Substacks recommended by Norman T. Leonard

Recommended by Norman T. Leonard

Post-Nomad

By Russell Max Simon

✍️ Finding meaning by staying in place. Living in Barcelona & renovating a 250-year-old home in the countryside. 🏠🇪🇸

This will make you more mindful of what's meaningful.

- Norman T. Leonard

The Positive Pessimist

By Larry Urish

DOB: 4/23/59. Mother’s maiden name: Rabinowitz. SS: 553-27-5686. Debit card: 5366 0344 0349 7523 (PIN: 3372). Bank routing number: 359375015. Bank account number: 3441. Blood type: A-. Every single password: WhackJob95. Have at it folks. You’re welcome.

Larry and I were cut from the same c-section, figuratively speaking.

- Norman T. Leonard

The Isolation Journals with Suleika Jaouad

A newsletter for people seeking to transform life's interruptions into creative grist

Alec McNayr, Top Writer

Hi, I'm Alec McNayr. I'm a 3x father and a 3x founder, but here you'll find a mix of personal stories, comedy, business advice, and if you're lucky, a look behind the curtain of my "very reasonable midlife crisis." Come on in, the water's fine.

Funny, smart, benevolent -- and he's got one of the greatest yearbook photos in the history of the form.

- Norman T. Leonard

Writing That Moves

By Raymond Obstfeld

We present creative writing advice, workshops, and publish poetry, stories, and serialized novels.

Exciting, suspenseful, and provocative. Just great adventure storytelling.

- Norman T. Leonard

Chuck Palahniuk's Plot Spoiler

Exclusive fiction too out-there for prime time, by the author of Fight Club. Writing lessons. Lurid back story.

You do not talk about Plot Spoiler.

- Norman T. Leonard

Situation Normal

By Michael Estrin

Stories for people who enjoy humor with a side of humanity and a dash of insight

Funny, subversive, occasionally weird in the best way.

- Norman T. Leonard

The Art of Noticing

By Rob Walker Art of Noticing

Ideas, inspiration, and provocations for creativity, work, and staying human. From author Rob Walker.

A curiosity enhancer.

- Norman T. Leonard

People I Want to Punch in the Throat

By Jen Mann

It's humor, not how-to. New York Times bestselling author, Jen Mann, has a lot of stories to tell and you're going to want to hear them. She's like Erma Bombeck - but with f-bombs.

The title says it all.

- Norman T. Leonard

The Storm. By Norm

My wife thinks I need an outlet for the storm of thoughts swirling around in my head. So here we are. Just you and me. Welcome to my world.

Thoughtful stories, compelling personality, great name. :)

- Norman T. Leonard

Letters of Note

By Shaun Usher

Nothing but history's most interesting letters.

Love how this is a peculiar sort of fingerprint analysis via letters.

- Norman T. Leonard

Fictionistas

By Meg Oolders

A community for fiction writers on Substack.

Because I love writers.

- Norman T. Leonard

Story Club with George Saunders

A place to explore the way the short story works.

Saunders is the best of us. Like, all of us.

- Norman T. Leonard

The Curious Kat

By Katrin Schumann

I'm a bestselling author fueled by curiosity. This newsletter seeks to create community by sharing ideas about creativity. Get behind-the-scenes stories about writing & recs for books, art & movies that inspired me. Bi-weekly updates on novel #4 optional.

If you're a creative, this is a bath of empathy.

- Norman T. Leonard

Good Humor

Humor essays, interviews with Funny AF Women and comedy videos from an empty nester mom still waiting for her kids to text her back.

Charming, delightful, thoughtful and--most importantly--funny!

- Norman T. Leonard

Badreads

By Lauren Hough

Essays, bad jokes, rants, and unsolicited advice from New York Times bestselling author Lauren Hough, and a dog named Woody Guthrie.

My kind of voice. And this writer is in the game for the same reason I am--to connect.

- Norman T. Leonard

Gryphon Quill

By Renee Fountain

Insight & observations on all things writing and publishing from a publishing industry veteran, current NYC agent, & developmental editor.

Kareem Takes on the News

By Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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

I know a guy who works on this, and he's one of my favorite people.

- Norman T. Leonard