Substacks recommended by jen parker

Recommended by jen parker

The End of My Career

By Joel Stein

How to have a midlife crisis without leaving your house

Biggest laugh out loud bang for your buck on substack.

- jen parker

Sub Club

Submission opportunities for creative and professional writers.

The Curmudgeon's Guide to College Admissions

By Irena Smith

Applying to college is not an emergency and other practical tips for parents of high schoolers from a college admissions veteran and author of The Golden Ticket: A Life in College Admissions Essays.

Nobody distills the insanity of college admissions like Irena. A wise, needed and funny voice of reason for all the teens and parents tackling (um, getting tackled by?) the application process.

- jen parker

Personal Statements

By Irena Smith

Essays about people, places, things, and petty grievances.

Super smart writing by a super smart woman who is an expert in the [mine]field of college admissions. Added bonus: she's funny.

- jen parker

For Dear Life with Maggie Smith

A newsletter about writing & other things that make this life dear—from the poet, not the dame

Feelings & Co. by Nora McInerny

Podcasts & Essays from Nora McInerny.

...I get why Nora calls her substack this but I'd call it She Succeeded. Reliably funny/heartbreaking/insightful -- the exact emotional snack mix I crave. This one never disappoints.

- jen parker

RAD MINIMAG

By Chloe Warner

Hi there! I'm Chloe, the founder of Redmond Aldrich Design. I'm an architect, an interior designer and a bookworm, and The Minimag is a monthly high/low take on all of it.

Things We Do While Waiting to Die

By Ben & Karina

(Moved to be a sub-newsletter in Sub Club)

Subject to Change

By Jess Chermak

Embracing change, harnessing adaptability, and a guided journey of innovative thinking

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