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
Ah! damn. I was a little late to the party. But great to read the thread. Here is something y'll can read when you've time: averageopinions.substack.com/
I highly recommend "Web3 with TPan". It's a great way to stay on top of interesting developments in the Web3 space. I can credit him with inspiring me to start doing my own writing. Check it out! tpan.substack.com/
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 hadn't heard of her yet, so thanks for the rec, Cass. I'm going to check her out.
I run a newsletter that focuses on how we can personally increase our own self- reliance and resiliancy while the world around us throws more chaos at us.
Thanks for sharing Carolyn! It looks really interesting. Our newsletters overlap - I run one on climate justice and sustainability - so let me know if you'd be up for a mutual shoutout! My email is casshebron@gmail.com
Wow! I am so sorry people who are supposed to be professionals continue to lie about the Earth and her climate. There is no climate change or global warming. If someone is telling you that there is, that person is not your friend.
If you want information that is science-based and without the emotional blackmail that is causing dread/fear so that you to believe this or that, then please seek out Suspicious Observers. Check out their books.
Once you know the reality of Earth and her climate, then you will see just how much grant money goes into perpetuating this horrible lie.
Thanks for the tip — I really like the approach Dr Nicholas takes. Love your The Green Fix too! Totally recommend it… https://thegreenfix.substack.com/
Yes. Patti Smith’s creativity and writing flow together across her various media forms so well. Her books are great and she even plays songs into her posts. I write stories with songs, too and learn a lot from her.
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!
Absolutely agree. I also love how Anna recently talked about how the (frequently super-stressful) money side of freelancing makes you feel, which is vastly underreported and so, so important: https://annacodrearado.substack.com/p/the-money-issue
Meeeee too. No one's voice is as warm and welcoming as Ruth's. I met her twice while a bookseller in Nashville, and she was as wonderful as you'd think!
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 ✨
I concur, Stygi, with your thumbs-up on Robert Gilbert's "Listening Sessions" and his well-researched dives into albums and recording artists! I "second" your digging Kevin Alexander's fine efforts, as well! Rock on!
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
Saunders’ Story Club is amazing. As a writer, I’ve been a fan for a long time but it’s so interesting to see how he approaches this medium. Great stuff!
Michael, that's exactly what happened to me:) I finished Swim in a Pond about the same time Story Club started and it gave me the push to start a substack myself. It's about how our homes shape us as much as we shape them (I'm an architect). But I discovered substack thanks to Scott Alexander who started https://astralcodexten.substack.com last year. The vibe of this place is just refreshing!
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
Hi Jackie, I know this is not regular office hour, but I am in need of regular help as a newbie. I have questions on setup I want to ask my cohort, but my email is acting up and that is the only way I know of to search the private Substack we set up. How do I search for it (or for any newsletter)? I will ask my questions there first. However, if they don't know the answers (most being fairly new to Substack) how can I get help without waiting til next Thursday? Thanks very much!
I don't think you can search for an invite-only Substack (don't quote me on that) but maybe one of the Substack staff will know. If you know any of the Substacks in your cohort, when your email is working you can shoot them a message at theirsubstack@substack.com.
If you have a specific question about something, you might join and ask in the Substack Writers Discord, https://discord.gg/fKe4XfmW or there's always next week's office hours.
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:
Al-lis-on! I knew this world was killing you! My aim was true. (Just kidding. I'm so happy to read this. And I love what you've done so far! Love it. And I especially love that you enjoy doing it. Thanks for all the kind words. Godspeed!--Emily)
The fact you managed to make SALAD one of the most exciting things in food media is un-freaking-believable. You're truly one of the all-time greats, and no one else could have made that sort of leafy green magic happen.
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.
Second that, Shangrilogs is great :)) Very interesting to read about snow and mountains from where I come from here where it's hot and dry and flat.....
Signing up to your CodingToFreedom, thank you for sharing, looks like interesting reading !
I think the best way is to stay in a field that you believe in. I worked for a renewable energy company and now work for a company that allows non-OEM car mechanics access to OEM car parts, which directly equates to keeping old cars running for longer, cheaper. Also, I wouldn't join one of the big companies no matter the money, I think that small and medium sized companies offer the best way to combine friendly coworkers, good conditions and dedicated employees with the option of actually making an impact with my work.
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/
I hear this Substack called Adventure Snack is a really fun choose-your-own-adventure game, and I would highly recommend it to the masses. https://adventuresnack.substack.com/
I'm so glad I saw this today. I thought I had gotten on your list already - you have a terrific newsletter and I've added the link to a list I keep on my Substack for my subscribers called "Resources for Readers." I add new links to it often and will take turns highlighting some of the ones I find there. I love what you do!
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! :)
There is a "fiction" category on our homepage (substack.com) that's a great place to start! And Elle Griffin (who is in this thread) has been keeping close tabs on fiction writers for a while now. Perhaps you could peruse her reader profile - https://substack.com/profile/19831053-elle-griffin
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:
Welcome, Paul! I'll check you out! I also write about music and their makers, from my perspective of being in FM rock radio and the record biz in the '70s. There might be some of my pieces that musically scratch where you itch! I'm actually hoping someone will eventually Substack a page about bedrooms of the rockers, and dare to call it, "Hang Your Bed." Waiting with fingers crossed!😎
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!
That is an excellent point. I had a lot of time last year, but since I am back at work this year I am currently struggling big time! At the moment, my books are suffering, something needs to give I guess...
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 can’t believe how well my Substack is going, it’s really encouraging and has motivated me to finish of a novel I’ve been losing my mind on for over five years.
Ooh super, thank you for the suggestion, I have signed up, looking forward to reading. And yours too ! Your topic of bad advertising is original and very interesting !
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.
Good one AJP. I'm focusing my letter on generating more meaningful conversation! I love to find meaning through rubber bands that I photograph on the ground. Been doing that for over two years now. :)
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
Ah! damn. I was a little late to the party. But great to read the thread. Here is something y'll can read when you've time: averageopinions.substack.com/
Thanks for doing this Katie, it's really innovative and helpful.
I highly recommend "Web3 with TPan". It's a great way to stay on top of interesting developments in the Web3 space. I can credit him with inspiring me to start doing my own writing. Check it out! tpan.substack.com/
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.
Neat. I will check it out. Heated (https://heated.world/) is another sub about climate change.
It's one of my favourites!
Yes I love Heated!!
I hadn't heard of her yet, so thanks for the rec, Cass. I'm going to check her out.
I run a newsletter that focuses on how we can personally increase our own self- reliance and resiliancy while the world around us throws more chaos at us.
I'd love if you gave it a look!
https://braceyourself.substack.com/
Read your article and suggestions are excellent. We set up a pantry for this purpose in our basement even before the virus.
Terrific! Thanks for reading, Bonnie!
Thanks for sharing Carolyn! It looks really interesting. Our newsletters overlap - I run one on climate justice and sustainability - so let me know if you'd be up for a mutual shoutout! My email is casshebron@gmail.com
I write about how to talk to each other across the political divide, and that includes climate change.
I agree, so many good newsletters. This isn't one I've seen but I'm interested in climate newsletters so I'll check it out.
Thanks. I just followed.
Wow! I am so sorry people who are supposed to be professionals continue to lie about the Earth and her climate. There is no climate change or global warming. If someone is telling you that there is, that person is not your friend.
If you want information that is science-based and without the emotional blackmail that is causing dread/fear so that you to believe this or that, then please seek out Suspicious Observers. Check out their books.
Once you know the reality of Earth and her climate, then you will see just how much grant money goes into perpetuating this horrible lie.
Thank you.
Subscribing! Thanks for sharing.
Can't wait to check this out!
Thanks for the tip — I really like the approach Dr Nicholas takes. Love your The Green Fix too! Totally recommend it… https://thegreenfix.substack.com/
Thanks for spotting this Cass.
check me out!
Just subscribed to your newsletter - Grownups Cry. Loved your piece on roles. So honest.
I love Patti Smith's Substack. She's legendary.
https://pattismith.substack.com/
I didn't know she was on here! Thanks for that!
Also check out her books. I’m currently reading Just Kids. A beautifully written memoir and window into the 1960s-1970s NYC’s artistic scene
Just Kids is a great read.
I highly recommend M Train and Year of the Monkey. Love her writing.
I loved M train. Reading Just Kids now. Still have to read Year of the Monkey
Good to see how her work here translates to readers picking up her books--love that! We are so blessed to have her work altogether :)
She, as you might imagine, utilizes the Podcast feature, and even offers exclusive content, like brief concerts, to paid subscribers!
she is a legend!
She’s amazing and I love everything she shares. It’s so personal and generous!
Love her. She solidified my respect for her work.
Yes. Patti Smith’s creativity and writing flow together across her various media forms so well. Her books are great and she even plays songs into her posts. I write stories with songs, too and learn a lot from her.
She is such a talented and wonderful human being! I’m currently reading Just Kids and love it.
Great, will check out your Substack
I’m with you!
Yessss! I'm fangirling so hard over last night's concert over Mandolin. I think I've watched it three times already.
Me too! It's epic 👑
a queen!
She is!
Thank you, David! Multumesc!
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/
Amazing! Hopefully someday I will reach this number too
Hang in there! I’m cheering you on!
Nicely done, Ami! Congrats! That seems so far away....and such a big number!!
Thanks!! And keep going!
Congrats Ami!
Thanks so much!!
Congrats—that is huge!
Congrats Ami, that's a really great milestone.
Thank you ❤️
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
You should interview Anna! She's awesome. Y'all would be good co-conspirators.
BIG AGREE.
Well that's a great idea. Thanks!!!!!
You guysssss ♥️♥️♥️
I DM'd you on Twitter because I couldn't find an email address. I'd absolutely love to interview you for my newsletter if you're game!
Absolutely agree. I also love how Anna recently talked about how the (frequently super-stressful) money side of freelancing makes you feel, which is vastly underreported and so, so important: https://annacodrearado.substack.com/p/the-money-issue
I like that one
Oh yes that is a good one too!
Anna is the literal reason why I'm on Substack! 💛
Sounds like something I need to check out.
Thanks for the rec — immediately subscribed! Loved that piece on the the antiwork subreddit, didn't know that she wrote it!
Anna's take on things is so direct, helpful and inspiring
Thank you Elle for sharing this. I am going to dive in.
Thanks for the tip — some great advice on Lance.
Ooo, there are so many. But let me make this simple: Ruth Reichl till the day I die. https://ruthreichl.substack.com/
Adding to say that I've loved getting her newsletters in my inbox! And her most recent thread on "what recipe defines you" was so interesting to read through: https://ruthreichl.substack.com/p/what-recipe-defines-you/comments
This is so cool! I didn't know she had a Substack. I loved her book Save Me The Plums 😃
Meeeee too. No one's voice is as warm and welcoming as Ruth's. I met her twice while a bookseller in Nashville, and she was as wonderful as you'd think!
Was that at Parnassus Books? A good friend of mine from growing up works there.
Yes! Becoming a bookseller changed my life, and I miss Parnassus every day.
What a small world! My friend is Sissy Gardner; I've always heard the greatest things about the store.
Sissy is just the best. <3
One of my absolute favorites!
Yes. Not just newcomers but established writers also write for substack. I hear even Salman Rushdie publishes on substack. Cool!
YES YES YES!
Love her newsletter, too!
Love her! 😍
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
One of my all-time faves in all of the entire internet!
One of mine, too! I always love reading his '100 things that made my year,' as well -- feels like a great marker for how the year changed.
Thanks for sharing this. I didn’t know he was here & I have enjoyed his work for years.
Ah, so glad you've found it, then! Truly one of my favorite emails to get in my inbox.
One of my favourites too, Sara!
So glad other people love it, as well!! I feel like I learn something every time I open an email, no matter what the focus is.
I didn't know he has a substack!
Yes! It's incredible! Highly recommend.
Ooooh I liked his books! How cool to find him here, too.
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 ✨
I concur, Stygi, with your thumbs-up on Robert Gilbert's "Listening Sessions" and his well-researched dives into albums and recording artists! I "second" your digging Kevin Alexander's fine efforts, as well! Rock on!
Thanks!
Thank you so much, Stygi! :)
Thanks so much, Stygi!
Thanks, Stygi :) Can't recommend your newsletter enough!
I am so happy and excited you've been enjoying my book recommendations!! Eee!!
Thanks for the shout-out! So glad you're enjoying my work! I enjoy yours too!
Thank you for all your recommendations! I am a film and music nerd myself. Always looking for new movies and music!
Cool, have a great time exploring ✨
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.
Ohh! I'm going to check that out. Sounds like something I want to talk about in my poetry podcast.
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
Saunders’ Story Club is amazing. As a writer, I’ve been a fan for a long time but it’s so interesting to see how he approaches this medium. Great stuff!
Great name for YOUR newslettter :)
Thanks so much! (It’s also the title of my next novel)
Oh very good!
"wide-ranging interests in history and technology". I didn't even read that entire phrase before smashing the subscribe button. Great rec!!
Both Saunders and Johnson have been super engaging with their subscribers, which is a real treat and I think you'll enjoy him! Best, Mike
I love George, but only found it this week! I even wrote a summary of his book about short stories.
Would love to read your summary if you have a link to it! :-)
here you go, Michael: https://eightyfour.substack.com/p/george-saunders-a-swim-in-a-pond-in-the-rain
Thanks, Igor!
Michael, that's exactly what happened to me:) I finished Swim in a Pond about the same time Story Club started and it gave me the push to start a substack myself. It's about how our homes shape us as much as we shape them (I'm an architect). But I discovered substack thanks to Scott Alexander who started https://astralcodexten.substack.com last year. The vibe of this place is just refreshing!
I’ll check out both your site and Scott’s! Best, Mike
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
Ashley's newsletter is great!
*faints*
Thank you so much, Katie.
This looks excellent - thank you!
I’m participating as well. Tuesday was a LOT of fun!
Thanks Katie, I am a writer of fantasy and am looking for recommendations for any good newsletters to try!
A shout-out for Elle Griffin's newsletter, worth considering subscription.
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
Jackie's Substack reader = STACKED!
OMG you have no idea... 🤣
I hear you. Mine is so full and I don't read enough of what's there. Only so many hours in a day
I try to prune mine every so often, but I subscribe far more often than I unsubscribe!
Similarly to Dan Jones, there's a medieval mischief newsletter called Blessed Buildings you might like. https://blessedbuildings.substack.com/
Sadly, it looks like that Substack has been brought to a close.
Hi Jackie, I know this is not regular office hour, but I am in need of regular help as a newbie. I have questions on setup I want to ask my cohort, but my email is acting up and that is the only way I know of to search the private Substack we set up. How do I search for it (or for any newsletter)? I will ask my questions there first. However, if they don't know the answers (most being fairly new to Substack) how can I get help without waiting til next Thursday? Thanks very much!
(I hope you are the right person to ask!)
I don't think you can search for an invite-only Substack (don't quote me on that) but maybe one of the Substack staff will know. If you know any of the Substacks in your cohort, when your email is working you can shoot them a message at theirsubstack@substack.com.
For general help, check out https://substack.com/resources
If you have a specific question about something, you might join and ask in the Substack Writers Discord, https://discord.gg/fKe4XfmW or there's always next week's office hours.
I hope this is helpful?
Thanks, Jackie, I will follow up on your suggestions.
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/
Al-lis-on! I knew this world was killing you! My aim was true. (Just kidding. I'm so happy to read this. And I love what you've done so far! Love it. And I especially love that you enjoy doing it. Thanks for all the kind words. Godspeed!--Emily)
The fact you managed to make SALAD one of the most exciting things in food media is un-freaking-believable. You're truly one of the all-time greats, and no one else could have made that sort of leafy green magic happen.
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.
With you on both of these--very good!
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.
Second that, Shangrilogs is great :)) Very interesting to read about snow and mountains from where I come from here where it's hot and dry and flat.....
Signing up to your CodingToFreedom, thank you for sharing, looks like interesting reading !
I love this! Subscribe to Gaelle’s if you’re keen on improving your French too.
Hey thank you! Could I use that quote as a testimonial? Just brings me back to my Tumblr days 😭💕
Of course, go ahead!
I miss tumblr as well haha, them were the days.
Keep up the good work
I too like & read Kelton's Shangrilogs. We have a lot in common so I hope you might check mine out too. I can't wait to check out your art-car!
Stunning photography, running farther than I can ride a bike, and Guinness - what's not to like haha. I'm on board
thanks so much for checking it out & subscribing :-)
I think the best way is to stay in a field that you believe in. I worked for a renewable energy company and now work for a company that allows non-OEM car mechanics access to OEM car parts, which directly equates to keeping old cars running for longer, cheaper. Also, I wouldn't join one of the big companies no matter the money, I think that small and medium sized companies offer the best way to combine friendly coworkers, good conditions and dedicated employees with the option of actually making an impact with my work.
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.
JUST what I needed. Thanks for this rec!
Another one of my favourites!
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/
I hear this Substack called Adventure Snack is a really fun choose-your-own-adventure game, and I would highly recommend it to the masses. https://adventuresnack.substack.com/
I love that Substack! The writer is so witty and creative.
Gaaaaah! 🙏
That Substack is golden!
The Golden Substack
A Fantasy Novel Series by T. F. Stonewasher
❤️ 🧙♂️ 🥤 ❤️
Thank you for the shout out!
There's great short fiction at https://theflare.substack.com Best stuff you're probably not yet reading 😊
I’ll 2nd that. She’s got a cool mix of articles on there.
Need to check that out.
It's great!
Glad you did. 😉
Thank you so much. 😄
Has anyone mentioned Letters of Note yet? It's one I always look forward to: https://news.lettersofnote.com/
This is one of my favorites!
Love it! It's on my blogroll at Writer Everlasting.
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.
Liza's videos 🤯
Yes! I love Edith's newsletter too! It's great!
I just signed up for Books on GIF, btw. Your review of The Secret History sold me! 😃
Oh great! Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
I'm so glad I saw this today. I thought I had gotten on your list already - you have a terrific newsletter and I've added the link to a list I keep on my Substack for my subscribers called "Resources for Readers." I add new links to it often and will take turns highlighting some of the ones I find there. I love what you do!
Thanks so much, Elizabeth! I appreciate the kind word and the link!
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!
👋good to cya! Hoping we can get nyc writers together again soon.
Hi! That would be great!
And also, of course, my bookish newsletter friends:
crookedreads.substack.com
whattoreadif.substack.com
readingundertheradar.substack.com
bookmarked.substack.com
readsomethingqueer.substack.com
wellreadwithannabonet.substack.com
sonovelicious.substack.com
canweread.substack.com
Thanks for the shoutout. I forgot all about office hours until it was over.
A great list--thank you!
Thanks so much for reading, and for this lovely shout out Mike 😭❤️
This sounds amazing as I look into creative process too.
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.
Hi Michael!
:) 👋
Sneaky Art is great, and Nishant is really inspiring too.
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! :)
There is a "fiction" category on our homepage (substack.com) that's a great place to start! And Elle Griffin (who is in this thread) has been keeping close tabs on fiction writers for a while now. Perhaps you could peruse her reader profile - https://substack.com/profile/19831053-elle-griffin
Appreciate this. Let the deep diving begin!
Without being too forward: check out Salman Rushdie https://salmanrushdie.substack.com/?utm_source=discover and my novel Rainbow Man, a serialized novel. Forgive the self promotion. https://rainbowman.substack.com/
Looking forward to checking out both!
I like Salman Rushdie’s, too. And I want to check out yours, David, I’m glad you shared it!
I write fiction as well https://feikayser.substack.com/p/when-a-girl-is-seventeen
On Fictionistas, a Substack for fiction writers on Substack, we have a pinned post that features a bunch of fellow creative types worth checking out: https://fictionistas.substack.com/p/fiction-substacks-to-follow
Loooove this! 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.
Mike! That's hilarious. Grateful to have your energy in this thread, as always.
Thank you! *bows idiotically*
Just signed up for Florence’s - sounds fascinating. Thanks!
I just signed up for Florence's newsletter. What an interesting idea she has.
Just signed up for Florence's—this sounds fascinating!! Thanks for the recommendation!
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
Welcome, Paul! I'll check you out! I also write about music and their makers, from my perspective of being in FM rock radio and the record biz in the '70s. There might be some of my pieces that musically scratch where you itch! I'm actually hoping someone will eventually Substack a page about bedrooms of the rockers, and dare to call it, "Hang Your Bed." Waiting with fingers crossed!😎
🤘🤘🤘
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.
Ooh I love her books and sensuous writing. I didn't know she had a newsletter. Thank you Melissa!
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!
I have everything skip the inbox and go right into a newsletters folder, and then I let that folder shame me when I have 100+ unread emails inside.
Uh God! Do you ever get the FOMO feeling? :)
Always.
So do I!
That is an excellent point. I had a lot of time last year, but since I am back at work this year I am currently struggling big time! At the moment, my books are suffering, something needs to give I guess...
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/
Infinite shoutouts to all granted
Awesome!
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 take every chance I can to share this amazing advice column Mason wrote https://on.substack.com/p/growing-advice-mason-currey
LOVED his book! so glad to know he's on Substack!
Nice! Going to check that one out!
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)
Books on GIF is so cool!
Thank you! Interesting looking recs.
Thanks friend!!
Jolene Handy's delightful Time Travel Kitchen is such fun. 😀https://timetravelkitchen.substack.com/
I love it!
I love this Substack - and her recipes - so much!
Thank you, Annette!
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/
Oooh, yes, hers is great
I think her writing’s great, too!
You write about intermittent fasting? I want to read you to learn more about it!
Yes, my biz partner and I have both been practicing IF and studying it for nearly 4 years.
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
Hi Bryan! Awesome to have you here! Here are a few others to check out - https://drawinglinks.substack.com/, https://lizadonnelly.substack.com/, https://snacktime.substack.com/ (and - https://animationobsessive.substack.com/)
Very cool, thanks!
Cool ! will check you out :) There's also The Sneaky Art Post https://sneakyart.substack.com/
Welcome, Bryan! Enjoy your ride!
I'm not a cartoonist, but an illustrator. I use my paintings to illustrate the recipes that I create.
Check me out, you may dig it.
Shouting out!
https://georgesaunders.substack.com/
https://ruthreichl.substack.com/
The icons!
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.
Your Substack library is stacked!
The fact that Tegan and Sara have a Substack just delights me https://teganandsara.substack.com/
Wow, good to know! thanks for sharing
Whoa! Glad I saw this!
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/
(You have a few admirers in this thread!)
I can’t believe how well my Substack is going, it’s really encouraging and has motivated me to finish of a novel I’ve been losing my mind on for over five years.
Hello Chris! Nice to see you here!
Thanks! I’m loving it.
Caroline Chambers and What To Cook When You Don’t Feel Like Cooking has revived our homemade dinner life!
https://whattocook.substack.com/
She has created one of the best, most useful newsletters I get. Love What to Cook!
I have to check that out!
We <3 Caroline
perfect title. sold. see you in my inbox!
Sounds interesting, Kate!
Big fan of Ranjan's Travels. He's a great writer.
https://ranjanpaltravel.substack.com/
I've always wanted to go to Goa...
Ooh super, thank you for the suggestion, I have signed up, looking forward to reading. And yours too ! Your topic of bad advertising is original and very interesting !
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.
Aww Tom thank you for the shoutout 😊 This is an awesome way to start the day! I'm really glad we've been able to connect ✨
Any time! I love reading what you write and listening to your recommendations... You know what they say about minds that think alike ;)
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.
These look great. I recently discovered Noots Letter from another On Substack thread which is super fun: https://nootsmcgoots.substack.com/
I "second" your digging Nootsletter! It's great ✨
Just took a quick tour; it looks awesome!
Always on the lookout for good Substacks on music. Agree that 'Midweek Crisis' is very well done!
It’s always nice to see other music Substacks! For a long time I felt like mine was on an island. I’m off to check yours out now.
It's good to connect with other music writers here. Thanks so much for subscribing!
You bet! I’m excited to dive in.
Love seeing the music connections!
Omg, Kevin you are a treasure beyond measure! Thanks for the shoutout 📢
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!
She is also very supportive of others work, so she is a great person to follow and reach out to!
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/).
Kushaan is a genius. He's the one and only person to be interviewed as a reader for the Substack blog! https://on.substack.com/p/reader-kushaan-shah
Totally agree Bailey! I'm going to read this now also - thank you for sending!
quick scroll through Mind Meld and I see this post: https://mindmeld.substack.com/p/44-how-similar-are-nft-projects-to
I'm so in!!!
Thanks! MindMeld is a keeper.
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
Thanks for jumping in AJP! Are there any Substacks you've enjoyed reading lately?
That is a great idea! Finding meaning in everyday life makes everything much better.
Thanks! I’m glad you agree.
Good one AJP. I'm focusing my letter on generating more meaningful conversation! I love to find meaning through rubber bands that I photograph on the ground. Been doing that for over two years now. :)
Love it!
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
Thanks for sharing! I am going to dive in 👀
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
Love that song!
Sounds interesting. I'll totally check it out now 👀
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/
Thanks for coming Hillarie! I'm really excited to see Vanessa writing agian.