Substacks recommended by Donna Greenberg

Recommended by Donna Greenberg

Memoir, poetry, fiction, drama, and essays on all things human: explorations into our reason for being in the world. Living through language and ideas from a professor of English and writer.

Memoir Land

By Memoir Monday

Four verticals edited by Sari Botton: MEMOIR MONDAY, collab w/ Granta, Narratively, The Rumpus, Orion, The Walrus, Electric Lit, LitHub, Oldster; FIRST PERSON SINGULAR original essays; THE LIT LAB interviews + craft; GOODBYE TO ALL THAT, NYC stories.

The Newsletter with ECM

By Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin

Writings on Change, Revolution and Hope

The Bulwark

The Bulwark is home to Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, Bill Kristol, JVL, Sam Stein, and more. We are the largest pro-democracy bundle on Substack for news and analysis on politics and culture—supported by a community built on good-faith.

Doomberg

A lateral-thinking approach to energy, finance, and geopolitics | Subscribe below for free previews of new articles | Click through to our About page for pricing and FAQ.

Michael Moore

I was born in Flint, Michigan and raised on a dirt street by loving parents, two sisters and a lot of Green Giant in a can.

Patti Smith

The reader is my notebook

The Good in Us by Mary L. Trump

By Mary L Trump

In which we come together to save American democracy, or at least have fun while trying.

Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter

Horoscopes, tender rants, and lyrical excitements

Pissing In The Press Pool

By Jim Trainer

Weekly poetry and essays from a lucky heartbroke writer trying to get by in the end of times.

Letters from an American

By Heather Cox Richardson

A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

RollyWorld: thoughts on life

By Rolly Brown

philosophical humanist musician and more

The Starfire Codes by Demi Pietchell

The Starfire Codes by Demi Pietchell explores spirituality, survival, metaphysics, media, and the truth. Join us at starfirecodes.com

Warm Hands

By Amy Turn Sharp

Poems, essays & spells from ATS. Think of it as a creative well, always here for the thirsty. Philosophy and love, too. Get a free poetry workshop with paid subscription.

AlternativeInsightSubstack

By Dan Lieberman

A well researched, authenticated, and alternative perspective to the conventional media's slanted and agenda driven reports on foreign policy, domestic policy, Middle East, politics, and media.

The Beautiful Mess by John Pavlovitz

Authentic words for everyone trying to figure out the best way to be human.

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.

Words From Rollyworld!

By Rolly Brown

Ramblings on Music, Tai Chi, Pithy Philosophy, Personal History, and more.

Rolly is a multi-talented human being. He is an award-winning guitarist, acupuncturist, and Tai chi teacher, as well as a fine writer and human being. He's written many incisive essays on politics and a variety of other subjects. Read him.

- Donna Greenberg

Older and wiser

Recommended by Donna Greenberg