Substacks recommended by Jena Ball

Recommended by Jena Ball

Rediscovering the lost art of integrity

Poet, painter, storyteller, rabblerouser–a tempest in red lipstick. Expect provocative opinions, spirited rants, and laughter. This is my playground: rules rewritten daily.

The Lady Party with Margot Potter

A veritable pu pu platter of art, absurdity, and awesome sauce.

Ageless Mind Project Newsletter

Wellbeing

Ask E. Jean

By E. Jean Carroll

Never let them steal your joy!

Susan Speaks

By A New Susan Speaks is Here!

A photographer, writer, headbanger, and gym rat. Love old cemeteries, kind people, craft beer. Farm girl at heart. PS. Please get a colonoscopy.

The Reason We Learn

American education is broken. We know we can do better—and here’s where we talk about how.

Everything is Personal

By Laurie Stone

The story is not about what happened, it's about what the narrator makes of what happened.

The Mortality Muse

By Carole Silvoy

Thinking about Death, Life and all the messy and beautiful stuff in between, here's where I share what I come across and think and learn as I help folks face the finale to their finite lives.

Fascinating reading by someone who not only knows her stuff but is deeply compassionate as well.

- Jena Ball

Still looking for the Joke

By Merrill Markoe

I probably started writing the piece you are about to read because I thought it contained something funny. Fingers crossed I was correct in this assumption.

Whales in My Backyard

By Jena

"Whales in My Backyard" chronicles my adventures with animals and the natural world with a special focus on the 9 years I spent living less than two blocks from the ocean in Hawaii. Humpback whales were literally in my backyard.

Letters from an American

By Heather Cox Richardson

A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

Things That Don't Suck

By Andrea Gibson + Megan Falley

One poet's quest to uncover what shifts when we shift our attention

Morgan OCailleigh

JL's Stories and Musings

By J. L. Sullens

Stories and thoughts that occasionally flow.

Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance

By Joyce Vance

Worried about the state of the republic? Get the legal knowledge & analysis you need to be an advocate for democracy, along with a dose of savvy optimism.

From My Orange Desk

By Patti Digh

Essays on the stubborn, luminous work of being human by author Patti Digh.

Assembly Notes by Stacey Abrams

Assembly Notes is where I share ideas, stories, and strategies—from politics to writing to the work of building a better world.

Blue Citizen 77

Vote out war-mongers in both parties. Resist extremists/traitors to our Constitutional democracy.

Smart, insightful posts that keep you informed without depressing the hell of out of you in the process.

- Jena Ball

Earth Activation: humanity at the crossroads 🌟

By Ghostwriter in the Sky ✨💘

Explorations, inspirations, adventures. ☀ 🌎 💫 sparks in the dark 💜 🌟 Sounds of liberation.

Lorraine’s Substack

By Lorraine Evanoff

The Lolo Report

Beyond the Whiteboard

By Katie Porter

Welcome! I've started this Substack account to share my more in depth thoughts about Congress, campaigns, and the issues that families across the country are facing. I hope you'll learn a thing or two.

The Hartmann Report

By Thom Hartmann

A Daily Newsletter of Renaissance Thinking about Progressive Politics, Economics, Science, and the Political News Issues of Our Day

Wonkette

By Rebecca Schoenkopf

Wonkette is filthy, hilarious, liberal news. YOU CAN HANDLE THE TRUTH!

The Good in Us by Mary L. Trump

By Mary L Trump

In which we come together to save American democracy, or at least have fun while trying.

Heirlooms & Keepsakes

By A. S. Tarmu

A cottagecore adventure

Chasing Nature

By Bryan Pfeiffer

Essays on wildlife, wild places and the human condition.

My personal Substack

Welcome all seekers and travelers! Welcome to my little campfire. Grab a chair and make a S'more. I know it can be so cold out there in the wild. You are safe here. Can I share a story with you? It's all about how fear is no match for love.

Marissa Rothkopf-Bakes: The Secret Life of Cookies

By Marissa Rothkopf and The Secret Life of Cookies

A weekly newsletter with new sweet and savory recipes every week, where I talk about politics and culture (and bake) with people you know, plus a vault full of nearly 200 recipes. MY COOKBOOK: The Secret Life of Chocolate Chip Cookies (Page Street, 2025).

The Dworkin Report

By Scott Dworkin

Insight into national politics and elections from a seasoned and fearless independent journalist, delivered to your inbox daily so you can stay inspired and informed—while you push back on Trump and corporate media.

Oliver Kornetzke

Educated and Free

By Dissident Teacher

Support for families who want their children to be Great Americans.

All I Am Is Cats

By Carol Tavares LidoAlbiza

My personal Substack

Jayne Converse

Political junkie, writer, history teacher, mother of amazing humans, pro-democracy feminist and disgusted American.

Flying Bra

By Laura La Sottile ✧ Flying Bra

Feminist Humor, Satire, Fiction & Social Commentary to revolutionize outdated social concepts so we can demand full claim upon our generous and astonishing wild souls!

Robert Reich

Daily newsletter exposing where power lies — and how it's used and abused

Robert L Arnold

Writer, songwriter, story teller, I write poems and songs and essays. I post them here and hope they find who they are supposed to find.

Mark Diacono's Abundance

Food and everything connected, by James Beard shortlisted and multi award-winning author and photographer Mark Diacono, of Otter Farm, once of River Cottage.

A.M. Sketching

By Sue Clancy

A bit of creativity, often whimsical, from Clancy's sketchbook to go with your morning coffee.

Sustain What

By Andy Revkin

A regular dose of sanity and substance amid the spin around climate and sustainability challenges.

Auraist. The best writers on Substack.

By Sean

Trusted by 70K+ readers, we pick the best-written books from US and UK new releases and prize shortlists, and publish articles by world-class authors on prose style and AI writing. Plus the satire The Demon Inside David Lynch.

Love good writing? Want to not only read the work of great authors but learn from them as well? Follow and subscribe to The Auraist. You can even submit your own work for consideration.

- Jena Ball

The Big Picture

The Big Picture provides a deep dive into the cultural, political, and societal issues shaping our world today, from a variety of unique perspectives.

Seniors Taking Action

Diane Houde

NH woman

Annie Scott's Wankery Watch

A permission slip to worry less

Know Better.

A newsletter about kinship in and between ecosystems on this beautiful habitable planet.

American Lit

By Andrew Beaton

American Lit departs from Cold War HR R&D, and meanders in and out of coastal defense systems, more past than present. American Lit is a prankster photon influenced publication, drafted by an imperfect human.

Situation Normal

By Michael Estrin

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

Pass Along Songs

Recommended by Jena Ball