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SubstackMonthly or less · last post Aug 16, 2026

Poetry and musings on the mystery of the ordinary.

Likely audience: subscribers of A Contemplative's Field Guide

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SubstackMonthly or less · last post 37 days ago

From recent posts: Letters from a Muslim Woman publishes personal essays, memoir reflections, and cultural commentary on topics ranging from the Gaza conflict to nature encounters and family nostalgia. The publication features a mix of…

Likely audience: Personal essay writers

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SubstackSeveral times a week · last post 9 days ago

From recent posts: This publication blends channeled spiritual messages, essays on family estrangement and boundary setting, and memoir writing workshops. It targets readers interested in Human Design, personal resilience, and spiritual…

Likely audience: spiritual readers

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SubstackEvery two weeks · last post 14 days ago

Likely audience: memoir writers

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SubstackEvery two weeks · last post 18 days ago

From recent posts: Seasons of a Wild Life publishes reader-supported personal essays on environmental destruction, climate change, and beauty as resistance, alongside human rights advocacy covering prisoners of conscience and Amnesty…

Likely audience: readers interested in nature and environment

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SubstackWeekly · last post 11 days ago

From recent posts: Love Anyway publishes personal essays, memoir promotion, and cultural commentary by author Sarah Hepola, covering topics like dating, grief, music, and 1970s history. It also advertises paid writing workshops and a free…

Likely audience: memoir readers

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SubstackWeekly · last post 7 days ago

From recent posts: Girl Gone Wild publishes memoir-focused essays and author interviews about coming-of-age, creative careers, and publishing, alongside promotional links for writing seminars. It targets writers and readers interested in…

Likely audience: creative professionals

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SubstackWeekly · last post 10 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

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SubstackEvery two weeks · last post 11 days ago

after 24 years of marriage, I untangled myself from a role I’d mistaken for an identity. writing about desire, relationships, midlife, and what happens when we trust what makes us feel alive more than the rules we never…

Likely audience: paid newsletter subscribers

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SubstackSeveral times a week · last post 11 days ago

Latchkey kids, grown up. Essays on memory, marriage, and middle age.

Likely audience: essay readers

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SubstackMonthly or less · last post Aug 29, 2026

A newsletter on dating and design.

Likely audience: personal essay readers

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SubstackMonthly or less · last post Aug 24, 2026

Likely audience: readers of literary essays

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Substacklast post Aug 10, 2026

Photography, random thoughts, maybe poetry

Likely audience: photography enthusiasts

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SubstackSeveral times a week · last post 4 days ago

From recent posts: This publication mixes investigative journalism, podcast interviews, and personal essays on topics ranging from police conduct and homelessness policy to autism epidemiology and Jewish holidays, targeting an audience…

Likely audience: Religious readers

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SubstackSeveral times a week · last post 10 days ago

A place for the outlaws of poetry and the written word.

Likely audience: philosophy students

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SubstackSeveral times a week · last post 10 days ago

From recent posts: Five Things I've Learned publishes live and on-demand classes where writers, artists, and journalists share practical lessons from their careers. It is aimed at readers interested in writing craft, creative process, and…

Likely audience: writers

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SubstackWeekly · last post 11 days ago

Discover extraordinary true stories celebrating the diversity of humanity.

Likely audience: memoir readers

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SubstackEvery two weeks · last post 19 days ago

A woman with ideas

Likely audience: Readers interested in personal essays

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SubstackMonthly or less · last post 16 days ago

Jack Raines' essays on all things behavioral finance, markets, work, and life.

Likely audience: writers and authors

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SubstackSeveral times a week · last post 10 days ago

Four verticals edited by Sari Botton: MEMOIR MONDAY, collab w/ Granta, Narratively, The Rumpus, Orion, The Walrus, Electric Lit, LitHub, Oldster; FIRST PERSON SINGULAR original essays; THE LIT LAB interviews + craft…

Likely audience: paid newsletter subscribers

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SubstackEvery two weeks · last post 11 days ago

reflections and personal guides from the pov of someone in her twenties

Likely audience: personal essay readers

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SubstackWeekly · last post 16 days ago

be life-long learner and creator in web3

Likely audience: Chinese newsletter readers

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SubstackWeekly · last post 16 days ago

An ad-free space where we can cleanly unpack the messiness of pop culture - from cultural commentator, recovering theater kid and fashion columnist Evan Ross Katz.

Likely audience: Parents navigating divorce

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SubstackWeekly · last post 11 days ago

From recent posts: Writers' Hour Magazine publishes weekly writing prompts, contest announcements, and workshop schedules for writers seeking creative exercises and community events. The publication focuses on observation writing and…

Likely audience: Aspiring writers

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