Substacks recommended by John Lovie

Recommended by John Lovie

Weekly letters from a windswept northerly island about creative life by the water, and the art and books that help us stay buoyant. Climb aboard.

Samantha is a talented visual artist and author, and a fellow island dweller and lover of water.

- John Lovie

PeaceLinks

By Tara Penry

A monthly digest of online writings about peace and cooperation, with occasional essays on peace-related topics

Tara collects links to writing on peace, community, and cooperation, and shares them with us. I've discovered several wonderful writers through her generosity.

- John Lovie

Death & Birds

By Chloe Hope

They're both coming for you! (Just kidding, birds aren't coming for you)

Beautiful writing and voiceovers

- John Lovie

Talebones 🔭

By S.E. Reid

Short and serialized fiction from writer S.E. Reid: speculative tales with a spiritual, supernatural, or uncanny twist!

Thrilling serialized fiction (or is it?) from my neighboring island.

- John Lovie

15th Century Feminist

By 15thCenturyFeminist

Here we'll explore how feminism and misogyny come into play in 15th century Europe. No longer will the women of the Middle Ages be erased, minimized, or villainized.

Putting patriarchy and feminism in a thousand year context.

- John Lovie

The Villager

By Tom Cox

New writing on landscape, music, books, folklore, psychedelia, the natural world and other misty magical things outside the mainstream.

Memoir Junkie Wannabe Author

By Claire

I'm writing my first book—it's a memoir. I'm using this Substack to share my experience and what I'm learning along the way. I write stories, tips, and review my favorite memoirs.

In addition to this publication about writing her memoir, Claire has another, Stories about my brother, about incarceration.

- John Lovie

Life Litter

By Jill

What’s left

Great writing and voice overs about a pub, and so much more.

- John Lovie

Inner Workings

By Rachel Katz

“Consistently sharp and interesting” weekly dispatches on mysterious women’s diseases, work culture, mothering, and the struggle to stop yearning for wealth and power. From a chronically ill, ex-startup CEO searching for redemption.

Insightful writing about the work and women's health.

- John Lovie

The Editing Spectrum

By Amanda B. Hinton

Weekly doses of creative nourishment and hands-on editorial guidance. If you're seeking practical, intuitive ways of developing your craft and carrying it into the world (that are also neurodivergent-friendly), you're in the right spot.

Amanda's an autistic editor. In addition to writing about her own experiences in The Editing Spectrum, through The Spectrum Spotlight she's offering a platform to other neurodivergent writers to explore how their "special interests" fuel their careers and writing. In Ask an Editor, she offers great advice. And as if that wasn't enough, she's generous in comments and notes.

- John Lovie

Excerpts from Pocket Observatory

By Meg Conley

Hi! I’m Meg Conley. I write about the intersection of capitalism, culture and care work at Pocket Observatory. Select essays are republished to Substack. If you'd like to receive my official (FREE) newsletter, subscribe here + I'll take care of the rest!

Brave writing on important topics

- John Lovie

Beyond with Jane Ratcliffe

The internet’s most intimate, illuminating interviews with today’s greatest writers—get an in-depth look into the craft of writing and what it means to be a heart-centered human in a hard world.

Jane's eleven questions for her guests allow them to open up in beautiful ways. There is always something to learn.

- John Lovie

Seeing Things

By Liza Donnelly

New and unpublished drawings and thoughts for people who want to see more of life, from a New Yorker cartoonist. Drawings, cartoons, words, live drawing, process, more...

Jen Writes Again

By Jen🧚

writings about life's little wonders

Berkana

By Swarnali Mukherjee

Built with a soft burning passion for obscure places, people, folklores, and cultural epiphanies

Swarnali Mukherjee describes herself as a writer, creator, and designer and consciousness researcher. She is an exquisite writer and one of the most compassionate people l know.

- John Lovie

The Ariadne Archive

By Freya Rohn

Finding the threads that lead out of the labyrinth.

Beautiful writing, photography, and wisdom.

- John Lovie

On the Commons

By Antonia Malchik

A newsletter about ownership, property, and what we lose in the privatization of the commons.

Antonia writes beautifully and thoughtfully on nature, walking, and the problems of private property. She's also generous with her time and thoughts in comments. I enjoy the conversation and look forward to every post.

- John Lovie

The Turnstone

By Melanie Newfield

I believe that the science behind important issues should be accessible to everyone

Melanie publishes well researched and written stories explaining the science behind some of the big issues of the day, from climate to pandemics. I enjoy reading the New Zealand perspective on issues we also face in my home state of Washington in the US and exchanging thoughts and ideas in comments and notes.

- John Lovie