Substacks recommended by Minna | Cabinet of Curiosities

Recommended by Minna

Hi! Welcome to Loaded Pen. My personal lil zzlubstack where I'm experimenting with Writing plus a dash of spontaneous Art, Comix & Poetry thrown in. Not guaranteed to be ick-free or even zit-free. But join me on my journey anyway. You just might dig it.

Pulp, Pipe, & Poetry

By Frank Theodat

The variety magazine to elevate your leisure hours. Fiction, verse, curation, opinion. Never the same, always quality.

The Sword & Pen

By J. Aaron Courts

Insights, Stories, and more from a Retired Marine, Full-time student, Extra-time Dad, and Always-time Husband. Semper Fidelis!

Edge|wise

By SleepyHollow

[at the border between sage & strange]

Gamestorming

By The Gamestorming team

Gamestorming is a set of co-creation tools used by innovators around the world.

Finlay Beach

Author, Finlay Beach shares Managed Paranoia - Book One. The near-future is like today—only more thrilling!

Dynamic Creed: The Sharp Edge of Fiction

By Victor David @ Dynamic Creed

One of a kind evocative creative fiction outside the designs of our times

Pulp West

By Frank Kidd

Frank Kidd's Author Blog

I predict Frank Kidd's stuff will be on the big screen one day.

- Minna

From The Future

By Edward Rooster

Imagining the Future through the Past, by writing Lyrical Historical Essays and Science Fiction Novels

Bill Bradbury's fiction

Novels and short stories by Bill Bradbury.

Craig’s Cabinet of Meagre Offerings

By Craig Burgess

Iconoclastic fiction and essays about being on (and around) the internet.

Just read it.

- Minna

SCRIBBLER -- A PORTAL TO FICTION

By Ben Woestenburg

Read my novellas, & novelettes; or just listen as I read my Stories. Sign up & have it delivered to your in-box. Grab a MEMBERSHIP and join me in THE PORTAL CLUB, for readings, chats, and videos.

Indulging a Second Look

By Dane Benko

Experimental videos, short stories, and essays that tinker with those eldritch phantasms haunting the blind spots of your perception.

Soaring Twenties

By Thomas J Bevan

A triweekly newsletter and monthly magazine run by a collective of creatives, collaborating to make the internet human again.

An artists collective hosted by Thomas J Bevan, the conductor of a magnificent group. Come and join us!

- Minna

Postcards From Barsoom

By John Carter

Perspectives from Earth's older, better-looking sister world

The Pulp Fictioneer

By Frank Theodat

Discovering the pulp writers of the 20s, 30s, and 40s era, sharing their wisdom on storytelling craft, and applying their instruction to my own fiction in real-time. Join me on my path to becoming a pulp writer.

Rob Henderson's Newsletter

Human nature, psychology, social class, luxury beliefs, and more.

He does the research so you don't have to.

- Minna

Samuraipunk

By Made in DNA

Samuraipunk, cyberpunk, mecha, weird and general scifi. Bi-monthly. Content reviews, creative (person) interviews, crowdfunding projects, original fiction, culture, pop culture, and more. Nothing high-brow. Also see NOTES for more frequent content.

Infinite Dominion

By Zack Grafman

Join me as we seek out the pioneers, scoutmasters and worldbuilders wielding holy imagination to take dominion over our world. The Future is Christian.

The Metta Verse

By David

Stories, poems, and essays. From curiosity, with love.

Nova Nevédoma

By Vanya Bagaev

Literary locus and solo samizdat imprint of speculative and experimental fiction (and other complementary materials for existence).

Made From What's Not Real

By David Perlmutter

The writings and musings of Canadian historian and speculative fiction writer David Perlmutter

Wunderkammer

By Autumn Widdoes

Finding a sense of wonder again through writing, art, literature, movies, theater and other curiosities.

The Commonplace

By Thomas J Bevan

Fiction and essays on the extraordinary nature of ordinary life.

Just Enough to Get Me in Trouble

By Lyle McKeany

Personal, vulnerable, and sometimes funny essays from a husband, father, and disability advocate, delivered whatever days he wants at exactly 8:08 am PT.

You'll want to return and read more.

- Minna

Luke Burgis Newsletter

Pursuing the mysterium tremendum et fascinans and writing at the intersection of philosophy, culture, art, technology, and religious wisdom.

Explains René Girard's theories for us so we can relate them to our lives.

- Minna

Reflections of The Sovereign Artist

By Clintavo

Exploring the liberating power of the creative act through writing. Art is a spiritual path that bestows insights, peace, love and joy into our lives through The Sovereign Artist within. I write reflections, fiction, essays and the occasional poem.

He somehow manages to tap into truth and beauty of creativity.

- Minna

Both Are True

By Alex Dobrenko

Funny, deep, relatable stories from a dad to two, husband to one, friend to all (free for all) + BATCAVE (workshops, cowriting, "community") for paid subscribers.

Strive to write like this.

- Minna