Substacks recommended by Joshua Doležal

Recommended by Joshua Doležal

Speculations, ruminations, ponderments and rants.

I discovered Mark Slouka by way of his Harper's essays, which led me to his fiction and, ultimately, to working with him at a workshop in Prague. He is one of the living writers I most admire, and I recommend not only his Substack but also his memoir, "Nobody's Son."

- Joshua Doležal

Building the Plane

By Latham

Building a better education, and the airplane that inspired it all.

Together

By Teyani Whitman

Together is a place where we reach for each other. Friendships, understanding people, Connectedness. Stories. Meaning. My book in progress is Staying Together- a guide for partners. Along the way, I will share thoughts from my world.

Beyond Academia

By Matteo Tardelli

Welcome to Beyond Academia, a guiding light for PhDs navigating the transition from academia to industry. In this Substack, I curate practical strategies and share inspiring testimonials to empower you on your journey.

Beyond the Bookshelf

By Matthew Long

Exploring Life and Literature.

Matthew brings a unique perspective to literature after a career in the military. You'll be in good hands with his careful reading and research.

- Joshua Doležal

Story Waves

By Kelly E. Keough

Dive into crafting powerful story beats that bring narratives to life. From scene writing to adding secret sauce to defining archetypes and character development, each article connects storytelling elements to create a seamless journey for your audience.

Cambridge Ladies' Dining Society

By Ann Kennedy Smith

Exploring books, literary lives and Cambridge women’s history

Veronika’s Substack : Wordcasts for the Symbiocene

By Veronika Bond

Welcome to Symbiopædia! You are entering the wildwordwoods ~ a verbiophile zone to protect precious words from doublespeak, identity theft and verbicide. Wordcasts for the Symbiocene go public on Wild-Word-Wednesdays

Memory, Time, History on Lake of the Woods

By Jill Swenson

Join me for a weekly glimpse into researching why the great-grandchildren of Kakaygeesick, were dispossessed of their ancestral homeland and what that has to do with me, a white woman whose great-grandparents homesteaded on Lake of the Woods.

Everything Is An Emergency

By Bess Stillman

I'm Bess Stillman: ER doctor, writer, recent widow to Jake Seliger, who died of SCC of the tongue, and soon-to-be Mom to Athena. I write about the challenges of being corporeal. Here you'll find essays on life, death, cancer, love, health & healthcare.

Editorial World: Non-Pitch Remote Writing Jobs

By Jem Sandhu

Forget the return to office! Get a curated list of the best remote editorial opportunities every week, with a focus on flexible work (temp; contract; part-time; fractional) with high-profile and brand organizations.

Bright Side Writings

By Matthew Curlewis

Optimism-led, fortnightly-ish stories to brighten these dark times of chaos & collapse. I believe we must never lose sight of joy, because that is where hope resides.

English Republic of Letters

By Jeffrey Streeter

A glimpse of distant horizons via "beautifully crafted essays and observations" covering literature, memoir, and faraway cities from a recovering cultural bureaucrat joining up the dots of an international life.

Woman of Letters

By Naomi Kanakia

I write about the Great Books, classic literature, and the contemporary publishing world. I am also not a transphobe.

Jennifer’s Substack

By Jennifer Harmon

My personal Substack

The Possibilities Project

By Julia Gray

Where human-centred professionals are building a world that is caring, creative, sustainable, and joyful.

Drake's Garage

By Drake Thomas

My personal substack for various musing and records of projects

The Declining Academic

By Chuck Rybak

Lover of poetry who also asks, "What should educators and the Arts & Culture community care about as the world speeds along?"

Apocrypha

By M. E. Rothwell

Writings of uncertain authenticity.

How Stories Tell Us

By Miguel Clark Mallet

Meditations on the nature of narrative, and on what the narratives we consume and choose can tell us about ourselves.

Personal Canon Formation

By John Halbrooks

A newsletter about how we read and listen to enrich our lives

Shalom Auslander's Fetal Position

"Just to spite the world, don’t cry! Just to spite the world, only laugh, only laugh!" - Sholom Aleichem. Amen, Brother.

Cedar Creek Nature Notes

By Robert Leonard

Almost daily, Violet the Dog and I take a walk at the Cedar Bluffs Natural Area above Cedar Creek in Mahaska County, Iowa, and these are my observations, photos, and Merlin bird logs.

Sinister Malefactor of Panglossian Expectations

By Jane Friedman

Where Jane gets personal about her career choices and the challenges of being an advice giver in the writing and publishing community.

Auraist: picking the best-written books of the month

By Sean

24K+ readers. Followers, please note that only free or paid subscribers receive our picks of the best-written books from US & UK prize shortlists & major reviews, & masterclasses by their (sometimes world-renowned) authors on prose style.

Helen's Word

By Helen Sword

Sharpen your style and find joy in wordcraft with bestselling writing expert Helen Sword

Homo Vitruvius by A. Jay Adler

Essays on literature, culture, society, and all things human. Poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and memoir. A writer's renascent light against the darkness. "Sing of human unsuccess / In a rapture of distress."

Iowa Revolution

By Robert Leonard & Spencer Dirks

Political change is needed in Iowa and across the land. Republicans are dismantling democracy brick by brick, and we provide analysis and commentary.

Discursions

By M. L. Rio

I've got three books under contract while writing on the backs of napkins and living on the road. Jump in the passenger seat if you want to see where this goes.

PhD to Industry

By Aditya

A newsletter for academics & PhDs looking to launch and grow their industry careers. Delivered directly to your inbox every 2 weeks with read time < 5 mins.

LOUDLY

By Matěj Mišurec

Talking about things that have to be talked about.

A Pause For Beauty Gratitude Journal

By Heron Dance Art Studio

Gratitude as a philosophy of life and as a spiritual practice. An exploration of the use of journaling in creating a life.

Good Humor

From the famous quote, “Arise good humor. Thou hast given me a joust of moral flavor.” Sir Wellington of Argyle, the discoverer of a heavy beef dish and a sock for golfers.

Timeless - With Felix Purat

Seeking the eternal in literature and cultural philosophy.

Substack Writers at Work with Sarah Fay

For people who want real, meaningful growth on Substack ◻️ From the foremost Substack strategist ◻️ Join thousands of paid subscribers ◻️ A top-3, bestselling, featured Substack globally

The Literary Obsessive

By Eleanor Anstruther

A show case for my work, I stream fiction before it goes to print, publish essays & interviews, and champion indie lit fiction by increasing visibility, challenging stigma, and proving quality.

Going Gently

By Satya

...helping you be kinder to yourself

Inner Life

By Joshua Doležal

An open conversation about the life of the mind.

An open conversation about the life of the mind with emphasis on literature and the arts.

- Joshua Doležal

Letters from a Muslim Woman

By Noha Beshir

I share honest experiences of life as Western Muslim through the lens of mental health, motherhood, faith, and the multi-generational immigrant experience.

Homecoming

By Julie Gabrielli

NatureStack journal, Building Hope essays, climate fiction, and my singing dog.

Differ We Must

By Steve Inskeep

The first draft of history, and some later drafts too.

Zuko's Musings

By Jenn Zuko

Stuff and nonsense about the nerdings-out I do on a thrice-weekly basis. Memoir, cultural commentary, literary analysis, theatrical and academic rantings. Unhinged personal essays. Pub reviews. Cool? Cool.

Poetry Today

By Maya C. Popa

deepening your practice of poetry, mindset, and wonder

The Granny Who Stands on her Head

By Ann Richardson

my thoughts about living and dying and everything in-between

A Twist on the Everyday

By Cathy Haustein

science, society, stories

High Reach

By Director Jake

Elite admissions advising.

Jake is a pro with the results to prove it. He has the inside scoop from admissions officers and administrators, and he's helped thousands of students get admitted to top schools. When my children reach college age, High Reach and Hippocampus Academy will be our first stop.

- Joshua Doležal

Get Real, Man

By Latham

A newsletter exploring the search for more: more humanity, more honesty, more Truth

Michael Mohr's Sincere American Writing

I rip the mask off. No bullshit here. Honest, raw, real essays, personal memoir, fiction, political essays, novels and more.

Michael writes about his own life and the writing life with honesty, humility, and humor. I love his reflections on literature, especially.

- Joshua Doležal

Mary Swander’s Buggy Land

By swandermary@gmail.com

A tale of two homesteads, one among the Amish, the other in Connemara, Ireland. A serialization of a new book of non-fiction.

Noted

By Jillian Hess

Tips from the world's best note takers

The Recovering Academic

Recommended by Joshua Doležal