Secretorum is an idiosyncratic newsletter mixing speculative fiction about hidden Vatican texts with historical essays on intellectuals such as Arthur Koestler, plus excerpts of Mark Twain-style satire. It reads as personal, playful and literary, with an occasional sharp historical eye.
Website: https://www.secretorum.life
A Western Massachusetts classical music writer offers personal, essayistic reviews of local concerts and reflections on music, faith and ethics. Readers get literate, opinionated criticism of regional performances alongside broader cultural commentary.
Long-form personal essays by a writer who mines 19th-century German Lutheran periodicals, such as Der Lutheraner and Lehre und Wehre, for small historical episodes and what they reveal about church life and the wider world. Each piece reads a single archival page closely and draws out its context with narrative patience.
A personal essay newsletter reflecting on traditionalist conservatism, Midwestern culture, literature and modern alienation from nature. Issues combine memoir, intellectual history and book reviews, with Bookshop.org and Amazon affiliate links.
Historian Jemar Tisby writes weekly essays on faith, history, and justice, focusing on white Christian nationalism and the Black Christian tradition. Readers get historically grounded analysis of current politics, along with reflections on storytelling and activism for justice.
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