#Substack writers

[cyberpunkonline]

Ten years of pretending to care.

Office chairs, screen glare, lukewarm coffee. Glitches in the corner of his eye. The scent of honey and ash where no scent should be. Then something bloomed on the screen.

🕯️ Read the new Faewave story — “The Glamour Beneath the Commute” 🖤 fae exiles, crumbling timelines, and the long return to magic.

[onwacollective]

I’m on Substack creating a community of fiction/novel writers. Join me 🌹

[theoceanisnotsilent]

a post on grief, loss, and sorrow

[mehmetyildizmelbourne-blog]

Interview with Dr Russell Carr, M.D., a Seasoned Psychiatrist

Dr Carr is a writer and a healthcare professional with 20 years of experience in psychiatry and psychoanalysis, a retired physician from the U.S. Navy. Image courtesy of Dr Russell Carr Non-members can read this insightful story on our community blogs. Dear readers, welcome to another conversation worth slowing down for, something I believe makes the perfect weekend read for those who enjoy…

[spoonieverse]

Where Do You Store Your Memories?

Imagine stepping into a story where you are the main character. No longer just supporting cast, but the protagonist steering the ship. That’s where I found myself this year—a strange, bittersweet, yet oddly liberating place to be.

Writing, for me, is like cooking without a recipe. My ingredients? Memories, emotions, and the whispers of characters who refuse to stay quiet. Like Finn, who appeared uninvited last year, pulling me into her grief-filled world. Together, we processed loss, love, and the weight of holding on too tightly to the past.

I​n this new chapter of life, I’m learning to let go of what doesn’t belong and embracing what remains. The memories. The moments. The magic that fuels my stories.

So, now I'm curious: ✨ What fuels your creativity? ✨ What stories make your heart race and your soul sing? ✨ Where do you store the unforgettable moments of your past?

The full story is up on my Substack, Linn’s Writing Nook. Join me there for a proper deep dive into grief, growth, and the secret sauce that makes our stories unique.

//Linnea

[malusokay]

What's the point of a diary if you're not lying in it?

On Anaïs Nin, literary self-mythologizing, and why personal writing should always be slightly dishonest. (from my substack)

If you’re not lying in your diary, you’re just journaling, and journaling is for people who don’t know how to edit.

A diary is not a record of events; it is an act of creation. The best diarists know this instinctively. Anaïs Nin knew it better than anyone. Her diaries were not mere confessions but performances, half-lit mirrors where the truth shimmered, distorted but no less real.

Nin understood that life is not lived in a single register. Her diaries are a study in contradiction—one moment, she is in love; the next, repulsed. She is independent yet wholly consumed by those around her. But contradiction isn’t falsehood; it’s literature. She rewrote and edited her diaries, sculpting herself into the character she wanted to be. And is that really so dishonest?

People love to be outraged by the idea of a diary that is not entirely factual. But fact is not the same as truth. Diaries, at their best, are emotional truths, shaped by mood, by desire, by the need to impose a narrative on the chaos of daily life. Nin was not interested in being objective—she was interested in being immortal. She once wrote, “We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospection.” But why stop at tasting? Why not rewrite, reshape, embellish? If we can curate the lives we present to others, why should we not do the same for the versions of ourselves we leave behind?

Nin herself was a master of this. She edited her diaries before publication, removing, refining, turning herself into a protagonist. She blurred lines, shifted timelines, made herself more alluring. She called it shaping reality. Others call it lying. The truth, of course, is that all personal writing is selective. Even in confession, there is curation.

The danger, of course, is that history will take the performance at face value. That the diary, once private, will harden into biography. But this, too, is a kind of truth. A diary is not a static object. It lives, it breathes, it deceives, but always in service of something larger than the mundane details of existence.

[theoverstimulated]

"You might think that because you’ve had COVID-19 and lived through it that repeat infections will impact you similarly, but “reinfections aren't harmless. As cases continue to rise and more variants arrive on the scene, infectious-disease experts are warning that repeat infections could have cumulative, lasting effects.”

...If you want to maintain your current level of health and avoid potential damage to your body & organs (up to and including your brain & your heart) and/or want to live as long as possible, taking precautions to prevent COVID-19 infections is crucial."

[official-trainwrecks]

HEY, YOU. Are you a fan of Friends, Community, or Heartbreaker? Do you love romance/romantic plotlines? Do enemies-to-lovers and will-they-won't-they scenarios keep you on the edge of your seat? Are you starving for more diversity and mental health rep?

Then you should read Trainwrecks, a FREE online serial following the lives of six Seattle-adjacent best friends from 2004-2015!

Meet the Cast!

Art by mangomangoj on Instagram.

Luna Cruz: (15) A nerdy and artistic girl who's had enough of being bullied about her weight. Her dream is to become a fashion designer. Or an ASL interpreter. Or both!

Dimitri Hale: (20) The most charming genius-turned-bag-boy you'll ever meet. He likes alcohol a little too much, but better booze than heroin, is he right??

Sebastian Velasquez: (17) The only thing keeping Seb from a life of debauchery is his best friend Dimitri, who he happens to have a crush on. Singing, dancing, and playing the guitar are his hobbies.

Jasmine Nolan: (17) Jasmine had the baddest reputation in her high school until she met Jesus. Now He's forgiven her, but she's having an awfully hard time forgiving herself.

Duke Kingston: (15) Duke might be one of the best friends you'll ever have! But if you're a bully, he's going to beat the shit out of you. No questions asked.

Victoria Hale: (15) Victoria's just moved to the U.S. from London, and she has her sights set on Juilliard. Beware her ADHD rage: She can go from 0 to throwing furniture in seconds.

About the Series

Trainwrecks: Season 1 (2004-2005) is now complete on Substack, and Trainwrecks: Season 2 (2005-2006) premieres March 3, 2025! Each week, subscribers receive both a narrative chapter and a social media chapter in their email inboxes. This entire story is free to read, but paid subscribers will receive four pieces of bonus content a month!

Curious about the characters? You can browse this blog or follow the link in the bio to the official website for bios, Spotify playlists, and more information!

Thanks for reading!

[notbecauseofvictories]

I would say 98% of the time, I think of a partner as a "nice to have." Like a cleaning service, or takeout, or sending dirty clothes out to get them laundered---you can get through your life without it, and I do think sometimes people use it as a band-aid for deeper problems. That's not to say that things like partners/cleaning services/takeout/laundry aren't wonderful, positive additions to your life! Just that you don't actually need these things to....you know, live.

....but that remaining 2% of the time? My apartment feels very big and empty.

[detailstodiefor]

The Dragon and the Simorgh

A short story I posted on Substack exploring the parallels between Celtic and Zoroastrian fire festivals through these two mythological creatures

[rissareee]

there’s something so special and so scary about putting your writing out for the public to read. i feel so exposed but also so mysterious & cool yk???

[cyberpunkonline]

⚠️WARNING: THIS SIGNAL IS NOT FOR THE NORMAL. If you’ve ever felt the hum of static between worlds… if certain songs make you cry for a life you never lived… if you miss things that never existed—

You’re not broken. You’re Fae. And we found you.

🌀 FAEWAVE is a mythpunk transmission station broadcasting weird fiction, cursed tech, and Fae nostalgia from beyond the veil.

💀Think dream-hacking. Time-lost changelings. VHS ghosts. Warped zines from alternate timelines.

If you’re one of the Lost, this is your signal. Don’t scroll. Don’t delay. Subscribe now and reclaim your story.

👉 https://faewave.substack.com/

[ieppiq]

COPPER HOME RELEASED

Itch.io Exclusive. Minimum Price: $1.00 | Suggested: $2.00 *All sales will be reinvested both in my University Tax and into my Self-Publishing Fund. Huge thanks in advance for viewing or buying and downloading the Copper Home PDF file!

IF YOU RUN INTO ANY ISSUES, PLEASE NOTIFY ME, PLEASE.

And here's a Funfact on this project:

Only Text Version At My KO-FI Shop, Priced: $0.22

Also! If the price page gives you trouble changing the suggested price to the minimum: delete until it shows $0.00, write $0.001000 and backspace, then enter to move on to the next page /or/:

tagging a bunch of folks (no pressure to interact): @moremysteriesthantragedies , @pluttskutt , @druidx , @cheerfulmelancholies , @talesofsorrowandofruin , @ettawritesnstudies , @faelanvance , @dustylovelyrun ,

@deerwright , @aalinaaaaaa , @chauceryfairytales , @surroundedbypearls , @soupy8lowfish , @misswriteress

[soulmaking]

from orchid woman summer

[mehmetyildizmelbourne-blog]

Insights from Joshua Mason, Former Detective

Joshua is a certified SWAT operator, an accomplished writer focusing on leadership and life lessons, and has degrees in management, psychology, and police science. Medium readers can read this interview here and engage in the story, Dear Readers and Writers, welcome to another interview introducing influential writers. Writing, editing, and content curation allow me to meet authentic and…

[a-lady-and-her-quill]

𝘏𝘦𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘴 🌺,

𝘚𝘰 𝘐'𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘶𝘣𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘣𝘪𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘐 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦. 𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘶𝘺𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘪𝘵. 𝘐 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵.