Substacks recommended by Norm DePlume

Recommended by Norm DePlume

Dispatches from The Void.

Jonathan Hogue writes stories where memory, identity, imagination, and the creative sparks of solo RPGs collide. In Between the Music is his serialized 1980s coming-of-age story loosely inspired by his high school years.

Thomas Cargen

By T.H. Cargen

Playing with art and story. In service to create and give

ORIGINAL WORLDS BY IRA ROBINSON

By Original Worlds

Every story here is a specimen. A captured moment of a fracture, the remains of a future nightmare, a folktale from a world that grows in the cracks of our own... When you subscribe (FREE OR PAID), you get a free horror novel on us, just to say thanks.

A Storyteller's Substack

By Alicia

Songs from the dreamtime

Magical Musings with MeBrady

By Maryellen Brady 💗📚

Brew a cup of tea book lovers, and join me as we adventure into world building, my writing life, & chat with my favorite authors.

Mkwawa shujaa (M)

The Strangeness Kit

By A.P. Murphy

‘There is no exquisite beauty without some strangeness in the proportion.’ -------- Francis Bacon, Lord Verulam

The Magic of Horsecraft ... AND life!

By Paige Lockton

Stories to help you move from Muggle to Magician in the art of Horsecraft… and LIFE. Come wade through the muddy middle with me, as Horsecraft & humanity evolve side by side and I face life with stage 4 cancer. ANYTHING is possible (together)!

The Cosmically Disorganized & Subtly Macabre

By Shay Morgendorffer

Strange, quietly unsettling stories and reflections where everyday life tilts toward the uncanny, reality misbehaves, and the shadows have just enough personality to judge your life choices.

Alexander Gordon

Positive Animation Reviews On Journaling: Stationary Series The Bat-Mug: Comic Book Industry Newsletter

Suswati’s Stories

By Suswati Basu

I believe storytelling can be used as a device to connect people with vital issues. So here, I will publish various bits of poems, essays, fiction, and non-fiction, that touch on polarising subjects.

The Writer's Journey

By Bradley Ramsey

The Writer's Journey chronicles the ongoing creative projects of author Bradley Ramsey, as well as his personal thoughts on the craft of writing, and exclusive short stories for subscribers.

Bradley is the grease in the gears for fiction on substack. The king of prompts. The prince of positivity. All round nifty guy.

- Norm DePlume

Helltorium

By It's Monty

A forensic and literary audit of Montague Druitt (1857-1888). Analyzing the 72-hour burial timeline, 1888 and the physiology of the 'Long Witness.' A blend of prose, poetry, and criminological research into a stolen legacy.

the Shrouded Grouse

By GrousyGirl

Writing and illustrating in the liminal spaces and moody places. Supernatural neo-gothic fiction. Zines. Musings on what it means to be haunted. Waiting to see a real ghost.

Fruit of the Four Seasons

By Sorin Cloud

A cornucopia where heads of all shapes come together for a good... no... great read. Take a bite... NO... take a chomp from this apple from eden, pomegranate from hell. No matter how good the painting looks... don't eat the paint.

Like Tears in Rain

By Javier Mixco

I share nonfiction, fiction, and visual art. No niche here, just a love for creating, exploring, and connecting.

L.E. Mullin

By The Flight of The Condor: The Sunday Strips

Thoughts, reflections, and opinions on how to make comics. Also, home of The Flight of the Condor: The Sunday Strips.

Parker's Pulp Revolver

By Parker Longbaugh

Weird pulp and hardboiled fiction that is unapologetic with its toxic masculinity tropes and themes. Do you like stories about competent men who show up and solve a problem?

My Bizarro Universe

By K.G. McAbee

I love old movies and TV, and I write stuff: snarky fantasy, pulp of all kinds, space opera, creepy horror, crime-riddled Westerns, and approximately 942 short stories featuring Cthulhu, tentacles, and humans who touch things they shouldn’t.

Nathan Hatch

It’s good to have a functioning machine in times like these. It’s good to have a strong constitution when things start to change. I trust myself to persevere.

The Blasphemous Herald

By The Chronicler

The haunting, rhythmic pulse of forbidden manuscripts and explosive truths.

Arthur Langford

By The Langford Files

Arthur Langford is a retired British defense analyst with a background in aerospace surveillance.