Substacks recommended by Marinarena Travel & Poetic Deep Dive

Recommended by Marinarena Travel & Poetic Deep Dive

Sharing her unique perspective on the world as a hearing-impaired autistic person with bipolar disorder despite the challenges. Personal stories, poetry, contemplation and slice of life stories.

Words of Action

Histories of the earth and the stars.

ASR Newsletter

Learning is a world without hand-sized stones. Keep Updated in This Digital Society

The Transcendentalist

By Erick Lima

Peace to the Wanderer

Highly thoughtful material posted, great for referencing. Artful, with plenty of learning lessons. Take time to dig its archive- worth exploring!

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Whisper from the trees

By Mr. Raven

Reflections on culture from an anti-establishment post-cyberpunk worldview

Jon’s Substack

By Jon Stout

Awareness of American Greatness through the eyes of MAGA.

Writer pilgrim Substack

By Writer Pilgrim by So Elite

Writer Pilgrim is a writer, journalist, poet & teacher who runs podcast Writer Pilgrim Sounds, TINAWW writers workshops in person/online, offers personalised poems, NaPoWriMo host, monthly song title poetry, weekly prompts & social hangout SPAWN.

This stack is excellent for writers, especially, poets, for curious, fun writing prompts!

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Garbage Notes

By Franco Amati

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 ... this is ... Garbage Notes

Definitively, "bona fide"- GN brings it poetically with each and every post. Relatable pieces from Franco, esp. among introverts but those otherwise too. Nakedly confronts human frality and society. A must-listen audio. You'll be excited to follow! BRAVO!

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FOCAL POINTS (Courageous Discourse)

By Peter A. McCullough

Investigative scholarship and reporting of public policy, health, justice, and current affairs.

Reinette Senum's Foghorn Express

problems, solutions, & everything else we're not supposed to talk about

All content from Reinette comes from a passionate and honest place! A go-to for discovering the real, non-PC not-so insane California.

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Sherman Alexie

poems, short fiction, essays, opinion, audio, video

So Relatable

By Chrissy Hennessey

Inspiration, motivation, and conversation to help creative folks achieve their goals. Plus snacks!

Maryam Henein on Substack

By Maryam Henein's Substack (wisdom

The Official Substack of Investigative Journalist Maryam Henein

Maryam brings receipts on a variety of societal, cultural and political controversies from dedicated research! Very authentic content!

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Chris Arnade Walks the World

Dispatches and photos from walks around the world

Paul’s Substack

By Paul Wittenberger

Once upon a time, I discovered I had many voices in my head and I needed a place to put them—then Substack came along. "To suggest is to create, to name is to destroy." —Stéphane Mallarmé

There is a variety of emotion and insight well-articulated here. Much relatability in Paul's poetry. Lots of delightful pieces to go back and read again and again!

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☕️ Coffee & Covid 2025 🦠

By Coffee & Covid

A daily post-pandemic news roundup with sarcastically optimistic commentary

Journal of Free Black Thought

Black viewpoint diversity

Black perspective well represented with diverse voices, insights and nuanced takes. Goes against negative racialized stereotypes. Well moderated and paced in interviews.

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The Starfire Codes by Demi Pietchell

The Starfire Codes by Demi Pietchell explores spirituality, survival, metaphysics, media, and the truth. Join us at starfirecodes.com

Energy Politics

By Dr. Jennifer I Considine

The future research agenda for energy politics is concerned primarily with the future evolution of the geopolitics of energy in a rapidly changing landscape.

Crowdsource the Truth’s Substack

Crowdsource the Truth here on Subsstack

An excellent follow especially for real NYC insider content (Ghosttown NYC and Sunday with Charles video casts)

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Words and Pictures by Pamela Leavey

Hello Readers! I am a Creative Writer & Photographer. I post my Poetry, Personal and Photo Essays, Daily Affirmations, Quotes of the Day and more, all to Inspire and Enlighten my readers. My posts are digital collages encompassing the world around me.

Amy Loftus Projects

Essays and podcasts on recovering commitment, womanhood, motherhood and true freedom. Masculine and feminine energies, a spiritual perspective. Free - if you want access to the private chat, or just want to offer support, subscribe for $5/month.

A refreshing, good for the soul follow that comes from a sincere place.

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My Favorite Classical Music

By Vitaliy Katsenelson

Thursday highlights about a classical piece or composer along with Saturday classical picks for a beautiful start to your weekend.

Kiwiwriter47’s Substack

A Substack of subjects of interest to me...history, politics, writing, family, Asperger's, weird stuff, animals, and humor. For folks to enjoy. Angry trolls can go elsewhere.

Break Free Media

By Karen Hunt

My essays explore the big picture through a personal lens, offering insight into this dystopian era.

Epic Gonzo

By EpicGonzo

Humorous travelogues

Africa’s Bright Future

By Magatte Wade

Witness Africa's epic leap into a prosperous future. Subscribe to join the movement.

News from Esotouric's Secret Los Angeles

Southern California lore and historic preservation

Michael Mohr's Sincere American Writing

I write about almost everything, from personal essay and memoir to fiction to travel essays to politics to book reviews to thoughts on literature to novels and stories and much more.

Supernova Literary Ramblings

By Warren Brown

Empowering Writers through Stories and Storytelling.

Easy to read and follow! Positive, soulful and spirtually sound reads to uplift your day. A great go-to for writing prompts as well.

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The Nerve with Maureen Callahan

By The Nerve w/ Maureen Callahan

Real news about fake people. You’ll never guess what we're about to say next… Hosted by Maureen Callahan, part of the MK Media podcast network

Elizabeth’s Newsletter from Italy

By Elizabeth Minchilli

Food, travel, fun links & cocktails (not necessarily in that order)

A must read for every Italophile. Love the regional Ital recipes, photography and commentary.

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Travel: NE Where

By Narina Exelby

For – and often about – women who travel, and other curious people.

Lighthouse

By Alexander Semenyuk

Here you will find articles about faith, spirituality, family, psychology, as well as writing prompts, podcasts and videos. Come and engage in meaningful conversations dealing with our world and wellbeing.

The Last American Vagabond Substack

The Official Substack for The Last American Vagabond

Pieces Of Poetry

By Stanley Wotring

Random Musings Of A Pent-Up Poet

Holistic Healing

By Luke

Helping you thrive & achieve peak health, providing you with holistic health insights & daily protocols to elevate your health and body. 🧬

Bijibilla’s Substack

By Bijibilla Rama Rao

EVERY DAY IS A CHANGE TO BE BETTER! EACH DAY PROVIDES ITS OWN GIFTS! WORK HARD IN SILENCE! LET YOUR SUCCESS BE YOUR NOISE!

The Intellectual Investor

By Vitaliy Katsenelson

Value Investing, Life/Philosophy and Classical Music Explained

HannahRoWrites

Semi-to-very-autobiographical poetry about life, love and everything in between.

“System Failures: Dispatches from the Inside and Edge

By Jennifer Tate

Welcome Systems Failures: Dispatches from the Inside and Edge a hybrid of cultural autopsy and personal reckoning. Here, truth isn’t tidy, and memory doesn’t behave. This space blends memoir, essay, and cultural critique to expose the quiet manipulations.

My Haiku Journey

By April R. Holmes

My daily exploration of weird photos and haiku experiments published as a weekly collection. Plus separate posts of nature and landscape photographs with perhaps a philosophical haiku theme?

Outspoken with Dr Naomi Wolf

Essays, updates and arguments from an eyewitness to a new dark age, with thoughts on how to keep liberty, justice and human rights alive.

Commentary is truly rich and heartfelt. Covid/vaccine related meterial is presented thoroughly, scientific backed.

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Made From What's Not Real

By David Perlmutter

The writings and musings of Canadian historian and speculative fiction writer David Perlmutter

Creative, Inspired, ALIVE

By Evelyn Skye & Joanna Phoenix

Welcome to the creative collaboration of NYT bestselling novelist Evelyn Skye & creativity coach and writer Joanna Phoenix, who share heartfelt insights on storytelling, ambition, and growth. JOIN US—for kindness, curiosity, and community.

Free Thinking Through the Fourth Turning with Sasha Stone

A rumination on the collapse of culture on the left. Is it really that bad? Yes, it is really that bad.

Talebones ✨

By S.E. Reid

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

PASSAGES: Life & stories from a professional writer

By Toby Neal

Travel and life with a writer in changing times: stories from a professional novelist on the move.

A Sip, A Shout Out & A Sentence

By C. Elyse

Everything necessary to fuel the muse: craft tips, book/film and short story reviews, writing prompts, and curated cocktails!

Such a refreshing, original follow-nothing else like it! Tips galore on the craft of writing and nods to amazing adult beverage sips! Such value here w/ writing resources esp. Black American/diasphora culture and much more beyond is passionately and beautifully revealed. Well organized posts as well!

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