Newsletters on Life

Absurd, honest comedy through vulnerable essays  Laugh out loud with Alex’s personal essays packed with life lessons, emotion, and comedy. Every week, Alex writes about some of his personal experiences and what he extracted from them. He wishes to guide people, make them laugh, and offer them some advice on life through his love of writing. He’ll walk you through his crazy journey, including the torments of parenting, how he almost went to jail, and what it’s like knowing your country is being attacked. Subscribe to Both Are True to catch up on Alex’s hilarious experiences, learn what he’s learning, and get his two cents on this weird thing called life.   

Cabinet of Chic Curiosities for Avid Traveling Lovers Travel in the past and back with Messy Nessy. Join Vanessa on her traveling adventures and get her most eye-catching delights delivered to your inbox every week. The purpose of her fun-filled journeys is to share them with her followers and take them along with her through historical sites, bustling markets, and breathtaking gardens. Tune in to her newsletter to discover her engaging travel stories like the lost romance of the Transylvania Spa Town, a summer in Paris’ treehouse bars, and a trip to Sweden to discover where the real hobbits take the summer off. Subscribe to Messy Nessy for 13 of her most obscure yet interesting discoveries to start your Monday and a few conversation starters every Friday and stay for the always inspirational website

Get It Together is a weekly newsletter full of original essays, interviews, and commentary about music, art, and building a creative life. Written by a queer-feminist person and tailored for elder Millenials, cynical queers, and independent artists, Get It Together is first and foremost - honest. Lauren Denitzio shares their real thoughts, tells you about things that they love and asks the right questions to understand how other artists figure it all out. The variety of issues range from learning to stop worrying and thoughts on Anthony Bourdain to interviews with book authors and behind-the-stage action (Warriors fans wru?). Subscribe for a “little ranty, pretty queer” publication and get it together yourself. 

Discover the world's hidden wonders with this comprehensive guide Atlas Obscura is a daily digest of fascinating stories, awe-inspiring discoveries, and hidden places. This newsletter aims to inspire curiosity and wonder among the audience by bringing you extraordinary trips and experiences from around the world. Every day you’ll be greeted with an issue packed with information on forgotten traditions, diverse cultures, never-before-seen locations, and breathtaking sites. Also, keep a lookout for ethereal conversations on classical music, secret stories behind historical infrastructure, and strange creatures. Subscribe to Atlas Obscura and start exploring the depths of the earth.

A fun, messy, honest, vulnerable, over-sharing holiday card you receive from your crazy auntie! The Overshare is aptly named. Writer Brittany Ballard, known as Baby Luck, doesn’t fear vulnerability and exposure and weaves it into her writing. The author is honest when discussing her emotions, be it something as minute as her stress over an incomplete garden, or as big as the lifelong battle with eating disorders - Brittany tells it how it is. She also frequently touches on life as a parent, not shying away from the trials and tribulations that it comes with. So if you’re looking for advice, or just trying to find someone’s writing you feel you can relate to, be sure to check out The Overshare.

YouTopian Journey provides weekly motivation and wisdom to help you become mentally stronger and realize your potential. Starting in early 2021, YouTopian Journey is the first-of-its-kind, self-help, graphic novel that provides advice to its thousands of followers on everything from motivation to creativity. With insightful pieces delving into the cost of being creative, as well as forcing yourself to recognize your own talents, YouTopian Journey is a true essential for those looking to get through life’s daily battles. YouTopian Journey's diverse subscriber base reflects its broad range of topics, with followers from backgrounds like investing, creating, entrepreneurship, and even hacking! Don’t miss out on this newsletter and enjoy unique artwork from a custom-drawn comic book while reading.

The Think Clearly newsletter gives you little reflection exercises to help you in your daily life, created with love and admiration. Written by Mathias Jakobsen, Think Clearly is a newsletter designed to have you reflect on your thinking and working patterns, as well as being a place for Mathias to just share his thoughts and feelings. Whether you need to manage a seemingly never-ending to-do list, make a life-changing career decision, or just want to hear why Mathias loves Paris Hilton, Think Clearly is the newsletter for you. Written and doodled by Mathias Jakobsen, the man who founded his first digital company at just 15 years old, as well as having experience in journalism, photography, and consultancy. After taking a long break of over a year, and switching platforms, Mathias is back to give you the skills to stop and think clearly in the fast-paced hustle and bustle of the modern world.

Monday Musings from a curious individual Monday Medley started as a curated newsletter filled with articles, videos, research pieces, valuable insights, and discussions. With time it has grown into a solid publication, where Nat Eliason brings his original perspectives on everyday topics. The author is very prolific having been writing for at least three publications and building in web3 simultaneously, so every newsletter issue starts with a quick update and links to his other writings and activities. So whether it’s on business and politics or relationships and psychology - you’ll always be in for a treat.  Subscribe for thought-provoking articles that would make your Monday a bit more bearable and get you in a good mood.

Writing that boldly disregards normal restraints. The Audacity is a weekly newsletter where the author Roxane Gay shares her thoughts, critiques, and frustrations revolving around current trends and our society. Along with other emerging writers, she writes The Audacity newsletter to help inspire people, remove stigmas, and have humane discussions about taboos. The author focuses especially on Women, social issues, and cultural norms to give readers some eye-opening perspectives and advice. Subscribe to The Audacity for weekly posts, or go paid and enjoy The Audacity Book Club, and special subscriber-only content "like the recipes I post on Instagram".

The Marginalian (formerly Brain Pickings) is a one-woman labor of love, exploring what it means to live a decent, inspired, substantive life of purpose and gladness. Maria Popova scours the internet every week to share with her audience anything that has left an impact on her! Maria’s newsletters are eclectic, covering all manner of sources from philosophical texts to fairy tales, each of them being shared with the same passion regardless of what they may be. Maria never struggles to find the beauty and deeper meaning behind whatever she might be reading, often providing philosophical and insightful perspectives on things as (seemingly) binary as scientific literature! For keen yet gentle insight into all aspects of literature, the arts, and life, be sure to subscribe to The Marginalian, and hear what Maria has to share every week.