Substacks recommended by Gary Gruber

Recommended by Gary Gruber

Raw, real, and deeply human. These are the stories that reveal life’s messy truths, spark unexpected shifts, and remind you why connection matters most.

Writing Wednesdays

By Matt Lillywhite

Writing Wednesdays is a weekly newsletter designed to help you make $1,000+ a month from writing.

Leanne | crestingthehill

Hi and welcome ~ I'm Leanne and I write a blog about Midlife at www.crestingthehill.com.au where it's all about living life well, being calm, centered, grateful, and full of joy.

Who is there who isn't interested in "living life well, being, calm, centered, grateful and full of joy"? Really, do you know anyone?

- Gary Gruber

Awe Now

By Katy

Awe Now is collage, thoughts and mindfulness prompts. Newsletter sent monthly (ish) and includes collage and writing. Unscheduled mindfulness prompts, poetry and photography.

Shy Guy Meets the Buddha

By Don Boivin

Reflections on Work, Love, and Nature.

Through the Fog, by Elliot Kirschner

An idiosyncratic exploration of current events, history, art, science, and community.

Former partner with Dan Rather on Steady, Eliot sees clearly "through the fog."

- Gary Gruber

Baur Studio

By Diana Strinati Baur

Garden, atelier, writing space, kitchen. European by choice. Flavored by nature, umami and wabi sabi. Steeped in love for the ordinary.

What's Growing On?

By Nessa

Being human takes practice. Practice needs attention. Our attention is divided. What we pay attention to grows. Feral reflections from a recovering Infectious Disease Physician turned Photographer Storyteller Gardener.

Nessa nails it! Her story may well inspire others to consider making the shift. We are all practitioners of one kind or another. The mantra is pay attention, change, grow.

- Gary Gruber

The Destination is Now

By Peter Tremain

World traveling octogenarian leans into life wherever he is.

Peter is one who is making the most and best of his later years and embracing the world while he continues his journey. We are fortunate he is willing to take us along, such a gracious and genearous gift. Much appreciated plus he's a darn good writer too.

- Gary Gruber

Coffee Break Newsletter

By Jana

A midweek pause—filled with book recommendations, book-inspired reflections, and interviews with talented writers to help you rethink life, work, and everything in between.

A Storyboard Life

By Kristin Fellows

Kristin Fellows ~ writer, storyteller & memoirista Please join me for tales of the unexpected as I navigate life in a small Portuguese farming village, consult on life-changing documentary films, and finish writing my memoir, "A Storyboard Life."

Kristin has a talent for sharing graphic details that take you along on her shoots.

- Gary Gruber

The Cosmic Yes

By Victoria Fann

A spiritual oasis of sacred words intended to offer you a few moments of comfort, a soft place to land, a quiet respite from the sharp edges of the world, some medicine to calm the nervous system while also feeding and nourishing your Soul.

Because we can all use a spiritual oasis....especially in today's noisy world.

- Gary Gruber

Wild Becoming

By Amanda Verdery Young

Lyrical enchantments to kindle what is sacred, brilliant and wild in you~ through the medicine of myth, the art of loving & earth's resplendent cycles. Know thy Deep Self & Become the one who knows.

The Untangling

By Tiffany Chu

Essays and fiction untangling grief, trauma, and beliefs - for wounded healers seeking light in the aftermath

My personal Substack

An ongoing conversation about the daily mess of life: Family, politics, books, teaching, writing, journalism - and dogs, always dogs. In my world, hope is a fact.

No Cause for Merriment

By David W Runyan II

Observations on Contemporary Culture

The Hidden Path

By Nancy Hendrickson

Where the known and the unknown come to chat.

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.

[B]OLD AGE with Debbie Weil

Sharing what it's really like to get old, from the blessings to the bullshit. Get personal essays, Q&As, advice on growing [b]older—all from author, podcaster, and [b]old woman Debbie Weil. Join ElderStack, the community for [B]old Women.

Boon’s Substack

By Ron White

Allowing the soul to lead to the way!

Ron is kind and generous, thoughtful and a good connection.

- Gary Gruber

THE END's inSIGHTs

By Caroline Bliss-Isberg

Discovering and sharing insights while learning how to how to make friends with death.

Caroline shares her insights and understanding about how we can export internal to external and vice-versa. She is one of wise women here and worth a read.

- Gary Gruber

Musings+

By Mark Kolke

I try every day, to write better, to give life to ideas and to speak out as I share my thoughts - hopefully stimulating some readers to consider, respond or discuss my point of view and theirs too, as a call to action, a search for consensus.

Confessions & Coffee

By Alice Kuipers

Take a coffee break in your wild, wonderful life with bestselling author Alice Kuipers.

Focus on the essentials, inclluding coffee...

- Gary Gruber

Monday Morning Minute

By Mark Kolke

Mark Kolke publishes 'Monday Morning Minute - 100 words + a quote he selects You get this publication because you've signed up and/or consented to be on the Monday Morning Minute mailing list.

Worth more than a minute on Monday morning, or any morning will do just fine. Inspirational and timely.

- Gary Gruber

Life (un)Learned

By Kim Van Bruggen

Where you unravel ingrained beliefs, examine limiting habits, and navigate life transitions with a recovering CEO.

Substack Writers at Work with Sarah Fay

Grow your Substack. Earn the income you deserve. One of the top 3 bestselling Substacks.

A good look at choices, results, plus guidelines, suggestions and recommendations. Open-ended, catering to individual preferences and examples of what works and why. Practical, sound and sensible.

- Gary Gruber

In Our Own Ink │Andi Penner

By Andi Penner (*Substack*)

Introducing writers and readers to each other and to the writing life.

Letters From Love with Elizabeth Gilbert

This is heart work

Gratitude Journal

By Alex Elle

A virtual gratitude journal by writer and teacher, Alex Elle.

Captures the external and transports us to the internal.....

- Gary Gruber

Changing The Channel with Kirsten Powers

New York Times bestselling author Kirsten Powers offers fresh thinking about how we can make big changes in our lives, communities and country.

All about change and transitions, learning along the way.

- Gary Gruber

Alchemy of a Journey

By Kert Lenseigne 🌱

Thoughts on “Becoming” through the five dimensions of being human. “We are spiritual beings on human journeys.” This is Soul work! This is how we cook our lives.

Worth your time to enrich your understanding of our humanity.

- Gary Gruber

The Skillful Scribbler | Jen Baxter

The go-to expert for emerging authors who want to maximize their reach via Substack. Weekly emails that teach and inspire you to build an audience for your non-fiction books because your email list is the single most crucial tool to your success.

Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance

By Joyce Vance

Worried about the state of the republic? Get the legal knowledge & analysis you need to be an advocate for democracy, along with a dose of savvy optimism.

The Human In You

By Marcus Malesela

A journey to self-discovery and empowerment!

A thoughtful exploration of self-discovery

- Gary Gruber

Oldster Magazine

By Sari Botton

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

The Planet

By Alexander Verbeek 🌍

Exploring our world's beauty and challenges through stories of nature, climate, and human resilience. Join our collective journey of hope and understanding.

Steady

By Dan Rather

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

Dan Rather, at 92, still has it nailed down.

- Gary Gruber

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Recommended by Gary Gruber