Contreforme is a literary newsletter by Thibault Malfoy offering essays on reading, writing and the craft of imagination, with close readings of contemporary and classic novels. Readers get thoughtful analysis of authors such as Rachel Cusk, John Harrison and Tanizaki, plus advice on how writers can leave room for the reader's imagination.

Polytropolis is a personal essay newsletter by a philosopher of mind who writes about AI consciousness, moral status of machines, and related philosophy, with digressions into games and science fiction. Readers get careful, opinionated arguments engaging with current debates and with fiction such as Ted Chiang's work.

Short literary science fiction stories set in a near-future city where a coordinating system called Continuum smooths daily life. Each issue follows ordinary people dealing with grief, disaster and loss in the gaps that frictionless systems leave.

Asterisk Magazine publishes long-form, clearly written pieces on the Bay Area and the forces reshaping it, especially AI, technology and the future. The sample includes an interview about AI-generated music videos, an analysis of Chinese recursive self-improvement claims, and a conversation with science fiction writers about constructive visions of the future.