Michael Mohr's Sincere American Writing

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A Writer's Notebook

By Summer Brennan

essays, art, and inspiration from an American writer in Paris

Do the Work

By Julie Falatko

How to get writing done when the distractions of modern life are coming at you fast.

The Hyphen by Emma Gannon

The Hyphen is a read-supported online space for curious readers. Receive writing tips, book recs & articles that leave you feeling nourished, written by Sunday Times Bestselling author Emma Gannon.

Orwell Daily

By George Orwell

George Orwell, serialised

Chas Holloway's Thinkopolis

A micro-podcast about the people, events and oddities of western civilization.

Before I Forget . .

By James Ron

My stories. Some I make up.

Lawson’s Newsletter

By Lawson Wallace

News and information about my writing and other stuff

Singal-Minded

By Jesse Singal

A newsletter about science, social-justice-activism, why they sometimes fight, and how to help them get along better -- plus a good deal of other, more random stuff.

Lit Picks

By Sarah Foulc

Mining Literature for wisdom and beauty, in essays. Kind of like bite-sized bibliotherapy (without self-help propaganda) in your inbox, with the main benefit of finding great book recommendations, fiction & non-fiction.

Foundation Against Intolerance & Racism

By FAIR Substack

Promoting a common culture based on fairness, understanding, and humanity.

Glenn Loury

Race, inequality, and economics in the US and throughout the world, by Glenn Loury, Paulson Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute

The Honest Broker

By Ted Gioia

A trustworthy guide to music, books, arts, media & culture by Ted Gioia

Scribbler

By Ben Woestenburg

I write long stories that touch the heart and sometimes make it sing; tragic love stories that make you laugh as much as they make you cry, and all Free...for now

The Tribe

By Finlay Beach

Author, Finlay Beach shares one chapter each week. The near-future is like today—only more thrilling!

BROADview by Lisa Selin Davis

By BROADVIEW with Lisa Selin Davis

A newsletter about the gender culture wars, & the history, science, psychology & politics of gender nonconformity—misunderstood by the Right and Left. Where do our ideas of normal for boys and girls come from? Speaking the unspeakable. Pro-complexity.

The Accidental Career Girl

By Ilene

Humorous personal essays by a woman who learned to pivot long before COVID-19 sent the world spinning.

The Isolation Journals with Suleika Jaouad

A newsletter for people seeking to transform life's interruptions into creative grist

if not, Paris

By Samuél Lopez-Barrantes

writing novellas, essays & tall-tales from Paris

THE KUREISHI CHRONICLES

By Hanif Kureishi

Dispatches from my hospital bed. Writing on writing; sex and drugs and music, TV shows and writers I admire, my memories, among other matters.

The Weekly Dish

By Andrew Sullivan

"To see what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle," - Orwell

Eclecticism: Reflections on literature and life

By Terry Freedman

Musings on everyday happenings and conversations, book reviews, experiments in creative nonfiction writing, writing advice.

Shut Your Dirty Mouth

By Vickee Boyd

True stories, mostly true stories, untrue stories, art stories, essays, reviews, poesy, photography, food sh*t, utter nonsense. All unfiltered & generously sprinkled with a healthy dose of profanity that can't be published elsewhere.

Story Club with George Saunders

A place to explore the way the short story works.

CAFÉ ANNE

By Anne Kadet

It's a wonderful world—meet the inhabitants!

Garrison Keillor and Friends

This newsletter will include observational humor, gratitude, small doses of advice, memories of heroic persons I knew up close, reminiscence about ordinary life back before Twitter and thoughts about American life and other pleasures.

Timeless - With Felix Purat

Seeking the eternal in literature and cultural philosophy

The Art of Flash Fiction

By Kathy Fish

Free Monthly Flash Fiction Craft Articles & Prompts by Writer & Teacher, Kathy Fish

Love Story

By Laura McKowen

Your life is a love story, it’s just not the kind you think. An honest look at relationships, recovery, and writing (with a heavy dose of Taylor Swift).

The Intrinsic Perspective

By Erik Hoel

Bridging the two cultures of science and the humanities

Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast

Two journalistas on media, celebrity, and what’s burning through the culture right now. Flirtatious banter for serious times.

The Fifth Column (A Podcast)

Your weekly rhetorical assault on the news cycle, the people who make it, and occasionally ourselves.

The Recovering Academic

By Joshua Doležal

A series on life after academe with riffs on fatherhood, identity, and the writing life.

Public

By Michael Shellenberger

Reporting on humanity, civilization, and the environment.

A Writer's Block: Robb Grindstaff

Original fiction for readers. Tips and techniques for writers.

The Incompatibility of Being Alive

My day-to-day life post-NYC, post-lockdowns, post-Dad cancer diagnosis

Oldster Magazine

By Sari Botton

Exploring what it means to travel through time in a human body, at every phase of life.

Seeing Upside Down

By Jeannie Lynn 🧚🏼

Observing life through the lenses of inversions, paradoxes, and metaphors.

Jeannie is excellent: Deep, honest, raw, insightful. She holds nothing back. Highly recommend!

- Michael Mohr's Sincere American Writing

Notes from the Middleground

By Damon Linker

Analysis and criticism of the antiliberal right, social-justice progressivism, and cultural topics

Speaking the Ineffable

By Shannon Thrace

A trans widow contemplates radical honesty, the crisis of modernity, and finding the sacred in the mundane.

Dear Rest Of America

I saw something you should know about: American politics, faith and culture through a conservative disposition.

BordoLines

By Susan Bordo

I write about politics, gender, history, popular culture, and mass media—what moves me, what delights me, what irritates me, and what worries me—from movies and cable tv to mainstream news publications and broadcasts to commercials and ads.

Excellent writing.

- Michael Mohr's Sincere American Writing

SoNovelicious, Books & Reading & More Books

By Gayla Gray

All things books, reading and looking forward to retirement

Slow Boring

By Matthew Yglesias

Pragmatic takes on politics and public policy from Matthew Yglesias five times a week.

Racket News

By Matt Taibbi

Regular news and features by award-winning author and investigative reporter.

Let’s Read Nonfiction

By Jaymi the OC BookGirl

Weekly lists of new nonfiction books on different topics. Say it with me: Nonfiction ISN'T boring!

The Nest

By Nicole Gulotta

A place to land while exploring the art and craft of memoir.

Rebel Parents by Teva Johnstone

Musings of a non-conforming therapist

Freddie deBoer

cool but rude

The Elysian

By Elle Griffin

Thinking through a better capitalism, democracy, technology, and humanity. And writing utopian fiction about it.

Unfiltered by Tim Denning

I will help you live with less stress and more freedom by improving every aspect of your lifestyle – money, work, productivity, relationships.

Jimmy Doom's Roulette Weal

Daily, Original Fiction in relatively short bursts of wisdom, charm, laughter, folly. Every single day. Read one a day or save them for your weekend.

The Wonderland Rules

By Jay Rollins

Neo-Gonzo rhetoric and social dynamics

All About Prolife

By Rabeea Adeel

Hi there! I'm Rabeea Adeel, and I'm excited to be sharing my thoughts and insights with you on this Substack platform. My goal is to provide valuable and informative content that will inspire and educate my readers.

Next Write Thing

By Melanie B

Meat & Potatoes of a Narrative Life (with a side of thought-provoking fiction)

Coffee Times

By Winston

Coffee Times is about delivering the right vibes fused with relatable experiences, insignificant moments and taken-for-granted things. Start investing in yourself and associate with the right vibes to make the most out of your everyday life.

Slack Tide by Matt Labash

By Matt Labash

Taking life as it comes, not necessarily in that order

From Brain to Mind

By Marc Arginteanu

A neurosurgeon's take on stuff... grow a bit smarter every day

The Unspeakable with Meghan Daum

Home of The Unspeakable Podcast. Plus new writing from Meghan!

Meghan Daum is incredible. Honest, whip-smart, open-minded, skeptical; a true critical thinker.

- Michael Mohr's Sincere American Writing

Recovering

By Holly Whitaker

Examining current cultural trends through the lens of addiction, recovery, alcohol, and all the other drugs like your smartphone

Blocked and Reported

By Jesse Singal

A Podcast About Internet Nonsense

10 DOLLARS

By Ted Levi Toldman

What happens if you invest $10 daily? Every day I invest $10 in stocks and cryptocurrencies to show you how fast you can earn $1 million by investing.

Homo Imaginari

By James F. Richardson

popular social science thinking for curious folks.

Agents and Books

By Kate McKean

The FAQ on how to find an agent and how to write books, all in one place.

Situation Normal

By Michael Estrin

Stories for people who enjoy humor with a side of humanity and a dash of insight

Unschool for Writers

By Alison Acheson

For those who love to play and work with words. Multiple genres and forms. Workshops for paid reader-writers (poetry, fiction and nonfiction).

The Free Press

By Bari Weiss

A new media company built on the ideals that were once the bedrock of American journalism.

DECIDE NOTHING

By Bowen Dwelle

Memoir and personal essays on identity, intuition, addiction, and adventure

Bowen writes stellar prose, whether it be personal essay or memoir. He's honestly one of the strongest writers I've found so far on the platform. I can't recommend his newsletter enough. Read "Decide Nothing." Trust me, people: You won't regret it.

- Michael Mohr's Sincere American Writing

Lexicon Valley from Booksmart Studios

A podcast about language, with host John McWhorter.

Stories for a New Florence

By Mike Goodenow Weber

A deep dive into psychology, spirituality, society, and culture -- and human life and experience -- via some short essays but mostly via stories from my novels.

Sherman Alexie

A literary newsletter

My personal Substack

A newsletter about woke capitalism and standing up to group-think.

Stoic Observations

By Michael David Cobb Bowen

Discovery, humor & reason without ideological baggage.

Old Man Still Howling at the Moon

By Peter Johnson

A mix of genres highlighting the seriocomic musings of a Grumpy Old Everyman.

Mary Tabor "Only connect ..."

By <Mary L. Tabor>

The arts, books, movies, all things literary--and a course: Write it! How to get started and (Re)Making Love: a memoir

Excellent Substack. Whether it's memoir, fiction, literature or cultural issues, Mary won't disappoint. Read her stuff!!

- Michael Mohr's Sincere American Writing

Soaring Twenties

By Thomas J Bevan

A collective of essayists, storytellers, poets, photographers, painters, filmmakers all creating and collaborating to make the internet human again.

Poetic Outlaws

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

Diane Discovers

By Diane Hatz

A newsletter offering insight into our ever-evolving life adventure by exploring purpose, meaning, and the search for Self. And cool things. Join this amazing journey! Free and optional paid.

Five Good Things

By Lex on the Decks

Every Friday I (DJ & Producer Lex on the Decks) share five quality pieces of culture or creative I'm enjoying, including good music, good books, good words, good news, good content, good businesses and more good stuff 🌻

Simple Stories

By Heather Holland

A weekly publication of my original poems, songs, short stories, first chapters, and other ramblings for your enjoyment.