Substacks recommended by Rachel Sager

Recommended by Rachel Sager

What do plumbing and St. Benedict have in common? Me. Writing about ora et labora—prayer and work—vocation, theology, philosophy, blue collar life, the trades, plumbing, technology, tools, culture, and more.

Echoes from an Old Hollow Tree

By Ryan B. Anderson

Essays on nature, family, and tradition, offering you evergreen insights and quiet comfort in our wounded modern world.

The Honest Broker

By Ted Gioia

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

Cosmographia

By M. E. Rothwell

Histories of the earth and the stars.

This publication is like happening upon a hidden away rare book shop full of old maps, forgotten myths, and ancient manuscripts. With a surprisingly helpful front desk clerk to lead you through its narrow aisles.

- Rachel Sager

Glass Bottle Stories

By Tiffany Chu

Fiction for readers looking for emotional devastation. Literary fantasy short stories and serials exploring the darker sides of human nature.

A gentle voice in the wilderness. Plus, a Tolkien book club side project! Her writing paired with a beautiful aesthetic make reading a pleasure.

- Rachel Sager

The Mudlark Mosaicist

By Erika Johnson

Ruins fairy. Forager. Noticer. Mosaicist, mudlark, and storyteller. Flora, fauna, fungi, geology, history, mystery, mosaic, pigments and experiments. Come wondering with me.

The Mudlark Mosaicist peers down into crevices to find the joy of the hidden and the lost. Her unique lens sees and shines a light into the rusty past and turns it into gold.

- Rachel Sager

Hickman's Hinterlands

By A.M. Hickman

A ledger of obscure travels, backwoods rambles, rough bivouacs, and cackling cartographies.

This gentleman is a wordsmith, a risk taker, an always surprising thinker, and depending on which day you read him, a genuine vagabond.

- Rachel Sager

Apocrypha

By M. E. Rothwell

Writings of uncertain authenticity.

The Rural Writer

By Charlie Dice

Opening the barn doors on agriculture, and sharing real stories of life on a farm. Reconnect to the land, the food you eat, and the people who produce it. Helping you live intentionally - from the ground up.

A real farmer telling real stories. A great publication for anyone looking to deepen their understanding of where their food comes from.

- Rachel Sager