Substacks recommended by Eric Raymond

Recommended by Eric Raymond

Thoughts about books I read, the work of writing and publishing, and life

I met Blake in grad school at Bennington and have followed his thinking ever since. Always an insight or move you won't see anywhere else.

- Eric Raymond

Bucky Sinister

By Update

I'm a poet, self-help author, novelist, kettlebell athlete, and pop culture nerd. Likely you know me from one of these descriptions if you're here. Hopefully, I'll share the rest of my world with you.

Love Bucky's deep SF scene pre-tech and maximum art. Always entertaining, and full of recs about overlooked or under appreciated artists.

- Eric Raymond

Zona Motel

Zona Motel is an online literary space for conversation, community, and independent literature.

Many The Great and Terrible Things

By Ken Baumann

Essays to love, know, and escape by Ken Baumann.

One of the best things I ever did was write a novel that caught this man's eye. Yes, he published CONFESSIONS FROM A DARK WOOD, but that I got to meet him through the work was the real prize. My brilliant and kind brother.

- Eric Raymond

Message from the Underworld

By Jim Ruland

Punk whisperer.

How am I not already recommending Message from the Underworld? When it comes to punk, Latin America, and picking killer reads, and a whole lot more, Jim is a no-bullshit source.

- Eric Raymond

Opaque Hourglass

By Mark Leidner

Mark's got maximum poetic power in minimal space, and I've loved his writing for a long time now, so much so I wanted to throw him a little party at a pinball arcade. A follow to the grave.

- Eric Raymond

Jason Howell Hamilton

By Jason H Hamilton

It's nothing that can't be undone later.

Got sucked in from jump on Jason's writing alone, and have been all about his stand-up comedy insights and Bay Area observations since. Hella guts putting himself out there.

- Eric Raymond

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