The Fainting Couch

Conversations about how picture books work.

Once upon a time I worked in magazines. Now I’m writing about life as an Expat in Amsterdam.

A weird newsletter about all the midlife things: kids, parents, food, sex, holidays, rage, and sweating at night, by the author of Waiting for Birdy and We All Want Impossible Things.

Aquatic, egg-laying, venomous, fluorescent.

Restore balance and vitality to your life by reconnecting with pressure-free creativity and the nourishing cycles of nature.

a newsletter that explores the braided experience of mother, lover and self. personal essays & conversations on sex, death, love, loss, parenthood, paradigms, identity, culture and coming of age. written by rebecca woolf with special guests.

stuff I seen stuff I heard plus tidbits about Keiths

Cautionary tales, unsolicited advice, and notes on living in liminal space, evolution, and returning to yourself.

Tips from the world's best note takers

A newsletter about writing & other things that make this life dear—from the poet, not the dame

An invitation to compare notes on life beyond the empty nest. By the author of PARENT HACKS.

If you live at the intersection of creativity and purpose, you're in the right place.

Where we tease out the goooooood stuff together.

America's #1 populist! News and shows about the progressive, democratic populist rebellion from former Texas Ag Commissioner and NYT best-selling author Jim Hightower.

✨ a cosy online space for curious readers ✨ from Sunday Times Bestselling author Emma Gannon. On books, work, wellbeing & creativity. 5th literature Substack globally. "One of Britain’s most prominent Substack writers" —The Times

The internet’s most intimate, illuminating interviews with today’s greatest writers—get an in-depth look into the craft of writing and what it means to be a heart-centered human in a hard world.

Real talk about the writing + publishing industry from an author who doesn’t want you to feel confused, bewildered, or alone. Plus: craft tips, reading recommendations, writing support + solidarity (unless you are a jerk to people in the comments).

a chronicle of enthusiasms, from writer Molly Wizenberg

A place to explore the way the short story works.

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

Lawrence Weschler's Fortnightly Compendium of the Miscellaneous Diverse.

Weekly art, writing, and creative inspiration from the author of Steal Like an Artist and other bestsellers.

Drawing explorations, lessons, and weekly art assignments from New York Times-bestselling artist Wendy MacNaughton. Paying subscribers get full access to the DrawTogether Grown-Ups Table creative community and drawing assignments.

ambition+ aging but sometimes i talk about face creams (from the co-host of the 'everything is fine' podcast and author of the new book 'ambition monster.')

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

Documenting the dream of running a 100 year old café and curios shop by the sea, fuelled by a devotion to tea and sympathy and bread and roses. Written by Audra Williams, human foxhole radio and noted online emoter.

Writing that boldly disregards normal restraints.

Step into our salad laboratory. We got your leafy greens, your grains, your veg, and protein. Plus: salady guests, salady books & recipes, recipes, recipes 🥗

A newsletter and community for wild minds, winterers and enchantment-seekers with internationally bestselling author Katherine May.

A critical review of the beauty industry prioritizing people, not products.

A newsletter about creativity, art, books, film, illustration and design.

CRAFT TALK is a weekly newsletter about writing, creativity and productivity from author Jami Attenberg. This is also the home of #1000wordsofsummer, where, once a year, we write 1000 words a day together for two weeks straight. (In 2025 it begins 5/31!)

A newsletter that's pro-Big-Life-Changes. Creating a new life after 50, after marriage, after kids, after publishing, and after moving 11,000 times. So sick of learning and growing I could barf. Making you think, laugh, and feel. Sorry.