A Stone, a Web, a Story

Stories from the otherworld, magical, mythological and the frighteningly familiar.

Fiction, poetry, reviews, and essays.

Navigating the backwaters and byways of an author career.

Exploring creativity and the wild from the hills of Wales

A newsletter about the poetics of everyday life. Weekly poetry, straight to your heart and inbox. By poet and writer, Anagha Smrithi.

Home of the Ferris Island Tales! Short and serialized fiction from S.E. Reid: speculative stories with a spiritual, supernatural, or uncanny twist.

Where this photographer, storyteller shows and sometimes, tells...

Poems, essays and commentaries as well as insights from my Three Sundays Series.

Lover of words and blurry photography - writing from a hill in SW France - self sufficient chaos, memoir, field conversations and obscurities

Once a week, I share a short illustrated essay, hand-painted and hand-lettered, from my desk to yours. Like wishing on a dandelion, I hope it’ll bring a moment of beauty and wonder to your day.

A newsletter from Gillian Eilidh O'Mara, Scottish artist, writer and children's book creator. Thoughts on the beauty in uncertainty.

Thrills, suspense, horror, and longing. Fiction from L.C. Marino.

Join me to mark and celebrate the seasons as they change

Check out all the best indie books published right here on Substack

New work from the award-winning author and psychologist. A gathering place for lovers of myth, fairy tales and depth psychology, exploring the mysteries of the psyche and reimagining women's stories.

Fiction and Poetry from writer Buck Weiss: Tales of the Macabre and Weird.

Straight talk about indie fiction and publishing, pro tips for fellow writers on editing and design, and some stuff about ancient history and mythology—including my debut novel, Of Wind and Wolves, set among the ancient Scythian horsemen of the steppes.

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

Dear Writer is a love letter to writers, about writing, from a writer who is trying to learn how to nurture her own creativity.

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

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

Dan Rather's steady take on a complex and chaotic world.

A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

The notebook of a globally feral author finding balance through connection with nature, ancestral skills, and different cultures. Words and kindness.