Substacks recommended by Jason McBride

Recommended by Jason McBride

My daily exploration of weird photos and haiku experiments published as a weekly collection. Plus separate posts of nature and landscape photographs with perhaps a philosophical haiku theme?

Poetry & Process

By Brian Funke

A haven, weaving words into life through Poem, Reflection, and Memory.

Incidental Comics

By Grant Snider

Impossible thoughts and complicated feelings, illustrated. With bonus musings on how to live a creative life.

Grant asks the important questions and shares his journey navigating life's challenges with delightful, whimsical comics.

- Jason McBride

Microseasons

By Ann Collins

A Field Guide to Savoring 72 Seasons of the Year

Reading Ann's posts is like taking a bath in wonder.

- Jason McBride

Noted

By Jillian Hess

Tips from the world's best note takers

An intriguing look into the wide variety of ways creatives take notes.

- Jason McBride

Sundays with Stella

By Stella Kalaw

Finding meaning and noticing the bittersweet symphony of life through storytelling, collage art, and photography.

A.M. Sketching

By Sue Clancy

A bit of creativity, often whimsical, from Clancy's sketchbook to go with your morning coffee.

Haiku Daily

By Kyle G. Jones

A poetry podcast & newsletter that brings you two haiku every weekday and more about haiku, like resources, writing prompts, and more directly to you.

The most soothing way to start your day. If you enjoy poetry, you need this podcast in your life.

- Jason McBride

Three Things Weekly

By Raphy

Co-Create's weekly edit where we share Three Things to inspire your creativity.

the micro mashup.

By Amie Mcgraham

weekly 100-word microstories about islands and road trips and writing. sometimes food will be involved.

Escape from Clowntown | Comics of E.R. Flynn

Comics, cartoons, humor, podcast and mostly-true tales of comedy from award winning cartoonist and satirist, E.R. Flynn.

PASSAGES: Travel the USA and more!

By Toby Neal

Travel in changing times: stories on camping and life from a professional novelist on the move.

Each post is beautifully crafted. Toby Neal writes some of the best travel memoir on the internet. Each post makes me ready to go on a new adventure and leaves me not only learning about the author but about myself as well.

- Jason McBride

Austin Kleon

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

The Forgotten Files

By Peter Pappas

Your free archive of historical curiosities

Beautiful illustrations and images from often ugly times. Peter artfully connects our news with our all too often forgotten history.

- Jason McBride

Along the Hudson

By Justin Deming

Original fiction delivered from my home along the Hudson River.