my open journal alternatives: newsletters like it

SubstackMonthly or less · last post 57 days ago

finding girlhood at the back of a don aldrin bus

Likely audience: Expats and overseas workers

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SubstackEvery two weeks · last post 20 days ago

A newsletter about love, conflict, and emotional honesty, told through stories that don’t pretend to be perfect. It's therapy, but it's not.

Likely audience: parents in interfaith relationships

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Substacklast post Jul 27, 2026

caricias feroces para jugar el futuro 🍬

Likely audience: readers of personal essays

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SubstackWeekly · last post 11 days ago

I'm a psychotherapist helping women stop overfunctioning and accepting other people's bullshit, in life and in the bedroom. Whether you're 48 or 78, we'll figure out what you want and go build it. There's no expiration…

Likely audience: therapy clients

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SubstackEvery two weeks · last post 15 days ago

From recent posts: American Woman publishes reflective essays and personal narratives on feminism, gender expectations, and women's autonomy. It is written for readers interested in cultural critique and the social pressures shaping…

Likely audience: feminist readers

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SubstackWeekly · last post 16 days ago

el diario digital de una chica en sus 20s

Likely audience: singles navigating modern dating

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SubstackEvery two weeks · last post 34 days ago

From recent posts: 米坛埋骨 publishes a ten-year personal series of first-person essays about leaving China for New York, covering emigration, graduate study in social innovation design, feminist street activism, and the 2016 U.S. election…

Likely audience: readers of personal essays

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SubstackMonthly or less · last post Sep 12, 2026

Always thinking, sometimes wondering, almost always writing.

Likely audience: readers of personal essays

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Substacklast post Jun 3, 2026

Barry Lee's mostly monthly newsletter where they share their art, things that inspire them, and what's happening in their life.

Likely audience: readers interested in disability and care

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SubstackWeekly · last post 10 days ago

Likely audience: Literary enthusiasts

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SubstackEvery two weeks · last post 19 days ago

trying to make sense of life through words

Likely audience: readers of personal essays

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SubstackMonthly or less · last post Sep 13, 2026

Read writing from Letters by Joy. Raw. Unfiltered. Soulful⚜️| Kenyan-based Writer| World-building| Reminding souls how to be free again 🪔 |📝 Pro Social and Cultural change

Likely audience: general readers

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SubstackMonthly or less · last post Aug 22, 2026

ensaios escritos em movimento

Likely audience: readers interested in personal essays and cultural reflection

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SubstackWeekly · last post 10 days ago

Mi tercer libro de poemas y cuentos sobre amor & desamor. Estado: en desarrollo.

Likely audience: creative professionals

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SubstackEvery two weeks · last post 41 days ago

Going All In is an exploration of love, relationships and what comprises a life well lived.

Likely audience: readers navigating singlehood and dating

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SubstackMonthly or less · last post 11 days ago

From recent posts: This newsletter publishes personal essays and podcast interviews that explore theology, faith, and spiritual practice through everyday experiences. Its content ranges from reflections on grief and delight to writing…

Likely audience: Christian readers

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SubstackMonthly or less · last post Sep 15, 2026

Likely audience: book readers

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SubstackMonthly or less · last post Sep 9, 2026

alexandra coburn. like if hunter s. thompson were a girl. subscribe for personal essays/media criticism/adulations for inquiries: alexandraccoburn@gmail.com

Likely audience: writers and authors

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SubstackMonthly or less · last post 44 days ago

Gardening as a subversive act. In service of reparative relationships.

Likely audience: writers

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SubstackMonthly or less · last post 53 days ago

Likely audience: readers of personal essays

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SubstackMonthly or less · last post 33 days ago

From recent posts: Beth Ann Fennelly publishes personal essays on memoir, fashion, book publishing, and quilt art, often tied to her own writing career and Southern life. The newsletter is for readers interested in literary culture…

Likely audience: newsletter subscribers

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Substacklast post Jun 19, 2026

Likely audience: readers of personal essays

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