Substacks recommended by Xanda Monteiro

Recommended by Xanda Monteiro

Email newsletter from Chris La Tray, member of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians, author of "Becoming Little Shell" from Milkweed Editions (8/20/2024), and 2023–2025 Montana Poet Laureate.

When I was a teenager I would dream of going to live on an Indian reservation. I haven't done it yet. But since I found Chris's writings somehow I feel like a visitor to a beautiful place that I longed for ever since I can remember.

- Xanda Monteiro

Stoetry

By Christopher Meesto Erato

Poems, Plays, Politics and Ideas/solutions from a Life of Seeking, Contemplating and Creating

Yes, the Buddha was an Hindu prince. Great to read something that reminded me of that line in the Simsons "It's funny because it's true."

- Xanda Monteiro

Fog Chaser

I write a new instrumental song every month and send it to you before anywhere else—join 7,900+ people turning to this music for focus, healing, and calm.

Stories All the Way Down by G. M. Baker

By G. M. (Mark) Baker

Exploring the serious popular novel in theory and practice.

If you love learning through historical fiction, you can find it here. Just finished the Wistful and the Good. What a pleasure. Starting the next one immediately.

- Xanda Monteiro

Kahi Aspelund - Middle Grade Urban Fantasy/Horror Author

A weekly newsletter sharing urban fantasy/horror stories for kids and middle graders. Get a new chapter of a story 3x a month, and occasional updates and news about what I'm currently working on, and other goodies.

Kahi is a wonderful writer and illustrator. It was my pleasure to have a chat with him for the Little Pages League Podcast. So I am staying in touch.

- Xanda Monteiro

Eurykosmotron

By Ben Goertzel

AGI, frontier science, maniacal metaphysics, decentralizationist politics, life and consciousness extension and expansion, psi and psychedelics and etc. etc.

The Elysian

By Elle Griffin

Exploring utopian futures through long-form essays and collaborative print pamphlets. Join us to get the Manifesto!

Enjoying Obscurity - Elle's gothic novel, immensely. So well crafted, simplicity and accuracy of language are definitely something I aspire to.

- Xanda Monteiro

Lenny’s Newsletter

By Lenny Cavallaro

Uploaded excerpts of published -- and possibly unpublished -- works by Lenny Cavallaro

I love to read Lenny's Newsletter. It has posts on varied personal issues. I personally love surprises. Do you?

- Xanda Monteiro

Lines by Leon

By Leon Stevens

Stuff. Just stuff.

North By Northwest Cathay

By Fei Kayser

A serial novel in the grand martial arts tradition… and discursive asides.

This one was easy to fall in love with. I love Chinese culture, and Bruce Lee was an important person in my life. Both show up on this Newsletter. The little story is simple but weaves Chinese and western culture in interesting ways. I love the artefacts that show up in each instalment. The knowledge of the culture, language and story telling simple, but knowledgable. I absolutely love reading it.

- Xanda Monteiro