Step into a sanctuary curated by Esmé, featuring guest contributors like R.F. Kuang & Jenny Odell. Each edition presents essays & prompts exploring the beauty/complexity of being alive. Unlock 2 monthly essays & bonus resources with a paid subscription.

I believe everyone is an artist, including you. I share motivation & inspiration to look at the world around you to find the perfect thing to draw to express who you are and the moment you are in. From bestselling author of the Draw Your Day book series.

✨ a cosy online space for curious readers ✨ from Sunday Times Bestselling author Emma Gannon. Books, work, wellbeing & creativity. Top literature Substack globally. "One of Britain’s most prominent Substack writers" — The Times

Midlife, widowed mom to one tween boy. I write about some of the crazy sh*t grief made me do after my husband died from cancer in 2021.

Imagine a Venn diagram with overlapping circles labeled: Medical Facts, Feminism, and Fire. You've arrived at their intersection.

A community and newsletter focused on thriving in life and at work. There's more to life and work than getting by and through.

Culture, media, politics and parenting. Oh, did someone say pick a lane? Adorable.

A virtual gratitude journal by writer and teacher, Alex Elle.

Examining current cultural trends through the lens of addiction, recovery, alcohol, and all the other drugs like your smartphone

Original nonfiction (essays, dialogues, lists, stories, humour) on topics including creativity, travel, meaningful work, and human flourishing.

A newsletter that's pro-Big-Life-Changes. Creating a new life after 50, after marriage, after kids, after publishing, and after moving 11,000 times. So sick of learning and growing I could barf. Making you think, laugh, and feel. Sorry.

Art, Teaching and Musings from artist Jennifer Orkin Lewis aka AugustWren

New York Times bestselling author Kirsten Powers offers fresh thinking about how we can make big changes in our lives, communities and country.

emotional messes & intimate conversations

Musings, news, and recommendations on art, books, writing, editing, creativity, publishing, freelancing and finding joy in boring stuff

Twice a month (ish) insights and invitations to help you feel more alive and less alone.

Grow with joy, build the way you’re built, and make the money you want while staying true to your values. (formerly The Author Stack)

What Works has moved! Find the full Substack archive along with new (and older) work at whatworks.fyi

An experiment in purposeful productivity, all through the lens of mental health and wellbeing. 💚

Interviews, essays, features, films, art and IRL challenges in the form of a cutting-edge Endurance CULTure and Metaphysical Fitness Zine. Joy > Type 2+ Fun > Transform > Transcend > Rapture > Ascension. INSIDE THE OUTSIDE