Personal essays by Adrian Melrose on family, self-judgment, and emotional honesty, often drawing on his own experiences such as a traumatic phone call and childhood bullying. Readers get reflective, carefully constructed writing on how inner critics work, plus recommendations for books like The Four Agreements.
Website: https://adrianmelrose.com/
A long-running Substack of personal essays and political commentary by journalist Matt Labash, mixing satirical takes on Trump and technology with reflections on daily life and travel. Readers get a witty, first-person voice in the vein of literary humor writing.
Etgar Keret shares personal essays, stories and reflections, from humorous anecdotes about author tours to searching pieces on life in Israel after October 7. Readers get first-person literary writing that mixes absurdist humor with moral and political introspection.
Ela Crain writes personal essays on meditation, inner distance, and how childhood experiences shape adult habits and success. Each issue reflects on everyday moments, like a gym conversation or a stalled service provider, to draw out a broader insight about the mind.
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