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Recommended by Kim H.

I write about almost everything, from personal essay and memoir to fiction to travel essays to politics to book reviews to thoughts on literature to novels and stories and much more.

The Saxon Cross

By Andrew Henry

“Hwær cwom mearg? Hwær cwom mago?”

You Have the Right to Remain Mouthy

By The Mouthy Renegade Writer

Writing about politics, racism, and social justice, with attitude and a sense of humor. My goal is to keep you woke, thoughtful, and laughing. Sometimes all three. &:^)

everyone is entitled to my own opinion

By Jeff Tiedrich

I read the news today, oh boy

Funny, insightful and I thought *I* had a potty mouth! 😆

- Kim H.

We're Gonna Get Those Bastards

By Jared Dillian

Everything that is depraved, especially finance, culture, music and sex.

The Empty Notebook: Personal Essays and Process

By Ryan Lancaster

Thoughts on literature, pop culture, music, and whatever else. We've got essays, recommendations, and more.

Good Humor

Humor essays, interviews with Funny AF Women and comedy videos from an empty nester mom still waiting for her kids to text her back.

Apocrypha

By M. E. Rothwell

Writings of uncertain authenticity.

Bluestocking Bombshells

By Laura Durnell ♿️ ♀️

A Literary, Art, Sociocultural and Political Salon Hosted by a Fed-Up Feminist

Adventures in Secrecy with T Van Santāna

By Teresa Van Santāna ㊙️

Teresa Van Santana writes novels, short fiction, and anything else they fancy.

Steady

By Dan Rather

Dan Rather's steady take on a complex and chaotic world.

Jimmy Doom's Roulette Weal

Substack's biggest and brightest circus of single author short fiction from two-time Best of Detroit Best Author Nominee Jimmy Doom-- "One of this century's master storytellers"

THE FICTION DEALER

By The Fiction Dealer

Psst... wanna read a story?

Letters from an American

By Heather Cox Richardson

A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

The Daily

By Sarah Jones & Jason Easley

We fight for justice For the People. We will never surrender. The Daily is pro-democracy, grounded-in-facts analysis, opinion and news. Zero bootlicking. True independence. Tons of integrity. No fear-mongering.

Situation Normal

By Michael Estrin

Stories for people who enjoy humor with a side of humanity and a dash of insight

Fiction by Bill Adler

Delightful short stories and flash fiction by Bill Adler.

Along the Hudson

By Justin Deming

Original fiction delivered from my home along the Hudson River.

We Are All Creatives

By Tasmina Perry

Notes on publishing, creative work and the lives we build around it, from Sunday Times bestselling author Tasmina Perry

Ink After Dark

By Erica Drayton

Horror and mystery fiction told in many forms: 100 Word Stories, short stories, & serials.

Her 100 word prompts are a good read and have given me good ideas.

- Kim H.

The SneakyArt Post

By Nishant Jain

Secretly drawn art of the world, delivered to your inbox.

Incola ego sum in terra

By A Catholic Pilgrim

Catholic spirituality, medieval churches, the Rule of St Benedict and Latin.

Beautiful, Daring, Stupid

By Meg Oolders

A mercurial space for fiction (poetry, humor, essays, podcasts) and honesty from award-winning author, bona fide super-romantic, and critically-acclaimed mother of two, Meg Oolders.

Lunar Awards

By Winston Malone

Recognizing and sharing the best fantasy, horror, and science fiction on Substack.

Jodi Spins Stories

By Jodi Meadows

Writing life from a NYT bestselling fantasy author (who really likes yarn).

Are you f'ng kidding me?

By JoJoFromJerz

It’s me… JoJoFromJerz from Twitter!!

I followed her from Twitter. Anyone who has the same potty mouth that I do deserves to be paid attention to.

- Kim H.

Substack Writers at Work with Sarah Fay

Where real Substack growth happens—with leading Substack Strategist Sarah Fay and the Substack DNA Growth Framework™️

She had me at cat pictures

- Kim H.

Mostly Water

By John Lovie

Like the human body, and the earth's surface, this newsletter is mostly, but not entirely, water.

Subscribe for Scoot's fiction. Science Fiction, Fantasy, Experiments, and Flash Fiction Friday.

Jokien with Tolkien

By JRR Jokien

"Lore, Laugh, Lord of the Rings" is the unofficial motto of this weekly, often humorous, sometimes earnest, always genuine "2023 Substack Featured Publication" concerning hobbits, faith, and culture by a lifelong Tolkien fan. Subscribe & get a FREE eBook!

An absolute MUST for any LOTR fan!

- Kim H.

Optimistic Hot Mess

By Sam Horton-Martin

Creatively Conscious by Claire Venus

By Claire

Celebrate the beautiful reality of your dream life and business right here, right now. Updates from a slow-lived life on the Northumberland Coast, thoughtful tools to help enhance your creativity and wellbeing. 💫

VFJ Indexing Newsletter

By Vickie Jacobs

All about book indexing and sometimes, more broadly, library & information science and the book industry.

In the Writing Burrow

By Margaret Atwood

Whatever comes into my addled, shrinking brain.

OMG She has a Substack?!!!!!

- Kim H.

Process by Wil Dalton

Reflections and personal essays on writing fiction, parenting, travel, faith, failure, and living a worthwhile life

While I Was Drawing

By Emily

A place where imagination wanders and where we follow the pencil line wherever it leads, in celebration of creativity, in reverence for nature, and in search of wonder.

Wolf

By radicaledward's wolf

Reviewing old things.

Bookish

By Christine Sneed

Books & book-adjacent topics, taking the long view, the writing life, and related resources. Posts every 5-6 days.

Life's a Feast by Jamie Schler

By Jamie Schler of Life's a Feast

Life's a Feast with Jamie Schler

Badass Cross Stitch Musings

Art, Craft, Activism, Craftivism - Let's tear shit up!

Goatfury Writes

By Andrew Smith

I want to give you something interesting to think about every single day.

Work In Progress

By The Chronicler

Welcome! I write dark fiction, my favourite writers include Lovecraft, Stoker, and Tolkien. I invite you to explore my imagination and traverse the path of (possible) publishing. Currently building an anthology to my debut novel, "Shades of Night". Enjoy!

Talebones ✨

By S.E. Reid

Home of the Ferris Island Tales! Short and serialized fiction from S.E. Reid: speculative stories with a spiritual, supernatural, or uncanny twist.

Hoarse Whisperings

By Hoarse Whisperer

Life and lesser things

I've followed him on Twitter for a while, he's tells a good story!

- Kim H.

ReddOscarWrites - Fantasy, SciFi, and Horror

By Redd Oscar

Behold! A treasure chest of science fiction and fantasy stories! Here you will find demon-slaying samurai, merciless space marines, and mild mannered artists luring monsters into the world! New stories twice a week.

Robert Reich

Daily newsletter exposing where power lies — and how it's used and abused

Getting LITerary with Laura

By Laura Johnston

Future author and always the book lover, Laura Johnston. Let me take you on a literary journey featuring my writing projects, ramblings about books, and everything in between! Let's get LITerary!

The Bluestocking

By Helen Lewis

I read the internet, so you don’t have to.

Written Ward: From the Gap

By John

Exploring the gap between experience and understanding.