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

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

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 writes about change: how to question and unlearn societal conditioning and create a life more aligned with your values and deepest desires

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.)

Insight & inspiration from the autistic mind of award-winning, multi hemisphere slam champion Ash Raymond James

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. Come join me for monthly essays, Q&As, links, and shreds of sanity.

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