Substacks recommended by Safar Fiertze

Recommended by Safar Fiertze

The Fry Corner

By Stephen Fry

A sack of stubs, a stub sack, a stack of subs, a substack

Philosophy of Language

By Eugene Terekhin

Philosophy of Language, Deep Literature, Psychology, Spirituality

Spirit Connections with Jenna Newell Hiott

Discover weekly Archetype and Tarot insights, dive into ancestral healing, embrace the Magic, and explore relationality across all realms.

Apocrypha

By M. E. Rothwell

Writings of uncertain authenticity.

One of my favourite Substacks! One guest writer each week talks about the most foundational book inspiring who they are today.

- Safar Fiertze

Liminal Walker Musings

By Julie Schmidt

Writings & musings on the liminal. The thresholds we meet in life, cycles that we move through and nature's rhythms we dance with.

Soft. Simple. Still.

By Soft. Simple. Still by Samantha Corrie

Soft Simple Still is a place where, like gentle butterflies that land upon your hand, soft words and meditations will land in your heart for profound healing, stillness and simplicity. Weaving earth based wisdom into simple living and self healing.

Reflections of a Sociologist

By Sue Greer-Pitt

Reflections on human interaction, human culture, human institutions and human relationship to the physical world. Current focus: democracy, inequality, economy, education, Appalachia, and climate change.

Motley Stories

By MotleyStories

I share stories from my life and my Scottish homeland. I hope they inspire you to reflect on your own experiences, using different perspectives. Please, tell your stories, and keep your memoirs & photos safely, creating a legacy for future generations.

A hill and I

By Susie Mawhinney

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

The Sadbook Collections

By Sara Barkat

the (mostly) daily comic strip of a stick-figure human

How is it a Sadbook collection never fail to make me smile? My biscuit solution to have with that first cup of tea of the day!

- Safar Fiertze

Six Things

By Lev Parikian

Writings, findings, amusements, nonsense – six at a time.

Six unique observations that never fail to brighten up my day.

- Safar Fiertze

Beyond the Comfort Zone with Renée Eli, Ph.D.

By Renée Eli – Beyond the Comfort Zone

Complex times usher us beyond comfort to the depths of human becoming. These letters are meditative essays devoted to the unfolding of us.

Noted

By Jillian Hess

Tips from the world's best note takers

It was the Daily Howl that initially drew me to this newsletter - who could resist? If you want to know more, you'll have to take a peek; I promise you won't regret it.

- Safar Fiertze

Wild Beauty

By Joyce Wycoff

Wild Beauty hides in crashing waves, secluded places, smiling faces, poetic phrases … everywhere, and that’s where I plan to be … there to see it and bring back pieces to share.

Quiet Reading with Tara Penry

A weekly refuge for our shared humanity inspired by authors, books, and this world of marvels.

A deeply thoughtful newsletter with a quest. The treasure trove of that quest is to be found in the search for nuggets of enchantment. Tara entertains, supports and unites the dispersed. Highly recommended!

- Safar Fiertze

A.M. Sketching

By Sue Clancy

A bit of creativity, often whimsical, from Clancy's sketchbook to go with your morning coffee.

Reading Under the Radar

By Cassie Gutman

Recommendations for under-the-radar books you haven't heard of.

Having followed bookstagrammars for some time who make popular books more popular, this newsletter is a breath of fresh air. If you want to find a good read that's off the radar, you need go no further than here.

- Safar Fiertze

LIVING SMALL

By Laura Fenton

A home & garden newsletter about small spaces, sustainable living, and all the joys (and pains!) of living with less from Laura Fenton, the author of The Little Book of Living Small.

Words and Pictures by Pamela Leavey

Welcome to Words and Pictures. I am a Creative Writer and a Photographer. My posts are digital collages encompassing the world around me. I post Daily Affirmations, Quotes of The Day, Poetry, Personal Essays and Photo Essays to Inspire and Enlighten.

Everything Is Amazing

By Mike Sowden

A newsletter about seeing more, feeling more, and asking better questions. Curiosity makes everything better - but can it be *learned*? Let's find out.

Mike is on a journey of discovery grounded in stories of science, told in layperson's language infused with a healthy drop of mirth. Guaranteed to incite a sense of awe and wonder!

- Safar Fiertze

The SneakyArt Post

By Nishant Jain

Secretly drawn art of the world, delivered to your inbox.

I used to love taking candid photos which is what drew me to the sneaky artist. Nishant creates candid sketches of people in everyday places. Alluring and addictive!

- Safar Fiertze

Letters of Note

By Shaun Usher

Nothing but history's most interesting letters.

This was one of the first Substacks I ever subscribed to, and have never stopped looking forward to it. If only we still sealed up our writing with our tongues, stamped it, and sent it off to someone far away.

- Safar Fiertze

Silentium

By Andō

A quiet journal on themes of interior silence — meditation, contemplation, silent prayer, stillness, and quiet moments.

The Crow's Nest

By Alexander M Crow

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