Understand the Japanese Psyche with a local English speaker's perspective

Essays on herbalism, folklore, mythology and all things wild!

Philosophy for everyday life.

One poet's quest to uncover what shifts when we shift our attention

Cultivating a healthy approach to football and Liverpool FC, with positivity, gratitude and joy, in a world often drowning in negativity. Simple Zen from Paul Tomkins/The Tomkins Times.

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

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

The paradox of the writer-mother, the time I grew up in a meth lab + other uncomfortable truths

Comedy, politics, and swearing in pretty much equal amounts.

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

cool but rude

Providing a direct line of "translated" public health science to you

Writing that boldly disregards normal restraints.

Grown-up views and intelligent debate about Liverpool FC (online paywalled/free content by Paul Tomkins and associates as The Tomkins Times since 2009, now relocated to Substack.)

Welcome to the Woofenberry Writers Club. Whether you are new or experienced, come and join a pack of writers and readers, take on challenges and earn yourself some badges.

A newsletter about having fun online.

Advice + Lists + Horniness, Mostly

A Substack-featured newsletter about how to live a meaningful life in a chaotic, unstable world. I'm trying to find the place between denial and nihilism, and set up a life there.

Demystifying soccer -- one shot, and one sweater, at a time.