Substacks recommended by The Fractal Lounge

Recommended by The Fractal Lounge

CounterStory Media exists to audit the narrative by giving voice to marginalized people, amplifying their stories, and sharing their truths.

BenefitHumanity

Ms. Moore Esq,. I support California Task Force Reparations. period! Have legal verify my USA approved intellectual property trademark.

Wonderful content. A must read for all.

- The Fractal Lounge

Kill The Silence

By Cody Taymore

Survival intelligence for people who can't afford to break—trauma, ADHD, C-PTSD, narcissism, sales, addiction, workplace warfare. No therapy speak. Just what works.

Skid Marks

By Bark Dandridge

Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.

Exploring Personal Transformation as a Lifestyle

By Odilia Rivera-Santos

Exploring Personal Transformation as a Lifestyle is a newsletter devoted to my lifelong obsessions: health, wellbeing, learning to learn, and personal growth. Minding one's business is the way to becoming a better person one nonlinear minute at a time.

Excellent content.

- The Fractal Lounge

The Philosopher's Substack

By The Philosopher Newsletter

This Substack will post details of all our publications, events, podcast episodes, and so on, along with thoughts and writings from our editorial team and special guest writers. All content will be freely accessible.

Planet Ral

By Ral Joseph

Welcome to Planet Ral, the next gen of cultural architecture. A unified world for creators, commerce, and culture.

Sick of this Shit Publications

By Nick Paro

Hey y'all, welcome to Sick of this Shit and I'm Nick - I'm using poetry and Live discussions to discuss the intersections of politics, veteran's issues, men's issues, mental health, technology, and so much more.

Letters from New England

By J Mooradian

Surviving the traitors with history, safety, humor and strength

Tom’s Substack:The Voice of the Resistance.

By Tom Joad

Voice of the Resistance is where I write hard truths about America, politics, and the fight to hold on.

✨MindShift Musings✨

Elevated perspective for nuanced minds seeking depth in a world that seems like it's melting down while it's waking up.

Persistent Visions

By Bark Dandridge

A Substack for lovers of offbeat original fiction. Sci-Fi, Horror, Nostalgia, Poetry, and custom written fiction all can be found here.

2 Sides 2 Every Story

By Karen Marie Shelton

Two Sides to Every Story explores women’s rights, reproductive freedom, and their place in the broader fight for civil and human rights. I connect past and present to reveal what’s at stake—and share current news shaping the debate.

The Drafting Dreamer

UK based poet, occasional muser on other things, proud owner of a big fat tartan ass

Rich meaningful deep content. The Drafting Dreamer is indeed a drafter of words. A true wordsmith; well worth a read.

- The Fractal Lounge

Kornerz: A space for thinkers.

By Kornerz Social Network Team

Discover the latest news and updates from every Korner of our social network. Find your favorite Korner and join the conversation.

ChesterB420

By My Pen Name:Chester/WOGPodcast

40, Poet/Songwriter, S.A. Survivor, Gay, Former Alcoholic, Music=Life, Fibro, Bipolar, CPTSD, ADHD. Inspirations: Mariah/Brandy/Emily/Diane Warren/Linkin Park/Blue October/Garbage.I write Trauma inspired poetry-with audio/video-to calm Anxiety.

The Panicked Writer

By Ellie Leonard

Rejected op-eds, personal musings, and my adventures as a middle-class mole dropped on my head in New York City, maneuvering the wild and incestuous world of film, publishing and journalism.

Wendy Parker is Eternally Irritated.

Eternally irritated by the nonsense and poppycock.

Colin’s Substack

By Colin Bruce Milne

Just my stuff.

Thistle Pippin

The Adventures of Thistle Pippin, whimsical and humorous chaptered story of a lonely pixie who interacts with the characters she meets in the fairy tale books she visits always on the look out for friends.

PepeWrites

Poems & stories distilled from everyday wisdom. Hungry? Feast on these nuggets. Welcome and Indulge! ❤️ Death to the starving artist myth—https://buymeacoffee.com/pepewrites ☕️

Ellrich Unraveling

By Brandon Ellrich

Original stories and verses where the familiar frays at the edges to unravel unexpected and sometimes unsettling truths.

Woods, Lake, Shore

By Stephen Drew

A place for some shared wondering by Stephen Drew, author of the books, "Into The Thin" and "Around The Forever Bend," about the nature of the inner life and its outer expression.

Poetry for the Unquiet

By Cassian Delmare

Poems and stories that bend time, twist logic, and haunt softly. Cass Delmare writes for paradox-lovers and myth-breakers—blending surrealism, raw emotion, and lyrical precision into fiercely intimate, mind-bending experiments.

Brandon Ellrich is So Gay

I create content that makes people happy, or gay, or maybe both. I try to cut through the noise of politics to bring you something that causes a smile or a laugh.

Dana DuBois Writes

Storytelling at the intersection of relationships, parenting, and music--sometimes all at once.

softedgesletters

By Lia

Letters from the quieter edges of life — on beauty, language, and being human.

a . way with words

By Sam Liebl

I write good poetry and bad takes.

Jung and the World

By Jung and the world

Celia Abbott

The Snack Drawer

By MindFullOfIt

Unfiltered stories, rage snacks, care work, bees, breakdowns and breakthroughs, all in one chaotic, comforting drawer.

Nerdy QA Girl

By Rebecca Collins

My journey to becoming a poet using the acrostic form.

Wonderful content. Rebecca Collins has a warm fresh voice. Well worth the read.

- The Fractal Lounge

Storm Whisperer

By ~ Nerra Elowyn ⚔️⚡️⚖️

Lyrical, mythic fantasy shaped by silence, rhythm, and memory. The stories walk the knife-edge, where names carry weight, blades remember, and reckoning arrives quietly. This is Caerwyn, where prophecy whispers, and not all who vanish are lost.

The Tribal Dream-Stackers

By Ashley Schmitt

Unvailing all the News-worthy stories you need to see -we are going beyond the headlines to uncover the truth. Breaking all Barriers to unlock the most powerful writing techniques and strategies that guarantees your success.

The SoulFull Way

By Jennifer M. Maki

Your guide to tapping and leveraging your innate, wild wisdom within. A community of fellow soulful seekers desirous too of lingering stillness, puddle-splashing joy, and ever-evolving in authentic living, creation and service!

This is the soulfull way. Beautiful, peaceful, engaging content. A must read.

- The Fractal Lounge

Mayim Bialik's Breakdown

Health, Well-Being & The Science of Spirituality with Mayim Bialik & Jonathan Cohen! 🧠💥

Playing with Fire

By Shannon Watts

Playing with Fire is a community of badass women (and supporters!) who want to find and nurture the spark inside and learn to live on fire.

Shannon Watts brings clarity, courage, and deep conscience to every word she writes. Her reflections don’t just inform, they ground. Whether she’s speaking on service, activism, or inner resilience, Shannon’s voice remains steady, thoughtful, and rooted in the kind of integrity we need more of in this world. If you’re looking for writing that inspires action without losing soul, follow her. You won’t regret it.

- The Fractal Lounge

Jennifer M. Maki

Grateful to inspire, support and engage with you as you take your soul-full connections, creations, life and work to ever-evolving levels of extraordinary. Author. Speaker. Coach. Cheerleader - pom-poms included ;)

Brilliant writing. Well worth the read.

- The Fractal Lounge

Bent But True

By BentButTrue

For the ones who feel too much, think too hard, and refuse to disappear. I write fractured fairy tales, raw memoir, and horror that shows the monster is never just a person—it’s the system that erases us. This is truth that doesn’t flinch—Bent But True!

Wilding Out

By Robin Wilding

A humor stack about utter balderdashery. From Robin Wilding, a flawsome Canadian absurdist who writes covered in Cheeto dust.

A Piece of the Pi: mathematics explained

By Richard Green

For the intelligent general reader who likes mathematics.

MaDMan says

On a quest to Re-enchant ourselves. Exploring world and mind, searching for the link between Truth, Beauty and Good.

Wellness Balance

Wellness Balance – Where your thoughts soften, your breath steadies, and your inner world strengthens.

Oh. About That...

By Lisa

I encourage people. I discuss current events and try to encourage us to stick together and fix it. Bedtime on the Porch, though, is mostly visiting, writing, and reading - a virtual community to encourage and renew us to keep fighting.

Friendly Atheist

By Hemant Mehta

Commentary about religion and politics, centered around atheism.

Oray

Merhaba nasılsınız emekli Sağlık Hizmetleri 38 yıl.Ar-Ge Araştırmacı şimdi.İstanbul-Türkiye .64 Yaş. Teşekkür ederim.

Stephanie’s Poetic Trance

By Stephanie M. Vargo

Transforming consciousness with words

julie’s Substack

By julie elder

I'm just a gal standing in front of a Substack asking for you to read me. Topics: mental health, trauma, semi-strongly worded opinions

Suswati’s Stories

By Suswati Basu

I believe storytelling can be used as a device to connect people with vital issues. So here, I will publish various bits of poems, essays, fiction, and non-fiction, that touch on polarising subjects.

You know, Cannot Name It

@lintara