Substacks recommended by Bill Bradbury's fiction

Recommended by Bill Bradbury's fiction

Wood and Water Fiction

By Dale Mahfood

Novels and short stories grounded in history, culture, and family sagas. No paywall.

My personal Substack

Fiction, poetry, thoughts. Posts when the dopamine hits. Your mileage may vary, or your money back.

Original and cool fiction that you should be reading!

- Bill Bradbury's fiction

Substack Writers at Work with Sarah Fay

By Sarah Fay Substack Events

Where you build the Substack you know is possible. Expert guidance from the leading Substack Strategist, Sarah Fay. A top-10, featured Substack.

Stories for a New Florence

By Mike Goodenow Weber

A deep dive into personal, cultural, and social excellence - from exemplary figures in history and from fields of human thought and activity in our time.

Sundman figures it out!

By john sundman

An episodic autobiographical meditation. Stories from farms, cities, African villages, Martha's Vineyard, Silicon Valley, molecular biology labs, truck stops, firehouses, construction sites, hacker meets — trying to figure out what it's all about.

Incredible fiction that you should be reading. I'm not kidding. Stop what you're doing and get started with Acts of the Apostles, now. You'll thank me.

- Bill Bradbury's fiction

Facing Your Demons

*I only post about once, sometimes twice a month. Honest, raw reflections on everything from mortality to sobriety to love to fear to family dysfunction and everything in between...with an added dash of hope.

A Year

By Nick Goode

a collection of short stories set across one year.

Stock Fiction

By Meg Oolders

A dynamic anthology of experimental short fiction, poetry, essays, humor, and multimedia projects from the fiery heart/busy mind of novelist, Meg Oolders.

Shit for Breakfast

By E. Sjule

A bi-weekly selection of drawings, comics, works in progress and behind-the-scenes from a New Yorker cartoonist doodling her way through life. Newsletter released on Monday mornings.

The Publishing Spectrum

By Amanda B. Hinton

Thoughtful tools, Substack-savvy data, and intuitive strategy — read by thousands. ☀️ Shape a publishing practice that’s truly your own: one that honors your creative instincts and draws the right audience for your work.

Ask An Author

By Kate Broad

GREENWICH coming July 2025! Answering questions from authors at all stages of writing, publishing, and hand-wringing.

Dispatches from Inner Space

By J.E. Petersen

Where fiction and philosophy like to hang out and talk about maybe starting a band.

Colin’s Dark-Stories

By Colin Devonshire

Dark tales often feature Thailand, but not always.

What Will It Be Like

By David Yourdon

Weekly short fiction about ordinary moments in the future

Tim Lott's Writing Boot Camp & Philosophy Jam

A novelist's guide to writing fiction and memoir. Essays about current affairs and life in general. Comment, debate, and occasional philosophy posts.

Claire's Short Stories

By Claire Walster

Short fiction for those who want to read, but just don't have time.

Future Thief

By Brian Reindel 👾⚔️

Fantasy and science fiction short stories. Liminal Spaces is where I share personal observations about life's transitional states.

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.

Fictionistas

By Meg Oolders

A collaborative community for fiction writers on Substack

Phoenix Ryder

The official newsletter for writer, Phoenix Ryder. Book release info, updates, and ramblings (or rants) on fiction, film, music, TV, nostalgia, and culture.

Writer Everlasting

By Ramona Grigg

We're a writing community, a safe space. We're here to give, to learn, to revel, to commiserate, but mainly we're here to advance and enhance our writing. All posts are free and the comments are always open.

Write More with Simon K Jones

I write and teach serial fiction. Get weekly tips and stories in your inbox.

Quandary Magazine

By Cole Noble

Preserving the spirit of outdoor adventure, in an independently published magazine — available soon in print

The FLARE

By Chevanne

An emotional signal shot into space, waiting to be discovered. I hope you see it, I hope it finds you. Short fiction | Poetry | Personal essays

Story Cauldron

By Jackie Dana

An eclectic brew of speculative fiction and random thoughts about storytelling

Fiction by Bill Adler

Delightful short stories and flash fiction by Bill Adler.

The Elysian

By Elle Griffin

Our systems are collapsing, let's design what comes next. Join our salon of utopian thinkers to reinvent governance, reimagine capitalism, and architect a better future.

Cabinet of Curiosities

By Minna

Things for you to find

The Art of Flash Fiction

By Kathy Fish

Free monthly Flash Fiction Craft Articles & Prompts / Weekly Posts & Community Writing Events for paid subscribers from Writer & Teacher, Kathy Fish

Situation Normal

By Michael Estrin

Stories for people who enjoy humor with a side of humanity and a dash of insight

Jimmy Doom's Roulette Weal

Substack's biggest and brightest circus of single author short fiction from two-time Best of Detroit Best Author Nominee Jimmy Doom-- "One of this century's master storytellers"

The Sunday Morning Transport

By Julian Yap

An amazing science fiction/fantasy short story each week.

The Muse

By Birgitte Rasine

On the creativity, ingenuity, and untapped potential of humans in an AI-obsessed world

Agents and Books

By Kate McKean

The FAQ on how to find an agent and how to write books, all in one place.