Around the Campfire alternatives: newsletters like it
24 newsletters in the NewsletterFIT index cover the same topics as Around the Campfire (personal essay, poetry and paid newsletter subscriptions). The closest matches are Mexabismo, Meghan O'Rourke's Substack and Rogue Literary Society. They are ranked by how many topics they share with it, then by publicly shown subscribers.
Updated Nov 11, 2026 · ranked by shared topics, then publicly shown subscribers · methodology
About Around the Campfire
Welcome all seekers and travelers! Welcome to my little campfire. Grab a chair and make a S'more. I know it can be so cold out there in the wild. You are safe here. Can I share a story with you? It's all about how fear…
Full profile- 1Mexabismo7K subscribers
Substacklast post Jul 9, 2026
Catálogo abierto de lo que pasa por mi cabeza (y por las calles de mi país)
Likely audience: Poetry enthusiasts
2 shared topics
- 2Meghan O'Rourke's Substack4K subscribers
SubstackMonthly or less · last post 23 days ago
From recent posts: Meghan O'Rourke's Substack publishes a mix of personal essays, memoir reflections, and craft discussions focused on literary structure and creative writing. The content targets writers and readers interested in…
Likely audience: Writers and authors
2 shared topics
- 3Rogue Literary Society2K subscribers
SubstackSeveral times a week · last post 6 days ago
From recent posts: Rogue Literary Society publishes poetry and literary essays, frequently featuring author interviews and subscription appeals. Recent issues include a poem from M Sarki's 2000 debut and a reflection on their narrative…
Likely audience: poetry readers
2 shared topics
- 4The Guelph Poet2K subscribers
SubstackMonthly or less · last post 40 days ago
Likely audience: writers
2 shared topics
- 5Studio Shyama1K subscribers
SubstackSeveral times a week · last post 11 days ago
From recent posts: Studio Shyama publishes personal essays and poetry on heartbreak, friendship, privacy, and self-care, often using fragmented lyrical forms with ocean and music imagery. It is written for readers of independent queer…
Likely audience: readers of queer erotica
2 shared topics
- 6
SubstackWeekly · last post 4 days ago
Interview Series About the Lives Never Lived
Likely audience: newsletter subscribers
2 shared topics
- 7
SubstackWeekly · last post 4 days ago
A comic newsletter for tired, overwhelmed women everywhere (+ their supporters!)— featuring comics + writing about the enraging, ridiculous, and funny parts of marriage, motherhood, and household inequality.
Likely audience: Substack subscribers
2 shared topics
- 8
SubstackWeekly · last post 8 days ago
Hello everyone. I'm Fiona. I'm writing from somewhere past the moon, but still flying high in Appalachia.
Likely audience: readers of Flying High in Appalachia
2 shared topics
- 9
SubstackEvery two weeks · last post yesterday
Writer and certified trauma-informed coach with training in somatic therapy, sharing personal essays, poems, and gentle tools focused on childhood trauma, nervous system regulation, and embodied healing.
Likely audience: readers of personal essays
2 shared topics
- 10
SubstackEvery two weeks · last post 9 days ago
Likely audience: Poetry enthusiasts
2 shared topics
- 11
SubstackEvery two weeks · last post 16 days ago
I am tired of people being mean. So, I'm making my own comfort via soup and poems. Come hang out!
Likely audience: Substack readers
2 shared topics
- 12Timö—
SubstackSeveral times a week · last post 10 days ago
Writing short stories derived from growing up/living with schizophrenia. Life's crazy. Really into fly fishing & metal music.
Likely audience: Poetry enthusiasts
2 shared topics
- 13
SubstackEvery two weeks · last post 16 days ago
A slow, intimate studio for my poetry, relational essays, and literary fiction.
Likely audience: poetry readers
2 shared topics
- 14
SubstackMonthly or less · last post 34 days ago
A free newsletter for fans of queer thinking, personal narrative, and TV screenshots.
Likely audience: Writers and poets
2 shared topics
- 15
SubstackMonthly or less · last post 38 days ago
Sincerely Seb Poetry publishes poems about the world, suffering and existence itself, the occasional dream, and the occasional musical composition. Poems include live voice overs by me, Sincerely Seb.
Likely audience: poetry readers
2 shared topics
- 16
SubstackMonthly or less · last post 13 days ago
Fiction, poetry, author interviews, and personal essays by Brock Eldon
Likely audience: Poetry enthusiasts
2 shared topics
- 17
SubstackMonthly or less · last post 16 days ago
An on-going conversation with an old friend || Every full moon, I publish a transcript of what me and the moon talked about. (Turns out, being 4 billion years old gives you some perspective.) Every new moon, I share a…
Likely audience: Poetry enthusiasts
2 shared topics
- 18
SubstackMonthly or less · last post yesterday
craft essays | close readings | musings
Likely audience: Poetry enthusiasts
2 shared topics
- 19
Substacklast post Jun 5, 2026
Musings & paper scraps
Likely audience: Creative writers
2 shared topics
- 20The Isolation Journals with Suleika Jaouad200K subscribers
SubstackWeekly · last post 10 days ago
From recent posts: The Isolation Journals with Suleika Jaouad publishes personal essays, poetry, and artist interviews focused on life during and after illness. Recent issues feature a poet reflecting on pandemic experiences and leukemia…
Likely audience: Art enthusiasts
1 shared topic
- 21Legal AF's Substack161K subscribers
SubstackSeveral times a week · last post 8 days ago
Breaking news at the intersection of law & politics with sharp & witty commentary curated by Legal AF x MeidasTouch’s co-founder, Michael Popok.
Likely audience: legal professionals
1 shared topic
- 22Dead Poets Daily146K subscribers
SubstackSeveral times a week · last post 9 days ago
No commentary, no ads, just poetry from the greats.
Likely audience: Poetry enthusiasts
1 shared topic
- 23Poetry Unbound133K subscribers
SubstackWeekly · last post 10 days ago
Open your world with poetry
Likely audience: Literature enthusiasts
1 shared topic
- 24الأدب والفن133K subscribers
SubstackMonthly or less · last post 48 days ago
وإن مضيت فقولي لم يكن بطلاً، وكان طفلي ومحبوبي وقيثاري — ادب سعودي
Likely audience: Arabic literature enthusiasts
1 shared topic
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