This week, we’re taking a break from Office Hours for the February edition of our monthly Shoutout Thread.
We host these Shoutout Threads because we know writers want more ways to discover great writing on Substack, and we’re always looking to celebrate writers who are finding a home here. This thread is a chance for all of us to share what we’ve been reading and inspired by recently on Substack.
Leave a comment on this thread and give a shoutout to another writer or Substack you’re enjoying. Be sure to share the link to the publication of a writer you admire, and why.
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Our team will be in the threads today from 10 a.m.–11 a.m. PST / 1 p.m.–2 p.m. EST in discovery and celebration mode with you all.
The Shoutout Thread poured in today! Thank you for sharing what you are reading and writing on Substack. Our team is always amazed by what we continue to discover here. We're signing off but will keep an eye on the page the next few days so feel free to drop in more shoutouts.
We'll be back next week with Office Hours as usual. Bring your strategic questions on publishing, growing, and going paid. Save it your calendar here: https://lu.ma/office-hours
And, we'll be hosting Writing Hour on Tuesday as a form of accountability for anyone that wants to come and write together in silence. RSVP here: https://lu.ma/writing-hour
Happy reading!
Katie + Bailey + Rose + Jasmine + Kelsa + Christina + Becca + Ben + Maggie
I've been loving SO many good newsletters lately but my most recent fave is https://wecanfixit.substack.com/ by Dr Kimberly Nicholas. She's a fantastic climate scientist who balances concrete facts with ways to combat climate grief/dread.
Also, I’ve got a little celebration to share…The Cure for Longing reached 1000 subscribers this week. I’m so thrilled! https://thecureforlonging.substack.com/
Lately I've been really loving Lance, about being a freelance writer. I especially loved her latest piece "doing less work is a lot of work." Truer words!
I've been following Austin Kleon in various corners of the Internet for the past few years but have loved how he has his '10 Things Worth Sharing' every week. Always sends me down a fascinating rabbit hole and I end up learning something new. https://austinkleon.substack.com
I make playlists and share Spotify & YouTube embeds for each recommended song, just to make it easy for my readers to listen while they read the commentaries to each track. I'm often testing different formats. Sometimes I make mixtapes with a specific theme (bread and baked goods, dogs, wakeup calls for NASA astronauts in space, best releases of January, etc.), and sometimes I write about whole music genres (country music or synthwave), a specific musician (José González), or about music that inspired some artists (painter Zdzisław Beksiński). I’m just on a mission to share good vibes through music ✨
Promoting my wife's work, https://erikamcrowl.substack.com/, who writes poetry and sends them out as postcards, and for others interested in having their work sent on postcards.
I've been hugely enjoying George Saunders' "Story Club" (even snagging a paid sub) and Steven Johnson's "Adjacent Possible" for his wide-ranging interests in history and technology. I'd read and enjoyed Saunders' "A Swim in a Pond in the Rain" (and highly recommend it, although it's not necessary before joining "Story Club.") In fact, Saunders' tone inspired me so much I launched my own Substack last month that I'm hoping to grow in subscribers over the year: "Daytalking, Nightwalking, Stargazing: Discovering Your Lifelong Passions," which melds creativity, psychology, relationships, and curiosity. Big thanks to Substack for making today's Shoutouts available! :-D
I’m participating in the Substack Go program and meeting lots of great writers there! I was thrilled to see Ashley Holstrom in the group. Her latest newsletter on book recommendations with a mental health theme was an especially good one! https://crookedreads.substack.com/p/mental-health-memoirs-sidelines
I'm so addicted to Substacks that the last thing I need is a new shoutout thread (as I subscribe with little self-control to even more!).
Three Substacks that never disappoint include:
Dirtbags through the Ages by Allison Epstein (who also has a great novel out on Christopher Marlowe that I highly recommend): https://rapscallison.substack.com
And there's Ryan Broderick's Garbage Day, which is chock full of interesting, useful, and flat-out weird bits of Internet happenings: https://www.garbageday.email
I also want to mention my brand new Substack Unseen St. Louis, about strange and understudied aspects of St. Louis history. I'm currently working on a big piece on the infamous Pruitt Igoe housing project. https://unseenstlouis.substack.com
I need to give a shoutout and a HUGE "thank you" to Emily Nunn of The Department of Salad:
https://eatsomesalad.substack.com. She interviewed me for her newsletter last June, and ever since she's been urging me to launch a Substack of my own. I was very interested, but also very hesitant since there are so many other well established food writers with newsletters, and worried it was an overcrowded field.
Just before Christmas Emily got me on the phone and spent an hour convincing me that Substack was the right medium for a food humor project I've been fantasizing about for years. I was miserable at my company (The Onion), so I decided to take the leap, launching The Edible Erotic Adventures of Esmerelda Poppincorn -- a serialized (and SEXY)! food/humor soap opera -- about 2 1/2 weeks ago. Once again, Emily was the smartest person in the room, because I LOVE THIS!
Yes, it's a hustle growing the audience, but I don't remember the last time I had this much fun writing anything. (A pretty important thing for a food/humor writer!) I've already got my entire year of newsletters mapped out, and can't wait to finish writing them. I'm having the time of my life, I'm building a great relationship with my burgeoning audience, and most importantly, I'm FINALLY free to do the writing I want to do -- something that every publisher and editor I've ever known has (rightly) said was too experimental to be done through either traditional and digital media. Through Substack, I was able to take the risk they couldn't, and now my agent and I are talking to publishers about doing cookbooks spun off from my (I still can't believe I'm saying this) LEGITIMATE FOOD PORN. What a world!
So, yes, Emily Nunn deserves all the shoutouts -- from the rooftops, from the mountains, from my laptop in this quiet cafe. I loved her when she was at the Chicago Tribune, I loved her when she was at the New Yorker, and I love her even more now that she's on Substack. Here's my aforementioned interview at The Department of Salad:
Two newsletters I've been enjoying lately are Cole's Climb https://colenoble.substack.com/ and 21st Century Dad https://dadstories.substack.com/. I don't participate in a lot of the outdoor activities that Cole writes about, and I'm not a dad (or even a parent) like TJ writes about, but they both have a really engaging writing style and can tell a great story. And Cole posts amazing nature pictures. And that keeps me coming back for more even though both are outside my normal repertoire.
I really enjoy https://shangrilogs.substack.com/ about living in a small town log cabin. It's the exact kind of blog that I miss in today's internet, so I love reading her posts.
And if I'm allowed to promote myself: I am getting back into magnetfishing for scrap metal and then turning that into scrap art, I always loved that hobby and now I am turning my car into a rolling workshop and it'll be a lot of fun. If you think that sounds interesting, I will be posting more at https://codingtofreedom.substack.com in the coming days and weeks, I am working on a post about my workshop-car as I type this.
I follow Elle on Medium and subscribed initially just to see how this Substack thing works! But I really started enjoying her weekly emails about how she organises herself financially to be able to write. She writes a lot about web 3.0 so if you want to learn about NFTs and all those new fangled things, subscribe now.
I subscribed on the free option to start with but I've just taken out an annual subscription. Thank you Elle.
It’s always a joy reading Michael Estrin’s slice of life humor newsletter Situation Normal. Michael’s stories about his everyday adventures are very funny. https://michaelestrin.substack.com/
Hello friends! There are so many great newsletters out there, but one I've been enjoying is https://www.the-line-between.com/ in which an artist explores her creative journey. There are also wonderful GIFs in these editions, a format of highest importance to me lol!
Are their any poets or fiction writers you like that have a substack? Wanting to lean into reading more creative writing on this platform. Thank you! :)
Hi everyone. I'm an idiot. (I have this on my business card.) I write about the science & practice of curiosity and all the amazing everyday wonders hidden in front of us, if only we can find a way to see them - and, not being an expert in any way whatsoever, I go looking.
My shoutout is for Florence of Northumbria, a historian from the north of England who writes a beautiful, super-focused newsletter on the biographies of historical women who lived between 500-1100:
Florence is also *really* good at publicly calling out British politicians when they get their anecdotes about historical women dead wrong: https://twitter.com/FlorenceHRS/status/1470455037507903495 (It was so great seeing that tweet go massively viral, for all the right reasons.)
And echoing Elle Griffin's shoutout: https://annacodrearado.substack.com/ Anna's work is exceptionally open and honest about the struggles and opportunities of the freelance writing life - and if you're one yourself and you're finding it tough, it'll make you feel seen & heard and part of something greater, which could mean the world to you in what's often a lonely, lonely career path. Go read, it's good stuff.
I recently started Bang Your Head, a newsletter about Rock, Hard Rock and Metal. It has news, reviews and other things. Sometimes it is long, sometimes it is short. Check it out here:
My consistently adored substack is from writer Jeannette Winterson https://jeanettewinterson.substack.com/ - Mind over matter. It's slow, thoughtful, and I learn something new every time.
I love the discovery in these ShoutOut threads. Curious how everyone organizes all their newsletters in their inbox so things don't get lost? Do you read right away or store up a bunch and then set aside time to read? As a consumer of so much great content I need inbox management help!
One more shout out! We get unlimited shout outs, right? For those of you who write fiction, I suggest checking out Fictionistas. It's a community Substack created by two great writers, Jackie Dana and Geoffrey Golden. Fictionistas is a place to gather and talk about writing fiction on Substack. There's lots of useful information and the community is growing.
I am really enjoying Mason Curry's Subtle Maneuvers newsletter. Every issue he looks at the creative process of a different artist or writer, which is often very weird and funny. And helpful! https://masoncurrey.substack.com/
Recently discovered Elle Griffin and became an immediate fan of her Novelleist newsletter. Been sharing it with many authors I know. https://ellegriffin.substack.com/
I'm just getting started on Substack, but I'm a cartoonist and illustrator so I plan to use my newsletter primarily as a place to publish comics. Can anybody recommend some good comics or indie cartoonists?
Big shoutout to Bari Weiss' Common Sense newsletter. She is giving everyone a voice - even those you may disagree with : https://bariweiss.substack.com/
Hello all - mind-blown with my Substack - crazy numbers reading my autobiographical tales of degeneracy and bad decisions. Anyway, I've branched out and have been reading some cracking FANTASY FICTION here: https://thebizarchives.substack.com/
I've got a couple of newsletters that I enjoy reading week by week...
The first is Midweek Crisis by Stygi (https://midweekcrisis.substack.com/) - always a treat and great way to discover new music while learning more about the artists behind each track. Yesterday's edition has got more than a few bangers!
Then Mark Smeby, AKA. The Hope Coach (https://thehopecoach.substack.com) is a regular source of uplifting. I'm not religious but there are Mark does a great job of putting emphasis on the message and helps me look at the world through a different lens.
Here's my Substack all-star lineup... the voices that brought me here to stay, with the most insightful and up to date coverage of the most important issue(s) of our time:
I've been enjoying Sarah Lavender Smith's newsletter https://sarahrunning.substack.com/ A lot about running but also about life in Colorado, it's enjoyable!
I really like Paul Kingsnorth's writing. He's had a very interesting intellectual journey, and while I don't agree with quite a lot of what he's saying, it's always good to read thought-provoking posts
I write Allegorical, a newsletter where I talk about how we can create more meaning in everyday life through ordinary things, such as food and architecture, as well as share some cooking recipes. I would love for you to check it out.
While he's got a seemingly curious theme (focusing on the last track of artists' albums), Mitchell thoughtfully adds little-considered rationale and context to why that track might have ended up as the final album track!
I love minutiae like that, but it's inspiring to read Mitchell's big picture synopses, too, in what the song means, to us and to the artists!
Hey writer friends! Excited to see lots of folks that are participating in Substack Go and feeling inspired by so many of your newsletters! Currently I am loving Vanessa Mason's stack - Future of Belonging. https://belonging.substack.com/
The Shoutout Thread poured in today! Thank you for sharing what you are reading and writing on Substack. Our team is always amazed by what we continue to discover here. We're signing off but will keep an eye on the page the next few days so feel free to drop in more shoutouts.
We'll be back next week with Office Hours as usual. Bring your strategic questions on publishing, growing, and going paid. Save it your calendar here: https://lu.ma/office-hours
And, we'll be hosting Writing Hour on Tuesday as a form of accountability for anyone that wants to come and write together in silence. RSVP here: https://lu.ma/writing-hour
Happy reading!
Katie + Bailey + Rose + Jasmine + Kelsa + Christina + Becca + Ben + Maggie
I've been loving SO many good newsletters lately but my most recent fave is https://wecanfixit.substack.com/ by Dr Kimberly Nicholas. She's a fantastic climate scientist who balances concrete facts with ways to combat climate grief/dread.
I love Patti Smith's Substack. She's legendary.
https://pattismith.substack.com/
Also, I’ve got a little celebration to share…The Cure for Longing reached 1000 subscribers this week. I’m so thrilled! https://thecureforlonging.substack.com/
Lately I've been really loving Lance, about being a freelance writer. I especially loved her latest piece "doing less work is a lot of work." Truer words!
https://annacodrearado.substack.com/p/doing-less-work-is-a-lot-of-work
Ooo, there are so many. But let me make this simple: Ruth Reichl till the day I die. https://ruthreichl.substack.com/
I've been following Austin Kleon in various corners of the Internet for the past few years but have loved how he has his '10 Things Worth Sharing' every week. Always sends me down a fascinating rabbit hole and I end up learning something new. https://austinkleon.substack.com
Hey, so here's a list of my current faves:
🎶 MUSIC:
https://thekevinalexander.substack.com/ - makes me smile couple of times a week with the best music finds out there
https://listeningsessions.substack.com/ - keeps introducing me to the music of many incredible jazz stars
https://fogchaser.substack.com/ - amazes with his own instrumental music compositions
🍿 FILM:
https://saltypopcorn.substack.com/ - keeps me up-to-date on upcoming releases and provides me a list of what to watch next
🏕 STORIES:
https://storybird.substack.com/ with unique, illustrated tales, and myths
🥙 FOOD:
https://myfreshattitude.substack.com/ - vegan weekly newsletter with the tastiest recipes ever
https://timetravelkitchen.substack.com/ - a treasury of intriguing vintage recipes
📚 BOOKS & QUOTES:
https://booksongif.substack.com/ - fun & animated book reviews
https://readingundertheradar.substack.com/ - best book choices and reviews, I'm regularly adding some titles to my must-read list
https://lazyphilosophy.substack.com/ - provides neat, bite-sized portions of wisdom from the biggest thinkers in the world
📸 PHOTOS & POETRY:
https://karendavis.substack.com/ - breathtaking shots and beautiful poems
And as for me, I write a biweekly newsletter about music - the "Midweek Crisis" 🎶💌 https://midweekcrisis.substack.com/
I make playlists and share Spotify & YouTube embeds for each recommended song, just to make it easy for my readers to listen while they read the commentaries to each track. I'm often testing different formats. Sometimes I make mixtapes with a specific theme (bread and baked goods, dogs, wakeup calls for NASA astronauts in space, best releases of January, etc.), and sometimes I write about whole music genres (country music or synthwave), a specific musician (José González), or about music that inspired some artists (painter Zdzisław Beksiński). I’m just on a mission to share good vibes through music ✨
Promoting my wife's work, https://erikamcrowl.substack.com/, who writes poetry and sends them out as postcards, and for others interested in having their work sent on postcards.
I've been hugely enjoying George Saunders' "Story Club" (even snagging a paid sub) and Steven Johnson's "Adjacent Possible" for his wide-ranging interests in history and technology. I'd read and enjoyed Saunders' "A Swim in a Pond in the Rain" (and highly recommend it, although it's not necessary before joining "Story Club.") In fact, Saunders' tone inspired me so much I launched my own Substack last month that I'm hoping to grow in subscribers over the year: "Daytalking, Nightwalking, Stargazing: Discovering Your Lifelong Passions," which melds creativity, psychology, relationships, and curiosity. Big thanks to Substack for making today's Shoutouts available! :-D
I’m participating in the Substack Go program and meeting lots of great writers there! I was thrilled to see Ashley Holstrom in the group. Her latest newsletter on book recommendations with a mental health theme was an especially good one! https://crookedreads.substack.com/p/mental-health-memoirs-sidelines
I'm so addicted to Substacks that the last thing I need is a new shoutout thread (as I subscribe with little self-control to even more!).
Three Substacks that never disappoint include:
Dirtbags through the Ages by Allison Epstein (who also has a great novel out on Christopher Marlowe that I highly recommend): https://rapscallison.substack.com
History Etc. by Dan Jones, which for medieval history geeks is worth a paid sub: https://danjones.substack.com
And there's Ryan Broderick's Garbage Day, which is chock full of interesting, useful, and flat-out weird bits of Internet happenings: https://www.garbageday.email
I also want to mention my brand new Substack Unseen St. Louis, about strange and understudied aspects of St. Louis history. I'm currently working on a big piece on the infamous Pruitt Igoe housing project. https://unseenstlouis.substack.com
I need to give a shoutout and a HUGE "thank you" to Emily Nunn of The Department of Salad:
https://eatsomesalad.substack.com. She interviewed me for her newsletter last June, and ever since she's been urging me to launch a Substack of my own. I was very interested, but also very hesitant since there are so many other well established food writers with newsletters, and worried it was an overcrowded field.
Just before Christmas Emily got me on the phone and spent an hour convincing me that Substack was the right medium for a food humor project I've been fantasizing about for years. I was miserable at my company (The Onion), so I decided to take the leap, launching The Edible Erotic Adventures of Esmerelda Poppincorn -- a serialized (and SEXY)! food/humor soap opera -- about 2 1/2 weeks ago. Once again, Emily was the smartest person in the room, because I LOVE THIS!
Yes, it's a hustle growing the audience, but I don't remember the last time I had this much fun writing anything. (A pretty important thing for a food/humor writer!) I've already got my entire year of newsletters mapped out, and can't wait to finish writing them. I'm having the time of my life, I'm building a great relationship with my burgeoning audience, and most importantly, I'm FINALLY free to do the writing I want to do -- something that every publisher and editor I've ever known has (rightly) said was too experimental to be done through either traditional and digital media. Through Substack, I was able to take the risk they couldn't, and now my agent and I are talking to publishers about doing cookbooks spun off from my (I still can't believe I'm saying this) LEGITIMATE FOOD PORN. What a world!
So, yes, Emily Nunn deserves all the shoutouts -- from the rooftops, from the mountains, from my laptop in this quiet cafe. I loved her when she was at the Chicago Tribune, I loved her when she was at the New Yorker, and I love her even more now that she's on Substack. Here's my aforementioned interview at The Department of Salad:
https://eatsomesalad.substack.com/p/a-tale-of-two-kale-salads
And if you care to check it out, here's the Substack she inspired!
https://legitimatefoodporn.substack.com/
Two newsletters I've been enjoying lately are Cole's Climb https://colenoble.substack.com/ and 21st Century Dad https://dadstories.substack.com/. I don't participate in a lot of the outdoor activities that Cole writes about, and I'm not a dad (or even a parent) like TJ writes about, but they both have a really engaging writing style and can tell a great story. And Cole posts amazing nature pictures. And that keeps me coming back for more even though both are outside my normal repertoire.
I really enjoy https://shangrilogs.substack.com/ about living in a small town log cabin. It's the exact kind of blog that I miss in today's internet, so I love reading her posts.
And if I'm allowed to promote myself: I am getting back into magnetfishing for scrap metal and then turning that into scrap art, I always loved that hobby and now I am turning my car into a rolling workshop and it'll be a lot of fun. If you think that sounds interesting, I will be posting more at https://codingtofreedom.substack.com in the coming days and weeks, I am working on a post about my workshop-car as I type this.
This is one of the most informative newsletters on the business of writing.
https://ellegriffin.substack.com/
I follow Elle on Medium and subscribed initially just to see how this Substack thing works! But I really started enjoying her weekly emails about how she organises herself financially to be able to write. She writes a lot about web 3.0 so if you want to learn about NFTs and all those new fangled things, subscribe now.
I subscribed on the free option to start with but I've just taken out an annual subscription. Thank you Elle.
It’s always a joy reading Michael Estrin’s slice of life humor newsletter Situation Normal. Michael’s stories about his everyday adventures are very funny. https://michaelestrin.substack.com/
There's great short fiction at https://theflare.substack.com Best stuff you're probably not yet reading 😊
Has anyone mentioned Letters of Note yet? It's one I always look forward to: https://news.lettersofnote.com/
Two drawing-focused Substacks I'm a huge fan of:
👉 Liza Donnelly's Seeing Things: https://lizadonnelly.substack.com/
👉 Edith Zimmerman's Drawing Links: https://drawinglinks.substack.com/
They're both just fantastic.
Hello friends! There are so many great newsletters out there, but one I've been enjoying is https://www.the-line-between.com/ in which an artist explores her creative journey. There are also wonderful GIFs in these editions, a format of highest importance to me lol!
I love Nishant Jain's "Sneaky Art" Substack https://sneakyart.substack.com/
Beautiful drawings, great story-telling and a personal connection between Nishant and his readers.
Are their any poets or fiction writers you like that have a substack? Wanting to lean into reading more creative writing on this platform. Thank you! :)
Hi everyone. I'm an idiot. (I have this on my business card.) I write about the science & practice of curiosity and all the amazing everyday wonders hidden in front of us, if only we can find a way to see them - and, not being an expert in any way whatsoever, I go looking.
My shoutout is for Florence of Northumbria, a historian from the north of England who writes a beautiful, super-focused newsletter on the biographies of historical women who lived between 500-1100:
https://florencehrs.substack.com/about
Florence is also *really* good at publicly calling out British politicians when they get their anecdotes about historical women dead wrong: https://twitter.com/FlorenceHRS/status/1470455037507903495 (It was so great seeing that tweet go massively viral, for all the right reasons.)
And echoing Elle Griffin's shoutout: https://annacodrearado.substack.com/ Anna's work is exceptionally open and honest about the struggles and opportunities of the freelance writing life - and if you're one yourself and you're finding it tough, it'll make you feel seen & heard and part of something greater, which could mean the world to you in what's often a lonely, lonely career path. Go read, it's good stuff.
I recently started Bang Your Head, a newsletter about Rock, Hard Rock and Metal. It has news, reviews and other things. Sometimes it is long, sometimes it is short. Check it out here:
https://bangyourhead.substack.com
My consistently adored substack is from writer Jeannette Winterson https://jeanettewinterson.substack.com/ - Mind over matter. It's slow, thoughtful, and I learn something new every time.
I love the discovery in these ShoutOut threads. Curious how everyone organizes all their newsletters in their inbox so things don't get lost? Do you read right away or store up a bunch and then set aside time to read? As a consumer of so much great content I need inbox management help!
One more shout out! We get unlimited shout outs, right? For those of you who write fiction, I suggest checking out Fictionistas. It's a community Substack created by two great writers, Jackie Dana and Geoffrey Golden. Fictionistas is a place to gather and talk about writing fiction on Substack. There's lots of useful information and the community is growing.
https://fictionistas.substack.com/
I am really enjoying Mason Curry's Subtle Maneuvers newsletter. Every issue he looks at the creative process of a different artist or writer, which is often very weird and funny. And helpful! https://masoncurrey.substack.com/
I love all my fellow bookish newsletter writers.
Bookmarked: https://bookmarked.substack.com/ (Tabatha is reading books from every country!)
Books on GIF: https://booksongif.substack.com/ (Because who doesn't love a book review peppered with gifs?)
Lupita Reads: https://lupitareads.substack.com/ (Interviews with Hispanic/Latinx/e writers!)
Reading Habits: https://readinghabits.substack.com/ (Good book recommendations, that's it!)
Reading Under the Radar: https://readingundertheradar.substack.com/ (A weekly recommendation that you've probably never heard of before)
What to Read If: https://whattoreadif.substack.com/ (Book recommendations based on things going on in the world)
Jolene Handy's delightful Time Travel Kitchen is such fun. 😀https://timetravelkitchen.substack.com/
Recently discovered Elle Griffin and became an immediate fan of her Novelleist newsletter. Been sharing it with many authors I know. https://ellegriffin.substack.com/
I'm just getting started on Substack, but I'm a cartoonist and illustrator so I plan to use my newsletter primarily as a place to publish comics. Can anybody recommend some good comics or indie cartoonists?
Shameless plug: https://vandammage.substack.com
Shouting out!
https://georgesaunders.substack.com/
https://ruthreichl.substack.com/
Loving The New Fatherhood
https://www.thenewfatherhood.org/ and Elle Griffin at The Novelleist https://ellegriffin.substack.com/ Then there’s Passages https://tobyneal.substack.com/?utm_source=discover and Tom Ryan https://tomryan.substack.com/?utm_source=discover and Read More Books! https://readmorebooks.substack.com/ A plethora of good writing and experiences.
The fact that Tegan and Sara have a Substack just delights me https://teganandsara.substack.com/
Big shoutout to Bari Weiss' Common Sense newsletter. She is giving everyone a voice - even those you may disagree with : https://bariweiss.substack.com/
Hello all - mind-blown with my Substack - crazy numbers reading my autobiographical tales of degeneracy and bad decisions. Anyway, I've branched out and have been reading some cracking FANTASY FICTION here: https://thebizarchives.substack.com/
Caroline Chambers and What To Cook When You Don’t Feel Like Cooking has revived our homemade dinner life!
https://whattocook.substack.com/
Big fan of Ranjan's Travels. He's a great writer.
https://ranjanpaltravel.substack.com/
I've got a couple of newsletters that I enjoy reading week by week...
The first is Midweek Crisis by Stygi (https://midweekcrisis.substack.com/) - always a treat and great way to discover new music while learning more about the artists behind each track. Yesterday's edition has got more than a few bangers!
Then Mark Smeby, AKA. The Hope Coach (https://thehopecoach.substack.com) is a regular source of uplifting. I'm not religious but there are Mark does a great job of putting emphasis on the message and helps me look at the world through a different lens.
Here's my Substack all-star lineup... the voices that brought me here to stay, with the most insightful and up to date coverage of the most important issue(s) of our time:
Tessa Lena – brilliant and heartful - https://tessa.substack.com/
Charles Eisenstein – careful and conciliatory - https://charleseisenstein.substack.com/
CJ Hopkins – searing and satirical - https://cjhopkins.substack.com/
Glenn Greenwald – impeccable and imperturbable - https://greenwald.substack.com/
Steve Kirsch – professional and persistent - https://stevekirsch.substack.com/
Toby Rogers – persuasive and political - https://tobyrogers.substack.com/
Julius Ruechel – searching and serious - https://juliusruechel.substack.com/
Matthew Ehret – cultured and conscious - https://matthewehret.substack.com/
Matt Taibbi – honest and thorough - https://taibbi.substack.com/
eugyppius – investigative and insightful - https://eugyppius.substack.com/
Jeff Childers – pointed and astute - https://www.coffeeandcovid.com/
This week I’d like to shout out 2 music Substack’s that I get a ton of value from:
https://recordstore.substack.com/
and
https://midweekcrisis.substack.com/
Both are well written and a goldmine for good music. If you’re looking to lively up your playlists, stop here first.
I've been enjoying Sarah Lavender Smith's newsletter https://sarahrunning.substack.com/ A lot about running but also about life in Colorado, it's enjoyable!
I subscribe to a lot of newsletters, but two of my favorites recently have been Embedded (https://embedded.substack.com/) and Mind Meld (https://mindmeld.substack.com/).
I really like Paul Kingsnorth's writing. He's had a very interesting intellectual journey, and while I don't agree with quite a lot of what he's saying, it's always good to read thought-provoking posts
https://paulkingsnorth.substack.com/?utm_source=discover_search
Dear friends,
I write Allegorical, a newsletter where I talk about how we can create more meaning in everyday life through ordinary things, such as food and architecture, as well as share some cooking recipes. I would love for you to check it out.
Take care,
AJP
It’s important to spread the love 🥰
Here’s what I’m reading:
https://pigonline.substack.com/
Poetry (with audio), musings on life in a feel and tone that’s unique, irreverent, and melancholy
https://kiradeshler.substack.com/
Paging Dr. Lesbian, a roundup of sapphic news from the internet
https://www.murdermayhem.uk/
True crime! So many fascinating cases
https://nychours.substack.com/
Weekly fiction on strangers they’ve never met
https://tvansantana.substack.com/
Essays and opinions on writing, literary shananigans, and fiction from the prolific Van Santana
I've been enjoying Mitchell Sterling's "The Run Out Grooves" https://therunoutgrooves.substack.com/?utm_source=discover_search
While he's got a seemingly curious theme (focusing on the last track of artists' albums), Mitchell thoughtfully adds little-considered rationale and context to why that track might have ended up as the final album track!
I love minutiae like that, but it's inspiring to read Mitchell's big picture synopses, too, in what the song means, to us and to the artists!
A good starter piece might be Carole King's classic '71 "Tapestry" LP, and its final track, "(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman": https://therunoutgrooves.substack.com/p/i-used-to-feel-so-uninspired
Hey writer friends! Excited to see lots of folks that are participating in Substack Go and feeling inspired by so many of your newsletters! Currently I am loving Vanessa Mason's stack - Future of Belonging. https://belonging.substack.com/