Dave Barry's weekly humor column riffs on everyday life, politics, holidays and pets with absurdist exaggeration and running jokes. Readers get light comic essays, often with illustrated gags, rather than news or analysis.

Chris Goff's personal newsletter about daily life in Washington, DC, covering family, a cat's death, community organizing, and political commentary on the city's federal occupation. Readers get candid, personal essays with a strong local and political point of view.

A veterinarian's first-person essays on the realities of clinical practice, covering the cost of care, working through the pandemic, and decision-making under uncertainty. Posts are presented in a conversational format with an AI editor asking questions and the vet answering in her own words.

Inked Lines is a studio newsletter from a custom line art and watercolour portrait maker, explaining how to combine photos into one drawing, how watercolour differs from line art for pets, and how to choose wedding guest book alternatives. Readers get practical, specific guidance on commissioning keepsake portraits and related gifts.