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Cheryl Strayed shares personal essays on grief, running, and writing, along with an occasional interview series in which authors answer questions about five things. Readers get intimate, candid first-person writing from the author of Wild and the Dear Sugar columns.
Open Secrets publishes first-person personal essays about topics people are usually taught to keep private, such as grief, mental health and difficult relationships. Issues include a mix of humorous and emotional essays, plus a recurring series on objects with personal meaning.
A personal newsletter by a former lawyer turned travel writer, now living with a spinal CSF leak, mixing memoir, reflections on chronic illness and curated reading. Readers get long-form, candid personal essays about loss, health, and life after a career built on travel.
A Substack publishing personal letters, essays and postcards written by different people, focused on love, grief, heartbreak and memory. Readers get intimate, confessional first-person writing about emotional experiences.
A weekly Sunday letter of personal, faith-infused reflections on hardship, encouragement, and life, sometimes delivered as voice notes or original songs. Issues mix Bible-based sermon-style teaching with opinion on topics like AI ethics.
A Christian devotional newsletter offering short reflections on faith, grief, doubt and wholehearted discipleship, including guest writers. The most recent issue announces the death of the author, Arabah Joy.
A weekly-style companion to Maria Shriver's media brand, featuring excerpts of book interviews, conversations with authors and affiliate-style book recommendations with shop links. It mainly offers readers news of new releases and author interviews around personal growth, grief and family.
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