Substacks recommended by Marinarena Travel & Poetic Deep Dive

Recommended by Marinarena Travel & Poetic Deep Dive

Helping you thrive & achieve peak health, providing you with holistic health insights & daily protocols to elevate your health and body. 🧬

The Charlotte Pendragon Diaries by Charlotte Pendragon

By Charlotte Pendragon

WELCOME! As a member of The Pendragons, I’ve met and performed magic for audiences worldwide, including famous personalities. I will be writing about my magical journey and talking about those beautiful experiences (and not-so-beautiful) on my podcast.

Epic Gonzo

By EpicGonzo

Humorous travelogues

Holly Starley's Rolling Desk

My living room is the world. Pull up a chair.

Travel to Freedom

By Freedom Travel Alliance

Exploration is part of Human nature

Elizabeth’s Newsletter from Italy

By Elizabeth Minchilli

Food, travel, fun links & cocktails (not necessarily in that order)

A must read for every Italophile. Love the regional Ital recipes, photography and commentary.

- Marinarena Travel & Poetic Deep Dive

Amy Loftus Projects

Essays and podcasts on recovering commitment, womanhood, motherhood and true freedom. Masculine and feminine energies, a spiritual perspective. Free - if you want access to the private chat, or just want to offer support, subscribe for $5/month.

A refreshing, good for the soul follow that comes from a sincere place.

- Marinarena Travel & Poetic Deep Dive

Maryam Henein on Substack

By Maryam Henein's Substack (wisdom

The Official Substack of Investigative Journalist Maryam Henein

Maryam brings receipts on a variety of societal, cultural and political controversies from dedicated research! Very authentic content!

- Marinarena Travel & Poetic Deep Dive

Pieces Of Poetry

By Stanley Wotring

Random Musings Of A Pent-Up Poet

FOCUS! A Reader In Animation History, Theory, and Practice

By David Perlmutter

An occasional series of essays on the art and commerce of animation.

Matt Ehret's Insights

By Matthew Ehret

Historical analysis, geopolitics, cultural warfare and other studies in Conspiracy Science

Sherman Alexie

poems, short fiction, essays, opinion, audio, video

The Victory Palace Poetry Stack

By Victory Palace Poetry

Red-pilled poet activating Humanity w/ Truth, Beauty & Goodness one word at a time.

Outspoken with Dr Naomi Wolf

Essays, updates and arguments from an eyewitness to a new dark age, with thoughts on how to keep liberty, justice and human rights alive.

Commentary is truly rich and heartfelt. Covid/vaccine related meterial is presented thoroughly, scientific backed.

- Marinarena Travel & Poetic Deep Dive

DocTalk, Explorations in Psychotherapy

A discussion of psychology, life and its many issues

Energy Politics

By Dr. Jennifer I Considine

The future research agenda for energy politics is concerned primarily with the future evolution of the geopolitics of energy in a rapidly changing landscape.

The Honest Broker

By Ted Gioia

A trustworthy guide to music, books, arts, media & culture by Ted Gioia

Paul’s Substack

By Paul Wittenberger

Once upon a time, I discovered I had many voices in my head and I needed a place to put them—then Substack came along. "To suggest is to create, to name is to destroy." —Stéphane Mallarmé

There is a variety of emotion and insight well-articulated here. Much relatability in Paul's poetry. Lots of delightful pieces to go back and read again and again!

- Marinarena Travel & Poetic Deep Dive

Michael Mohr's Sincere American Writing

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.

“System Failures: Dispatches from the Inside and Edge

By Jennifer Tate

Welcome Systems Failures: Dispatches from the Inside and Edge a hybrid of cultural autopsy and personal reckoning. Here, truth isn’t tidy, and memory doesn’t behave. This space blends memoir, essay, and cultural critique to expose the quiet manipulations.

Expect the Unexpected

By Lois Thomson Bowersock

Expect the unexpected with a flare of humor and enjoy a quick escape from daily stressors. Adventures in travel, with an eye for the unusual. Life experiences as viewed from the perspective of a "person of a certain age."

Lois brings a lot of personality to trip commentary. Fascinating little details to revisit in Stack reading.

- Marinarena Travel & Poetic Deep Dive

Garbage Notes

By Franco Amati

from the writer who brought you Scuzzbucket—the original home for dirty realism, grunge lit, creative confessions, speculative fiction, and assorted literary atrocities—comes an even deeper level of personal poetics ... this is ... Garbage Notes

Definitively, "bona fide"- GN brings it poetically with each and every post. Relatable pieces from Franco, esp. among introverts but those otherwise too. Nakedly confronts human frality and society. A must-listen audio. You'll be excited to follow! BRAVO!

- Marinarena Travel & Poetic Deep Dive

Dispatches From the Basement

By Joseph Massey

I offer poetry that seeks out the sacred in the ordinary, accompanied by original photography. No politics, no hot takes, just poetry.

The Curious Platypus

By Michael Edward

The curious musings of a curious creature.

Terribly quirky, entertaining reads!

- Marinarena Travel & Poetic Deep Dive

Lighthouse

By Alexander Semenyuk

Here you will find articles about faith, spirituality, family, psychology, as well as writing prompts, podcasts and videos. Come and engage in meaningful conversations dealing with our world and wellbeing.

Made From What's Not Real

By David Perlmutter

The writings and musings of Canadian historian and speculative fiction writer David Perlmutter

The Last American Vagabond Substack

The Official Substack for The Last American Vagabond

Maya C. Popa

Writing on the inner conditions of serious creative work

A Sip, A Shout Out & A Sentence

By C. Elyse

Everything necessary to fuel the muse: craft tips, book/film and short story reviews, writing prompts, and curated cocktails!

Such a refreshing, original follow-nothing else like it! Tips galore on the craft of writing and nods to amazing adult beverage sips! Such value here w/ writing resources esp. Black American/diasphora culture and much more beyond is passionately and beautifully revealed. Well organized posts as well!

- Marinarena Travel & Poetic Deep Dive

PASSAGES: Life & stories from a professional writer

By Toby Neal

Travel and life with a writer in changing times: stories from a professional novelist on the move.

The Nerve with Maureen Callahan

By The Nerve w/ Maureen Callahan

Real news about fake people. You’ll never guess what we're about to say next… Hosted by Maureen Callahan, part of the MK Media podcast network

Rising Tide Foundation

Dedicated to the enhancement of cross-cultural understanding and dialogue between east and west.

News from Esotouric's Secret Los Angeles

Southern California lore and historic preservation

Journal of Free Black Thought

Black viewpoint diversity

Black perspective well represented with diverse voices, insights and nuanced takes. Goes against negative racialized stereotypes. Well moderated and paced in interviews.

- Marinarena Travel & Poetic Deep Dive

How to Write for a Living

By David McIlroy

Writers should get paid for doing what they love. Subscribe now to get my FREE 7-day email course, Substack Launchpad.

Reinette Senum's Foghorn Express

problems, solutions, & everything else we're not supposed to talk about

All content from Reinette comes from a passionate and honest place! A go-to for discovering the real, non-PC not-so insane California.

- Marinarena Travel & Poetic Deep Dive

Creative, Inspired, ALIVE

By Evelyn Skye & Joanna Phoenix

Welcome to the creative collaboration of NYT bestselling novelist Evelyn Skye & creativity coach and writer Joanna Phoenix, who share heartfelt insights on storytelling, ambition, and growth. JOIN US—for kindness, curiosity, and community.

Bijibilla’s Substack

By Bijibilla Rama Rao

EVERY DAY IS A CHANGE TO BE BETTER! EACH DAY PROVIDES ITS OWN GIFTS! WORK HARD IN SILENCE! LET YOUR SUCCESS BE YOUR NOISE!

Jon’s Substack

By Jon Stout

Awareness of American Greatness through the eyes of MAGA.

My Haiku Journey

By April R. Holmes

My daily exploration of weird photos and haiku experiments published as a weekly collection. Plus separate posts of nature and landscape photographs with perhaps a philosophical haiku theme?

Travel: NE Where

By Narina Exelby

For – and often about – women who travel, and other curious people.

Pied À Terre Life

By Michele Boyer

At 50, I quit my job, became a freelance "nomad" and began traveling the world. 6 years later I'm here for women who want to explore slow travel and experiences while gaining new perspectives and creating what comes next in their inspired 3rd act.

True North by Christiane Northrup, M.D.

By Dr. Northrup's True North

My uncensored truth about your health and the future of humanity.

Highly informative, a go-to stack for natural health and wellness related advice, especially but not limited to women's health. The doc is a wonderful alternative to the doomy, gloomy medical mainstream establishment. Videos are worth the subscription alone. What a Godsend the doc is!!

- Marinarena Travel & Poetic Deep Dive