Wisteria & Verse alternatives: newsletters like it

Substacklast post Jun 21, 2026

Dispatches from the Front and Back Ends of Primary Care

Likely audience: Healthcare professionals

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mailchimpWeekly · last post 26 days ago

Marginalia on the search for meaning.

Likely audience: History enthusiasts

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SubstackWeekly · last post 12 days ago

from the writer who brought you Scuzzbucket—the original home for dirty realism, grunge lit, creative confessions, speculative fiction, and assorted literary atrocities—comes an even deeper level of personal poetics…

Likely audience: writers and poets

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SubstackWeekly · last post 5 days ago

From recent posts: The Isolation Journals with Suleika Jaouad publishes poetry, essays, and community-focused journaling content for readers interested in mental health, spiritual wellness, and creative writing.

Likely audience: Poets and writers

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SubstackSeveral times a week · last post 7 days ago

✱ For those who seek wisdom.

Likely audience: Philosophy enthusiasts

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SubstackSeveral times a week · last post 4 days ago

From recent posts: The Open Letters publishes personal essays, creative nonfiction, and monologues exploring themes of grief, relationships, mental health, and human psychology. The publication targets readers interested in intimate…

Likely audience: Storytellers

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SubstackSeveral times a week · last post 5 days ago

From recent posts: David Whyte publishes essays on emotional psychology, poetry, and personal travel reflections. The publication features literary events and intimate explorations of family dynamics and mortality.

Likely audience: Poetry enthusiasts

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SubstackWeekly · last post 7 days ago

On wriggling through a creative life—with lessons and insights from novelists, painters, poets, filmmakers, and musicians delivered to your inbox every other Tuesday. From the author of Daily Rituals: How Artists Work.

Likely audience: Literature enthusiasts

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SubstackWeekly · last post 5 days ago

From recent posts: Haddini Aş publishes a weekly mix of book summaries, personal essays on philosophy and mental health, and curated lists of professional development resources. The publication targets readers interested in…

Likely audience: Philosophy enthusiasts

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SubstackSeveral times a week · last post 4 days ago

From recent posts: ONLY POEMS DAILY publishes modern poems, translations, and satirical literary pieces in a format that mixes single-essay articles with curated verse. The publication targets readers interested in contemporary poetry…

Likely audience: Poetry enthusiasts

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SubstackMonthly or less · last post 59 days ago

From recent posts: Elusive Nostalgia publishes personal essays and literary reflections on mental health, memory, and emotional resilience for an audience interested in introspective nonfiction. The publication mixes formats including…

Likely audience: Literature enthusiasts

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SubstackWeekly · last post 10 days ago

From recent posts: Existential Reflections publishes essays on existentialism, psychology, and mental health, featuring biographical analyses of figures like Kafka and Jungian concepts such as shadow work alongside curated reading lists…

Likely audience: Psychology students

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Substacklast post Jun 30, 2026

"'There must be some kind of way out of here,' said the joker to the thief." – All Along the Watchtower, Bob Dylan (1967)

Likely audience: Digital nomads

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SubstackSeveral times a week · last post 3 days ago

From recent posts: This publication mixes short stories, essays, and columns from Dutch writers like Theodor Holman, Theodor Laat, and Theodor van Dijk, covering themes such as mortality, family dynamics, and societal decay. It targets…

Likely audience: literary enthusiasts

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SubstackWeekly · last post 5 days ago

From recent posts: Make the Sun publishes a rotating mix of essays, speculative fiction, and interviews covering mental health, AI ethics, and identity, targeting a general audience interested in philosophy and technology.

Likely audience: readers seeking mindfulness

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SubstackEvery two weeks · last post 44 days ago

From recent posts: Omar Rezk publishes a mix of satirical essays, personal narratives, and poetry addressing themes of mental health, censorship, and modern relationships. The content targets readers interested in critical cultural…

Likely audience: Romance novel readers

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SubstackMonthly or less · last post Sep 1, 2026

From recent posts: Regards, Marcel publishes weekly essays by Marcel Beyer focusing on mental health, trauma recovery, and the intersection of writing with personal crisis. The publication mixes reflective memoir with updates on the…

Likely audience: Readers of personal essays

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SubstackMonthly or less · last post 15 days ago

A monthly-ish dispatch of candid writing and links about becoming who you are. Always: inspiration, encouragement, possibility. Never: bullshit.

Likely audience: Adults approaching or past 50

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SubstackEvery two weeks · last post 16 days ago

Original poetry and short fiction by David Moran — Pushcart-nominated, internationally published. Minimalist verse and literary prose, written on trains, in bedsits and strange cities across the globe.

Likely audience: Poetry enthusiasts

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SubstackSeveral times a week · last post 6 days ago

From recent posts: Jo-Ann Mort publishes a mix of poetry, political profiles, and cultural essays covering Israeli politics, Polish media history, and personal memoir. The content targets readers interested in literature, current affairs…

Likely audience: Literature enthusiasts

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SubstackEvery two weeks · last post 7 days ago

Likely audience: Poetry enthusiasts

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SubstackEvery two weeks · last post 25 days ago

Poesias para incutir sementes e crônicas para verdejar o árido.

Likely audience: Parents

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SubstackEvery two weeks · last post 19 days ago

Weekly poems and practices for remembering, reconnection and repair.

Likely audience: Poetry enthusiasts

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SubstackEvery two weeks · last post 18 days ago

A short weekly note exploring the art, science, and philosophy of helping relationships, by a philosopher/psychotherapist

Likely audience: Poetry enthusiasts

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