Substacks recommended by Elizabeth M. Johnson (she/her)

Recommended by Elizabeth M. Johnson (she/her)

Writer. Wandering. Wondering. Wilding.

I've given _The Secret Lives of Church Ladies_ to a handful of my friends. Deeshaw's Substack (hooray, she's here!) reads in the same way: pleasure, curiosity, honesty and often a twist of the unexpected. Highly recommend!

- Elizabeth M. Johnson (she/her)

the intangibles

By Allison Kirkland

A celebration & exploration of creative nonfiction & the writing life, often through the lens of my own experience.

Love Allison's way of examining the tiny bits that make us all universally tick!

- Elizabeth M. Johnson (she/her)

Stone Ground Pieces

By Holly

Fragments of life, ground and polished, crafted with intention, finding meaning amongst the middle ground.

Love Holly's voice as she reckons with who she is now, who she "was" and what the world expects her to be.

- Elizabeth M. Johnson (she/her)

More to Hate

By Kate Manne

Misogyny and more

Misogyny, fat phobia and cool words that sting in the best way. There's NOTHING like this out there.

- Elizabeth M. Johnson (she/her)

Writing is Joy

By Julia F. Green

On the wonder and craft of the writing life. With swear words.

The Audacity.

By Roxane Gay

Writing that boldly disregards normal restraints.

CRAFT TALK

By Craft Talk

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!)

Every writer should be following this Substack!

- Elizabeth M. Johnson (she/her)

Beginning Where You Are

Recommended by Elizabeth M. Johnson (she/her)