like it is, bad ass writing & teaching! Join us.

Nonsense-Free Writers

By Kristin McTiernan

Everything you need to TELL and SELL your story. Novel writers, memoirists, and nonfic authors, this is your one-stop shop for publishing and writing advice, author trends and news, and personal essays on writing and life

Karen’s Newsletter

By Karen Schwartz

A day in the life of a personal essayist. It never gets boring.

She says "it never gets boring", and she's right.

- David Perlmutter

3musesmerge

Hear your muses... Find your life.

Uncensored

By Frances Leader

Geo-political analysis

KW Norton Borders

By KW NORTON

Mom of 6 grown kids: 2 tech executives, 2 musicians, 2 psychologists. 10 grandchildren. Writer, Musician, seamstress for the band. Married to a genius. Born Berkeley, CA. Thousands of readers.

365 Infantry

By Jacob Calta

Sharp-Clawed Sci-Fi, Running on the Redline

You Are Gothic But You Don't Know it

By Alice in Gothic Land

Discover all the Gothic aspects in your life that you've never considered as such. Analyse all you can't put your finger on and learn more about yourself through the Jungian lens.

Chart Chat

By Matt Madurski

A chronological review of every #1 song on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, with occasional tangents into random musical musings.

Paul David Brazill - Pulp Fiction Writer.

By Paul David Brazill

#pauldbrazill 😎 was born in England and lives in Poland. His writing has been translated into Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Italian, German, and Slovene.

Yana's World

By Yana Bostongirl

Always dancing with the provocative😇

Yana is an engaging and sympathetic writer who supports other writers in their endeavors.

- David Perlmutter

The Harvest Podcast Network

By Matt Dawson

A podcast network showcasing and critiquing the best in music, movies/TV, wrestling and more...

Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles. 💜 Did you smile today?

Daily Motivation Tips - Short and Sweet 💜 Personal growth, Mindfulness, Wellness, Travel, Books, Parenting, and Life

Kindness is her middle name.

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LEAVES

By Sharron Bassano

Short character-driven fiction, evocative travel tales, memoirs and a lot of laughs. Always free. LEAVES 🌿 are proven to be better for your mental health than the daily newspaper or social media.

Morbid Ink

Showcasing independent writers, illustrators, & creators. Join me in as we add new speculative fiction in a light novel format. Seeking stories in cross-genres and Cyberpunk, Steampunk, Dark Fantasy, Horror, Fantasy, Deco Punk, Surrealism, Slipstream, etc

The Laughing Gallows

By Jim Hodgson

The finest comedy ever written about the worst time to be a comedy writer.

Aimee Liu's Legacy & Lore

Veteran author Aimee Liu's dual newsletter, with expert tips on creative writing, plus personal essays on Asian-American heritage

Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance

By Joyce Vance

Worried about the state of the republic? Get the legal knowledge & analysis you need to be an advocate for democracy, along with a dose of savvy optimism.

Life On The Inside

By Susan McCorkindale

Autism parent? Same. Or maybe you love someone with autism. Same here, too. My 32-year-old autistic son is under house arrest and I'm the warden. Life On The Inside is a chronicle of our experiences.

A compelling story of autism and American justice.

- David Perlmutter

Grow Healthier + Happier

By Melissa

As a holistic nutrition health coach, I believe healthy eating should be easy and joyful! My weekly newsletter brings you feel-good food ideas, wellness advice, and simple ways to nourish your body and glow from the inside out.

Kindling

By Shaina Read

A newsletter for people with boring lives and active imaginations. Exploring dark fiction and sharing original short stories.

Seeing Things

By Liza Donnelly

New and unpublished drawings and thoughts for people who want to see more of life, from a New Yorker cartoonist. Drawings, cartoons, words, live drawing, process, more...

Fictionistas

By Jackie Dana

A collaborative community for fiction writers on Substack

One hundred years of family food memories

By Marco & Sabrina

Recollections & recipes from six continents

Earworms and Song Loops

By Steve Goldberg

The songs and bit-o'-songs that gets stuck in my head, worming to the digital surface, and inspiring a host of personal stories along the way.

gotham girl

By Alisa Kennedy Jones

gotham girl is a reader-supported newsletter for inquisitive readers from bestselling author Alisa Kennedy Jones. "One of America’s funniest, most singular voices on Substack" — The New York Times

The Noösphere

By Katie Jgln

Weekly musings on humans, culture and politics through a social sciences lens.

Dead Poets Daily

By DeadPoetsDaily.com

No commentary, no ads, just poems from the greats.

A Poet's Journey

By Bob Metivier

A place to share our personal journeys through poetry and music

Bev Has All The Answers

By Bev Potter

1st Place Winner online humor in the National Society of Newspaper Columnists 2023 Contest, Honorable Mention in the 2024 Erma Bombeck Writing Competition. Hankerin' to start a podcast.

All the answers? No. But a lot of laughs.

- David Perlmutter

M. A. Istvan Jr.'s Academic and Creative Writing

the unfolding of the hive Being of which we are the necessitated expressions

Earthly Delights

By Robert Walrod

original stories and essays on art, travel, film, pop culture ephemera and other joys.

Cendrine Marrouat - Artist

MILLER’S BOOK REVIEW 📚

By Miller’s Book Review 📚

Classics, Memoir, History, More

Speaking Bipolar's Positivity Club

By Scott Ninneman @ Speaking Bipolar

Weekly newsletters to help you keep a positive mindset while learning to understand and thrive with bipolar disorder. Even if you don't have a mental illness, you'll love the content.

Linda's Heart

By Linda George

My journey through 5 church denominations, and the resulting fear, joy, devotion, and eventually isolation, and what I've learned from all of it.

The Writing Life With Jason Liegois

A newsletter on writing and the writing life.

Dancing Elephants Press

By Gabriella Korosi

Publication postings, highlights on positivity and health

Frank T Bird

What am I supposed to tell you what I've done n that? What's the point? We'll all be dead soon, you badger fanciers.

He's crazy...but the good kind....

- David Perlmutter

Inspiring Your Best

By Kathryn A. LeRoy

I’m a storyteller weaving words and images to touch the heart of the world with kindness, courage, and wholeness.

INNstack by Indie News Network

By IndieNews.Network

The Substack home of Indie News Network, a collaborative network of Independent content creators who challenge narratives. Articles, weekly updates, livestream alerts and more!

Short Story

By palisatrium

Author Payout = $100 + 50% of subscription revenue. No Fee to Apply. Readers get one quality story a month and support artists with their contributions.

The Transcendentalist

Peace to the Wanderer

Coffee Times

Coffee Times is about writing, self-development and self-discovery. Start investing in yourself and associate with the right vibes to make the most out of your everyday life.

Nancy Blackman

By Nancy B

Writer / Editor / Biracial Korean / Doctoral Student @pdxseminary

Marinarena Travel & Poetic Deep Dive

Musings, Observations and Journeys by Marinarena, fellow wanderer and wonderer. File under: blogs, commentaries, listicles, poetry, prose, travel

Meenaz’s Substack

By Meenaz Lodhi

Avid reader of mostly all genres. Posts about books I’ve read by favourite authors and new ones, and of new books and new writers I haven’t yet read.

The Hot Button

By David Poland

An inside perspective on the Film/TV/Streaming Industry from a 30-year veteran seeker of truth.

I Cover the Waterfront

By PJ Underwood

Fiction, poetry, nonfiction. Thoughts about things; stuff and nonsense.

Michael Corcoran's Overserved

By michaelcorcoran

These are random, unedited chapters of a book tentatively titled "Overserved: A Personal History of the Austin Music Scene."

Let's Do This!

It's a wonderful world—meet the inhabitants!

For Cheese and Glory

By Colin Sullivan

as if 1,001 cheeses collided into a glorious singularity, since 2023 -- free to subscribe

Wolf

By radicaledward's wolf

Reviewing old things. Emrys the Fool. Short stories.

Leigh’s Newsletter

By leigh g banks

The truth, laughter and love

Podcast Bestie

By Courtney Kocak

A newsletter, podcast, and best friend to podcasters seeking jobs, industry info, craft tips, marketing strategies, and creative inspiration.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar shares thoughts about sports, politics, and popular culture and how they define America.

Escape from Clowntown | Comics of E.R. Flynn

Comics, cartoons, humor, podcast and mostly-true tales of comedy from cartoonist and satirist, E.R. Flynn.

His style of writing and art is astonishing.

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Linda’s Newsletter

By Linda Cardillo

Not sure yet

Transformation Wellness

By Amy Sterling Casil

Wellness, happiness, peaceful living, positive thoughts. Articles on nutrition and wellness will always be fully-researched with sources - be happy and healthy!!

Leah Eichler's Esoterica

By Esoterica Magazine

Fiction. Nonfiction. Memoir. Brain clutter.

Michael Acoustic

A newsletter for beginning guitarists and musicians!

The Memory Hole

By TMH

Forgotten or underappreciated stories and events.

Ossiana Tepfenhart

I'm a weirdo who writes. Deal with it.

To Write with Wild Abandon

By Graham Strong

A Substack newsletter that motivates you to overcome your writing fears, build self-confidence as a writer, and have fun with your writing again!

A Stylist Submits

By Kevin LaTorre

Literary Christianity, with humble rigor.

Bros Krynn’s Newsletter

By The Brothers Krynn

Potboilers Blog- Dark Fantasy/Mystery Writer & Comic Creator

By Gordon Brewer

Dark Fantasy Novels & Comics from Gordon Brewer, an independent Author and Comic Creator. Paid Subscribers receive access to all my books & comic series. Standard subscribers get updates on the latest book releases plus my comic book collection.

Kristina God's Online Writing Club

Helps you learn how to start, grow, monetize, and market your writing on Substack and Medium in a supportive community of like-minded writers. Kristina God is a mompreneur, marketing manager, 5-figure Medium top writer, and $11K Substacker.

Bites of Change

By Emma

Changes are made in small bites, and with big issues, small bites are where you start. Foster parenting, chronic illness, social injustice -- these are all things we need to talk about. But at the end of the day, these are also just my stories.

The Author Stack

By Russell Nohelty

Helping create a sustainable path forward for authors to build businesses that allow them to thrive and lives that light them up inside.

Neurodiversity MB

By Jillian Enright

Neurodiversity, ADHD, autism, parenting, advocacy, mental health, psychology, and education.

DOOM FICTION

By William Pauley III's DOOM FICTION Newsletter

Psychedelic stories for adventurous readers. Proceed with caution.

It's called Doom Fiction, so don't expect too many happy endings.

- David Perlmutter

Front Row & Backstage

By Brad Kyle FRONT ROW & BACKSTAGE

"The best music history writing online!" says Mike Degen of "Deeg's Poems" on Substack. It's rock, records, and radio, as we go behind the scenes of my years in FM rock radio and the record biz in the '70s & '80s!

Factorial Zero

Absurdity. Observation. Occasional seriousness.

Annelise’s Newsletter

By Annelise Lords

Commonsense, Life Stories

Annalise writes well, and she cares a lot about other writers....

- David Perlmutter

Publishing Confidential

By Kathleen Schmidt

News and analysis about the book publishing industry that you won't read anywhere else.

Supernova

By Warren Brown

Empowering Writers through Stories and Storytelling.

Warren is a dynamo writer. His productivity is amazing.

- David Perlmutter

Bill’s Newsletter

By Bill Abbate

Making life better in every way

The Problematic Pen

By J. M. Elliott

Uncomfortable truths | Uncompromising fiction | The Steppe Saga: Historical novels set among the Scythian nomads of the ancient Ukrainian Steppe

Foundation Against Intolerance & Racism

By FAIR Substack

Promoting a common culture based on fairness, understanding, and humanity.

Dispatches From Kyell

By Kyell Gold

Upcoming books, writing advice, pre-publication excerpts, and more!

He teaches me the ins and outs of a genre I want to write myself.

- David Perlmutter

Erica Drayton Writes

100 Word Stories, serials, and more!

Tom Leveen

Serial & short fiction by award-winning author Tom Leveen, often set in or inspired by the early 1990s. + Advice for apprentice authors.

Immortal Type

By William

You are loved. And we are Alive.

Carleton is way more prolific than I'll ever be, and his work shows major talent.

- David Perlmutter

The FLARE

By Chevanne

An emotional signal shot into space, waiting to be discovered. I hope you see it, I hope it finds you. Short fiction | Poetry | Personal essays

Dash of Prosecco

By Sinù

Home cooking and sustainable travel reflections from the mainland of Venice, Italy.

Open Letters

By Adam Golding

Everything I think

A User's Guide to History

By H. W. Brands

Everybody uses history, some better than others. This User's Guide offers suggestions on how the past shapes the present, and how the present shapes what we think about the past.

Listening Sessions

By Robert C. Gilbert

For those looking for thoughtful writing on great music.

Beached

By Amie Pearce

Highlighting the plight of the ocean and those who call it home 🦈🦑🐋

The Frontier Psychiatrists

By FrontierPsych

Owen Scott Muir, M.D. DFAACAP writes things about health and its care.

Words and Pictures by Pamela Leavey

Welcome to Words and Pictures. I’m a creative writer and photographer. I post Daily Affirmations, Quotes of The Day, Poetry, Personal and Photo Essays to Inspire and Enlighten. My posts are digital collages encompassing the world around me. Enjoy!

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⏳🧠🍜 The Time Capsule Newsletter ⏳🧠🍜

By the eggcademic (she/her/她)

A place for all things bite-sized from the past! Feel free to email ramyeonjpg@substack.com to be included in the time capsule!

Indie Media Today

Welcome to Indie Media Today - Original articles, content from independent content creators, livestream alerts for How Did We Miss That & Indie News Network, plus the podcast home of Friends of Indie Left. All links at indieleft.media

Much ado about you!

By Robin Klammer

What makes people tick, and other fun stuff!

Unschool for Writers

By Alison Acheson

Playing and working with words: finding your own way to fiction and nonfiction, poetry, and writing for young people

Classical Wisdom

Bringing Ancient Wisdom for Modern Minds. Each week we discuss philosophy, history, literature, mythology and more... Subscribe to our FREE newsletter and receive our Ebook, "How to Be Happy: A Guide Through Ethical Ancient Philosophy."

Thus Spake Daniel Kalder

Essays, reviews and marginalia by the author of The Infernal Library, Strange Telescopes and Lost Cosmonaut.

Tumbleweed Words

By David

A creative newsletter of poetry, fiction, travel and culture

Kindness Magnet™

By Kindness Magnet by Heather Johnston Brebaugh

Get 1 actionable idea every week. Join subscribers in 64 countries who get my best ideas for a value based lifestyle.

Carbon Upfront!

By Lloyd Alter

Coming May 21 from New Society Publishers, looking at the upfront carbon in everything.

Art Does It

By Olga Alexandra "Regina"

Illustrated Stories covering 35 years living, working, and loving for Art. News from Center for Art and Trades CAT in New York and Alabama.

This Is a Newsletter!

By Sam Colt

Where flash fiction meets memes and observational humor about pop culture, current events, and urban millennial life.

Briefly by Melissa

By Melissa Miles McCarter

Exclusive content by Melissa including essays on pop culture, family, mental health, and more.

She writes well- on so many things....

- David Perlmutter

Betje’s Comics

By Betje Comics

Auto bio comics from an imperfect climate activist, overthinking enthusiast, professional oversharer.

Fiction by Bill Adler

Delightful short stories and flash fiction by Bill Adler.

ComicsBurgh on The Edge

By Marvin Wynn

ComicsBurgh on The Edge

Textual Variations

By Mikhail Skoptsov

Subscribe to learn why so many movies exist in multiple versions, and what this means for film history and culture. Also, some quality criticism.

Clement’s Newsletter

By Clement Charles

Words of Action

Stories All the Way Down by G. M. Baker

Exploring the serious popular novel in theory and practice.

Not Like Here

By Alon

Photography - and brief thoughts on images, equipment, art and life.

Emeth

By Cameron M. Bailey

Legendary Freemasonry. Entered Apprentice to the Grand East.

The Elysian

By Elle Griffin

Studying utopia + imagining a better future through essays and fiction.

The Honest Broker

By Ted Gioia

A trustworthy guide to music, books, arts, media & culture by Ted Gioia

Garrison Keillor and Friends

This newsletter will include observational humor, gratitude, small doses of advice, memories of heroic persons I knew up close, reminiscence about ordinary life back before Twitter and thoughts about American life and other pleasures.

The Art & Craft of Writing

By Karen Woodward

Join me as I explore the art and craft of writing

Bert’s Newsletter

By Bert Powers

Politics, Economics, and current Events

luke harold's newsletter

By Luke Harold

Writing mostly about the border, immigration, and notable cases in California's federal and state courts

Doctor Eclectic

By Randall Hayes

neuro-nerd rants about science and pop culture

Cabinet of Curiosities

By Minna

Things for you to find

Dust On The VCR

By Jeremy Burgess

Conversations on 20th Century Cinema and (Slightly) Beyond

MELSTACK

By Melissa de la Cruz

Writing, reading, shopping, living, mom-ing

Arrivals and Departures

By Reena Kapoor

Poetry, essays and short stories to make sense and meaning out of this too short existence!

Animation Obsessive

Exploring the best in animation from all around the world — part investigation, part treasure hunt.

Murder Mayhem UK

By Murder & Mayhem

Murder Mayhem is all around. History is littered with heroes & villains. There are those villains who become heroes and heroes who become villains. You decide who is who in these tales of True Crime and history.

Dursin's Dungeon

By Matt Dursin

The Dursin-est Site Ever!

I Think This Is Great! with Clay N. Ferno

By I Think This is Great! with Clay N. Ferno

Comics, Pop Culture, Movies, Politics. I Think This Is Great! with Clay N. Ferno podcast feed for paid subscribers a day early.

Logan's Substack

I write about whatever interests me. Usually that's science, history, economics, libertarianism, and philosophy. Host of Rat Fest 2024. Buy your ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rat-fest-2024-tickets-754896966147?aff=oddtdtcreator

The Free Press

By Bari Weiss

A new media company built on the ideals that were once the bedrock of American journalism.

Okay History

By Chris

Historical Humorist. Top 210 History Newsletters on Substack. Would be higher, but people keep creating history newsletters.

Amy’s Newsletter

By Amy Culberg

Daily Humor on the State of the World

Ye Olde Tyme News

By Jan Lionsnest

Confound thy turnips.

Still looking for the Joke

By Merrill Markoe

I probably started writing the piece you are about to read because I thought it contained something funny. Fingers crossed I was correct in this assumption.

Slender Threads / Global Citizens / Public History

By Jim Buie

Not mere commentary and opinion. Mini-courses, grounded in the study of global and American history and culture, what ifs, wide travel, and journalistic experience. Seeking a common understanding of humanity, politics, religion, and the arts, with humor.

Dracula Daily

By DraculaDaily

Get the classic novel Dracula, emailed to you in real time as it happens.

After Dusk

By J.J. Walker

J.J. Walker is a horror author who loves writing unsettling stories about small towns, old houses, and characters that examine what it means to be human. After Dusk is a space to document the projects that inspire him and share any noteworthy updates.

The Art of Flash Fiction

By Kathy Fish

Monthly Flash Fiction Craft Articles & Prompts by Writer & Teacher, Kathy Fish

Half-Caste Woman

By Katie Gee Salisbury

the life and times of Anna May Wong, the first Asian American movie star, from the author of NOT YOUR CHINA DOLL

Learn more about a remarkable pioneering figure of Asian American cinema in this series.

- David Perlmutter

Holly’s Substack

By Holly MathNerd

a mix of anti-Woke cultural commentary, personal reflections, math lessons, and a regular creative writing feature

Better Worlds Theory

By M L Clark

Media literacy, speculative lit, humanist essays, global analysis

Zappagram

By Chris Zappa

Zappagram is the mother of all music newsletters, covering the latest in music news, reviews, interviews, new releases, music discovery, history, and more.

Writer on the Radio

By J. Wynona

I write about life as a bourgeoning filmmaker and producer.

Darius

It's changing. It's turning into a living hell. What's interesting is that not many see and those who see it don't understand it.

Time2Thrive

By Tim Ebl

Simple ways to get healthier, eat with intention and take care of your body. Learn the truth about what causes so many modern health problems.

Check This Out!

By Kiley

Finding great music so you don't have to - a twice-weekly newsletter with reviews, features, interviews, playlists, and more!

Oh, Write

By Nia

Behind the scenes of the writing life + dope pop culture recommendations + super secret excerpts from future projects

Words in Blue

By Shannon Aaron Stephens

Reflections on the beauty in the world and how it leads us to freedom.

The Sharpener

By Sean Singer

Thinking through poetry

Harmonious

By Joseph

All paradoxical, but in harmony

Chartbook

By Adam Tooze

A newsletter on economics, geopolitics and history from Adam Tooze. More substantial than the twitter feed. More freewheeling than what you might read from me in FT, Foreign Policy, New Statesman.

On Repeat by Kevin Alexander

By Kevin

Hot takes on cool records.

At Home and In Exile

By Peter Harrison

Updates and extracts pertaining to 'Flames of the Exiled', and miscellaneous pieces and poems that converge on symbols of homecoming and exile.

What To Read If

By Elizabeth

Where book lovers find their next great read.

Peter Stone Brown Archives Newsletter

Peter Stone Brown (1951 to 2019) was a singer-songwriter, freelance writer, music editor for a Philadelphia alternative weekly, and onetime WXPN DJ. His work is administered and archived by Trev Gibb.

A treasury of wonderful musical stories from a veteran scholar.

- David Perlmutter

Lit Mag News

By Becky Tuch