Substacks recommended by Michael Hatcher | Storytellers and Other Liars

Recommended by Michael Hatcher

You know that feeling when early spring’s sun first kisses your bare shoulders after a long winter’s rest? At My Cottage in the Country, you can expect stories that bring warmth and inspire more gratitude and presence.

This is good stuff! Hannah has just started — like me —, but I really enjoy her writing because she writes from. The remembrance of her grandmother is touching!

- Michael Hatcher

Samu

Telling my real story. Addiction, love, chaos, healing. Honest, anonymous, raw.

The Developer

By Donny Evans

The Developer is an independent, ad-free newsroom producing unrelenting investigative journalism in the public interest.

Subliminal Daggers

Beautifully deranged poetry and fiction.

This is really, really good poetry! I find something good every time I visit! You should make him part of your Substack routine!

- Michael Hatcher

Letters from an American

By Heather Cox Richardson

A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

Poems for Liberation

By Poems For Liberation

Updrafts - Seeking the Lift Bands of Humor & Meaning. Poetry. Social & Cultural Musings.

On The Train to Koh-Riley

By B Philippe

There's so much awesome stuff out there, haven't you seen it? Cool leaves, strange people, beautiful rocks... I'll write about it, let me share it with you.

This is a great Substack! My friend Bianca is quite a poet. Even though poetry is not my preferred genre overall, Bianca has a way of taking everyday objects and making them beautiful. Well worth a read! She has lots of free content, but like the rest of us, I know that she would appreciate your support if you feel so led.

- Michael Hatcher

DEEPER LOOK with Michael Sellers

Former CIA officer, Russia specialist currently an investigator, taking a deeper look at things that matter.

The Rostykus Report

By Michelle Rostykus

Life, Vision, and Everything In Between

I'm really digging what she's putting down! Good stuff all the way through! Give her a try, you will not be sorry!

- Michael Hatcher

Are you f'ng kidding me?

By JoJoFromJerz

It’s me… JoJoFromJerz from Twitter!!

Franky's Substack

By Franky Dyson

My personal Substack

Bold, incisive writing is Franky's trademark! A visit with her is never unrewarded!

- Michael Hatcher

Wildwood Writer

By Virginia

Welcome to the place where my bones speak first. This is my Substack, where I’ll be laying poems down like open wounds and strange prayers—some polished, some still bleeding. Purchase my poetry books through the link in bio.

A Writer’s Voice

Stories and poems, small fires to share the dark.

Cosmic Sushi

🥢Pop culture. 🌙 Astrology. 💥 Raw takes, rolled tight. A sharp-tongued cultural newsletter dissecting celebrities, archetypes, and power dynamics through an astrological lens. A spicy bento box of cosmic chaos. Fresh every week.

If you're into astrology (or not -- never gave it a thought), this is a great site for you. The main reason I like it is that the writing is breezy and conversational. It feels like you are actually talking with the author.

- Michael Hatcher

The Blank Page

By Mallory Stock

Author and book marketer 📖 Sharing behind the scenes of writing my first book, navigating the publishing industry, and building a creative business to help you do the same ✨

Travis’s Substack

By Travis Lowe

Poems to keep you warm

Kelly Trost

I am a published poet and author of children's stories. I hold a Bachelor of Arts degree in violin performance music composition from UCSB. Currently, I am primarily involved in the creation of my Poetic Improvisations.

I'm really getting into her poetry. I think you will, too!

- Michael Hatcher

Pam Wade

RANTS of the moment MEMORIES of seven decades MUSINGS of…we shall see

The Bulwark

By Tim

The Bulwark is home to Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, Bill Kristol, JVL, Sam Stein, Catherine Rampell and more. We are the largest pro-democracy bundle on Substack for news and analysis on politics and culture—supported by a community built on good-faith.

Phillip’s Substack

By Phillip Slater

My name is Phill. I write on whatever subject comes to mind. Hopefully you will find something you like.

Remembring2Laugh

By Ginny Lynns

Remembring2Laugh reflects A Course in Miracles concept: the Child of God conceived "a tiny mad idea," and "forgot to laugh."

Progress is Progress

By Belinda (Belle) Morey

Addiction, recovery, and mental health—without shame, sugarcoating, or apologies

Belinda tells you what you need to know in a way that goes down easy!

- Michael Hatcher

Christine collins

Rhythm's

By Hina Gondal

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She posts religiously, and it is so, so good! You can get lost in it, and I mean in the best way possible!

- Michael Hatcher

Emmett Tatter

I was counted 15,523 times in Florida’s prisons—and that’s not including the recounts. Five times a day, I was reminded I wasn’t a person—I was inventory. This is what happened between those counts. Author of COUNT TIME. Yoga teacher. Truth-teller.

I will say first off that I've only read one of Emmett's posts. But his writing is so alive and urgent that I know I will be back again and again. The post I read is about the Florida Prison System and the overwhelming brutality and corruption. I urge everyone to read "I TRIPLE Dog Dare You." I did, and I will be reading everything else.

- Michael Hatcher

Diary Poems

By X. P. Callahan

Verbal snapshots of my daily life or whatever else may be on my mind. Mostly syllabic, occasionally ekphrastic (which is not the same as illustrative).

You Live Your Life as if it's Real (Ray’s Substack)

By Ray Sweatman

Let there be poetry (mine and others), serialized fiction and satire. Making Vespuccia Great Again is available now in book and chapters here. Auhor's webite: https://raysweatman@carrd.co

This guy is one of the best poets working on Substack today! I definitely recommend that you check his page out! His latest "van gogh and oppenheimer walk into a bar" is really inventive.

- Michael Hatcher

My personal Substack

I write essays on relationships, psychology, philosophy, and the inner life of being human. Exploring emotion, memory, perception, and the quiet patterns behind how we experience life. If something here feels familiar, you are welcome.

Aaliya is for real! Her sweet soul and writing talent make this a must-read! I hope you enjoy!

- Michael Hatcher

Monica A Leyva

Original speculative fiction, essays on health politics and institutional power, and poetry about care, memory, and resistance.

She's always so good, but when she writes about her dogs, her huskies that I just have to meet, she takes to a different level. Fun, fun stuff!

- Michael Hatcher

UnPresidented

We are an independent news organization that monitors the Trump administration and its ongoing descent into fascism.

Nicole Little-john

The beautiful complexities of the written word is how I make sense of my universe. What about you?

Kyoko W.P.

Confessional/Lyrical Poet | Raw Poems of domestic violence, grief, motherhood, survival, trauma, love, chronic illness and mental health unfiltered. I write what hurts and what heals. 💜 a voice for the ones who feel too much and survive anyway.💜

She writes poetry like a life on fire. You might think you're not a poetry fan -- hold onto that judgment until you read her!

- Michael Hatcher

This Is Worth Saying

By Quinlee

The little library of an artist, and she has some letters waiting for you.

I really believe that you will love this page of heartrending, yet hopeful, poetry.

- Michael Hatcher

White Rabbit Musings

By Dorie Snow/雪多丽

A little history, a little culture, a little philosophy, a soft place to land when the day is hard. A space where fascination in Chinese history, poetry, and culture mixes with personal poetry, stories, and musings on life.

Hillary Marek

Every. Effing. Day

Every day, actions by the Trump administration undermine or actively violate human rights in the U.S. and abroad. Every day, we will monitor these actions and highlight some of the most egregious.

I always learn something every time I read this page. Highly recommended!

- Michael Hatcher

lauren oliver

By Lauren Oliver

poetry, prose, and philosophy from the raw, unfiltered edge of the feminine psyche; a sanctuary for the soul that feels too much and not enough. this is where the shadow meets the light. this is where we remember divinity.

Heartrending stuff! She writes clearly and with purpose about things that have affected her deeply. Definitely worth checking out!

- Michael Hatcher

Writing In The Shadows

By Laura B Writing in the Shadows

I'm the naughty devil on your shoulder... dark thoughts, messy truths, and just enough dark humor to keep you coming back. 🖤

For those you who like poems that are introspective, yet biting.

- Michael Hatcher

Priya Hinduja

Reading, writing, and music are the food for my soul.

Rochelle Pierce

A professional dabbler, an all around artist at heart. A chaotic creature with a chronic case of Imposter Syndrome who secretly knows that she's good at what she loves, but stuggles none the less.

Give her a shot! I dare you not to love her work!

- Michael Hatcher

Lani’s Bloggity Blog

By Lani Nieu (relatively.perfect)

whelm

I've only read one poem, but from that one poem I can tell that I'm going to love this page. The one thing I've read is "Candy Flip at a Funeral," and it is so audacious, funny, charming, and heartbreaking that I know this will be one my daily poetic stopping points. I hope you enjoy, too!

- Michael Hatcher

Oray

Merhaba nasılsınız emekli Sağlık Hizmetleri 38 yıl.Ar-Ge Araştırmacı şimdi.İstanbul-Türkiye .64 Yaş. Teşekkür ederim.

Sylvienne Ethara

Sylvienne Ethara Author, screenwriter, and podcaster. I write myth-blooded fiction and dream walker prose, carving worlds where grief has teeth and prophecy refuses to die. Host of The Writer’s Quill (78 countries). Ranked #1,042 in Fiction on Substack.

The key is in her last name: ethereal. You will not come away unmoved! Beautiful stuff!

- Michael Hatcher

Elizabeth: poems, prayers, voice

Exploring art, poems, prayers, and voice with you.

Real Patriotism with Terry Moran

Real Patriotism is a place for clear-eyed reporting and essential moral argument about American democracy and power in our time. Non-partisan, independent—but not blind to reality—this journal is for people who want to understand what America is becoming.