Substacks recommended by Liz Flaherty

Recommended by Liz Flaherty

Life happens. We get interrupted. When my husband died, grief opened my heart. Writing, like grieving, is an act of love. I got interrupted, but I didn't give up. Join me! A Substack Featured Publication.

Barbara’s Newsletter

By Barbara Jean Miller

Learning Something New Every Day

Nancy's Point

By Nancy Stordahl

Sharing stories & my points of view about cancer, grief, life, death & everything in-between while reminding you smiling through the hard stuff is optional. Be real. Be you. It's enough.

Nancy's "Point" is so often a thoughtful one.

- Liz Flaherty

Musings From the Heartland

By Joe M Scheidler

Thoughts to accompany the crumbling ecosystems of the Anthropocene

Tales of a Wayward Yogini

By Sue Ferrera

Fostering healing, acceptance, and radical joy through storytelling + community. Subscribe to find calm in the chaos.

Dear Writer

By Lani Diane Rich

Dear Writer is a love letter to writers, about writing, from a writer who is trying to learn how to nurture her own creativity.

Bigger Love with Scott Stabile

Written, audio and video reflections and meditations on personal growth, spiritual well-being, and loving the hell out of ourselves and our world.

Susie Black

I am a humorous cozy mystery author.

Techno Sapiens

By Jacqueline Nesi

Psychologist and professor Jacqueline Nesi shares the latest research on technology and the people who use it, plus practical tips for living and parenting in the digital age.

Plain Speech with Philip Gulley

A Quaker Looks at the World

Steady

By Dan Rather

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

Heather Lende

I am an Alaskan writer.

I Grow Strong Again

By Jeannie Ewing

Honoring the full range of human experience with empathy and zero shame. I gather and elevate diverse voices that remind us of our shared humanity.

This Stays Here

By Nicole Baart

A Substack about community for people who want to be better neighbors. Life in my small, rural, Iowa town is idyllic--and also really hard. I imagine the same can be said about wherever you live. Come join the conversation!

Hopefully Yours

By Connie Schultz

An ongoing conversation about the daily mess of life: Family, politics, books, teaching, writing, journalism - and dogs, always dogs. In my world, hope is a fact.

Connie Schultz's voice is always, always worth hearing.

- Liz Flaherty

Scott Johnson

Leanne | crestingthehill

Hi and welcome ~ I'm Leanne and I write a blog about Midlife at www.crestingthehill.com.au where it's all about living life well, being calm, centered, grateful, and full of joy.

This Place of Wonder

By Barbara O'Neal

A novelist writing about the wonders in the everyday, the enormous, the impossible, the magical. And the ocean.

Robert Reich

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

Late Boomer--Born After 1956

By Amy Abbott

We were too young for the Beatles, but we loved Bobby Sherman. We missed Woodstock, but Watergate haunted us. This Substack is about things important to late Baby Boomers, those born after 1956.

Midwestern memories which sometimes mirror my own make me read Amy's work before the ink's quite dry!

- Liz Flaherty

Can I Do It Alone?

By Sue Fagalde Lick

I'm what some call an elder orphan. Widowed, no kids, no family nearby. Can I carry on alone? Yes, I can, and so can you. In this substack, I will share what I have learned about living and thriving solo.

Kiwiwriter47’s Substack

A Substack of subjects of interest to me...history, politics, writing, family, Asperger's, weird stuff, animals, and humor. For folks to enjoy. Angry trolls can go elsewhere.

Sean of the South

By Sean Dietrich

Sean Dietrich is a columnist, novelist, stand-up storyteller, and musician, known for his commentary on life in the American South. His work has appeared in Newsweek, Reader's Digest, Southern Living, and he makes appearances on the Grand Ole Opry.

Nan’s Substack

Weekly Musings from a Boomer Romance Author

Ask E. Jean

By E. Jean Carroll

Never let them steal your joy!

My personal Substack

Words of Action

Bestselling author of mysteries featuring oddball characters in unusual locales. Also husband, father, and cat dad.

J.C. has good things about writing to share. He'll introduce you to Elmo, his Panhandle detective, and Maria, his gorgeous cat. And he's also just an all around good guy.

- Liz Flaherty

SHE WHO STIRS THE STORM

By Gloria Horton-Young

Poet, painter, storyteller, rabblerouser–a tempest in red lipstick. Expect provocative opinions, spirited rants, and laughter. This is my playground: rules rewritten daily.

Thick Through the Middle

By Karen Sandstrom

A long, curvy, illustrated trip through life and food addiction.

Letters from an American

By Heather Cox Richardson

A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

Iowa Writers Collaborative Roundup

By Julie Gammack

Linking readers and professional writers who care about Iowa.

Christie Vilsack

I write about people living close to the land who believe in community and the public good. Teacher, writer, wife, mom and gramma. Proud Iowa First Lady, candidate and USAID Advisor. A world traveler but an Iowan by birth and choice.

N. N. Light's Book Heaven

I'm Nancy from N. N. Light's Book Heaven. Come discover what Book Heaven is all about...Books are the ultimate escape & we're a first-class destination for booklovers. https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com

If you're looking for something fun, mysterious, romantic, etc. to read, N. N. Light's Book Heaven offers great reviews, many excerpts, and writers from all over!

- Liz Flaherty

Accept•Adapt•Applaud

By Joan Stommen@substack

Bits and pieces of life as we grow along

Word Salad

By David Litt

Welcome to the only place where you can read someone's political opinions on the internet. I used to write speeches and jokes for Obama. Now I write books (including It's Only Drowning, out 6/24) and other things, including this free newsletter.

Not Saints Not Saviors

By Mariana Hernandez

You’re not supposed to talk about politics, religion, or society at dinner. Good thing this isn’t dinner.

Donna Cronk

Author of "There's a Clydesdale in the Attic: Reflections on Keeping and Letting Go," and two inspirational novels. Retired career community journalist.

Starting Over At 65

By Kati Reijonen

I am a Finnish woman navigating the unmapped territory between midlife and elderhood in a crazy but also wonderful world. Let´s marvel at things together!

A reminder of yes, we can!

- Liz Flaherty

Two Pockets

By Ilana DeBare

Pocket 1: For my sake the world was created. Pocket 2: I am earth & ashes.

Ben’s Substack

By Ben Kawaller

My personal Substack

Brian J. Walsh

I'm a New York City liberal living in exile in 'deep red' Indiana.

Running of the WIPS

By Lani Diane Rich

The Running of the WIPs is a process-first, writer-focused, communitycore, guided writing challenge.

Lani is a very sharp editor, teacher, and writer. Plus she's funny!

- Liz Flaherty

The Alchemy of Midlife

By Christy Wade

Reaching the midpoint of my life, assuming I'll live to 100, has been a journey of twists and turns that my younger self could never have imagined. Now the stories that used to define me get alchemized to reveal my inner gold.

A voice from where we are, have been, or are heading toward.

- Liz Flaherty

Amy’s Substack

By Amy J Brown

My personal Substack

Window Over the Sink

Recommended by Liz Flaherty