Substacks recommended by Sam Downey-Higgins

Recommended by Sam Downey-Higgins

Bog-down and Aster

By Andrew

Ongoing dowse for the She of G-d and other lost family.

West of the Moon

By J.Z Schafer

West of the Moon is a publication of poems, or rather, trifles, written by J.Z Schafer

The Druid Stares Back

By Michael Martin

Michael Martin, Ph.D. on Sophiology and everything else.

The Abbey of Misrule

By Paul Kingsnorth

Do not be conformed to this world

Poetic Outlaws

A place for the outlaws of poetry and the written word.

The Clayjar Review

The Clayjar review is a Christian literary journal dedicated to publishing human works housing the presence of God.

Our Merry Folk

By Elissa

Welcome to Our Merry Folk. I write about the folk traditions of the British Isles as well as their historical origins and how they can enrich our modern lives today. Subscribe to receive my posts straight to your inbox. Brightest blessings, Elissa.

Across the Spheres

By Nik Hoffmann

Poems from a Common Rhymer

Conversations with Critters

By Heidi Zawelevsky

A newsletter celebrating animal antics

Bishop of the East Wind

By Daniel Bishop

Let me unmake you, chain that you are, With syntax and rhythm, beauty and dark.

At Home and In Exile

By Peter Harrison

Pieces and poems that converge on symbols of homecoming and exile, and the occasional update or extract pertaining to Flames of the Exiled — a project that mixes sprawling mythology with intimate fairy tale, exploring truth, identity and hope.

Philosophy of Language

By Eugene Terekhin

Philosophy of Language, Deep Literature, Psychology, Spirituality

Mimesis Kinesis

By Mark Rico

Everything matters. Poetry by Mark Rico.

Mary Harrington

Mary Harrington's Newsletter

Word Hoard

By Joffre Swait

Word hoards and hard wars with Joffre Swait.

olivet poetry.

By ollie burgess

poems for the lovers of strange cathedrals and enchanted forests.

One of the most original and talented young poets on Substack.

- Sam Downey-Higgins

Writings in the Roots

By Stephanie Petters

Poems, reflections, and interviews inspired by the Word of God and his cross

Jaap’s Substack

By Jaap STIJL

My personal Substack

Incisive, honest, perceptive fiction writer. Delves the human condition with a sensitive scalpel, unafraid of the madness, realism (magical or otherwise) or discomfiture that results.

- Sam Downey-Higgins

Silver Door

By Nathan Woods

An Entrance to Poetry through The Digital

Michael RJ Charpentier

A read butcher and former chef with sympathies extending in many directions. Primarily focused on the relationship between quality of food and quality of life.

Michael is a brilliant writer and polymath, whose practices and views of health and food could be a lasting and tricky weapon against the Machine.

- Sam Downey-Higgins

New Discourses

Pursuing the light of objective truth in subjective darkness.

The Matter with Things

By Iain McGilchrist

How to realise life, humanity and the cosmos anew

A Stream of Words

By Olivia Marstall

Essays on the spiritual and the ordinary.

Poetry from Beijing

By Anthony

Poetry, Beijing, China, Life

Poetry Unbound

By Pádraig Ó Tuama

Open your world with poetry

The Pragmatic Mystic: An Orthodox Miscellany

By Addison Hodges Hart

The Substack page of Addison Hodges Hart. A page primarily concerned with the interior and ascetical life of the Orthodox (and classical) Christian Tradition.

The House of Beasts & Vines

By Martin Shaw

Fresh writing and audio from one of the great contemporary storytellers

Pilgrims in the Machine

By Peco

being human in an age of change

Sabbath Empire

By Graham Pardun

Essays and poems for spiritual nomads and wanderers, wretched exiles, scavengers, and fugitives of heaven.

A NEW MOON

By Huck

Humphrey ‘Huck’ Astley is a poet from Oxford, UK. His poems have appeared in various journals including Agenda and The London Magazine. He is editor of TheCrankMag.com. 'Poets are queer fish who must be allowed to go their own way.' (Marx)

Anthropocene Times

By S E Morter-Laing

Poetry on the human-nature relationship and femininity. Home of the Poetic Library.

Bad Catechumen

Recommended by Sam Downey-Higgins