Tom Cox, an English author, writes personal essays, memoir and humorous notes on walking, cats, books and the British countryside. Issues mix anecdotal storytelling with updates on his books and his late father's cat paintings.

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.

Humorist Dave Barry's weekly Substack of comic essays on everyday American life, such as election mailers, Halloween costumes and dogs. Readers get absurdist, self-deprecating jokes and running gags in his signature style.

A New York cartoonist shares weekly free cartoons, hand-drawn stories and personal essays about life as a comedian and cartoonist in NYC. Issues mix sharp satirical commentary on current events with diary-style accounts of road comedy and film reviews.