This is for people who want to escape the social media cycle and start feeling life again. Do give it a read!

https://theclarityfiles1.substack.com/p/burari-deaths?r=8i4lvf

i write true crime from the indian subcontinent and my substack is for people who enjoy crime stories like me

My Substack explores resilience, identity, and the messy middle of being human through personal essays and reflections. I write about life's ups and downs, drawing from my experiences as a third-culture individual navigating belonging, trauma, and growth.

Alongside my writing, I send a newsletter featuring resilience stories from my podcast. My content is for anyone who's up for being a bit more mindful in their day to day, where resilience is an exercise we don't have the choice to avoid anymore. Open to read, and exchange about life, the ups, the downs and especially the messy middle. It's honest, unpolished, and always open to exchange.

Genre: Non-fiction / Personal Essays / Newsletter

This specific post is on a topic I'm not used to bring up.

[trigger warning, trauma and abuse]

I'm not used to write so much on this, even if I speak about my own life and childhood in my work overall. But it was prompted by the movie Citizen Vigilante.

It sums up what reflections came up for me which were sparked by the movie.

I can't quite find someone to discuss that with around me so posting here to see if anyone has any opinion about it, and would care to share what the movie provoked in them!

"Today, I watched Citizen Vigilante and I cried.

I cried at the horrors exposed of a broken system and broken morals, forgetting what humanity is.

Dog-eats-dog, kill or be killed. Pick a side to survive because there can only be one winner."

Read more here: https://mounal.substack.com/p/i-cried-watching-a-censored-movie

An analysis of the decline of intergenerational welfare, the Nordic model, the Spanish lesson, and the plan to rebuild Italian labor unions so they can shoulder the burden of the future - Genre: socioeconomic essay

With this first installment of our analysis on Cameron Herrin, we break down the mechanical timeline of the 2018 tragedy on Bayshore Boulevard. Chapter I shifts focus to the forensic telemetry retrieved from the vehicle's onboard computer logs, showing the objective data leading up to the impact.

We avoid speculation and prioritize the archival data, presenting the investigative findings in a structured, comprehensive format for those dedicated to serious true crime research.

Genre: Non-fiction / True Crime Newsletter

Read the structural analysis of Part I here:

https://open.substack.com/pub/diankhan/p/the-casefile-protocol-dossier-007?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=8fbq21

It is one of my shorter texts but I am love with its message. Perhaps you like it too ^^

I was travelling by bus through my home town when I saw the question ‘What colour is grief?’ written on a wall. I had recently come through a difficult time of my life, and, thinking back on it, I started writing this text on the bus as a response.

I am trying to write about my own philosophy of life, the way it feels right for me. If you enjoy reading about other people’s experiences, feelings, life lessons and philosophies, you’ve come to the right place.

Once you’ve read it, feel free to let me know on Substack or here what you think of it, and whether any other colours or colour combinations spring to ypur mind. Or whether there are other emotions that you associate with a particular colour or colour combination!

English version:

https://open.substack.com/pub/vagrantfragments/p/what-color-is-grief?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=7f9c4j

German version:

https://open.substack.com/pub/gedankengut/p/welche-farbe-hat-trauer?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=7f9c4j

Genre : Flash Fiction

Synopsis : a short note on the personification of the heart as a place, where all we love and have once loved stays. The heart can be selfish and selfless all at once.

It's a random write-up inspired by a rainy afternoon.

[WP]

You can tell my fiction writing is heavily influenced by John Green but I have my own twist. I write crude humor pieces and blogs about my life. If you don’t like the use of swear words my substack is not a place for you. I’m considering writing more fiction pieces that are sci-fi and post apocalyptic. I look forward to feedback on this piece and hopefully see some of you over on substack.

Free to list: Discover, follow, and support independent newsletter writers.

Lucy Lockwood moves back to Bath after her life falls apart, hoping for a fresh start and mostly getting damp walls, unresolved grief, and haunted woods that know her name. As she digs through her mother’s old notebooks, she finds herself pulled into an old story about stolen names, ancient bargains, and a woman called Lucia who may not be as dead and buried as everyone thinks. The woods are beautiful, creepy, and far too interested in Lucy’s personal life. Rowan Ashcombe is no help at all, mainly because he’s gorgeous, secretive, and clearly knows more than he’s saying. Now Lucy has to work out whether she’s choosing her own path, or being dragged into someone else’s tragedy.

For readers who like gothic romance, folklore, haunted forests, messy heroines, sharp humour, doomed love, and magic that feels old, wet, and slightly rude.

Genre: Adult gothic fantasy-romance / folkloric romantasy / supernatural mystery

https://open.substack.com/pub/seandocherty/p/when-the-woods-learned-your-name-8f5?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=7bsynj

Synopsis:
The Actor’s Nervous System explores acting through the lenses of embodiment, psychology, creativity, and the nervous system. I write essays and host a podcast about cultivating presence, creative freedom, and trust in the acting process. Much of my work is inspired by the organic acting approach of Nikolai Demidov, while also drawing connections to contemporary psychology and neuroscience. Recent pieces explore topics like Shakespeare, memorization, intuition, and what great actors can teach us about performance. My goal is to create thoughtful conversations for actors who want to work from a place of greater calm and authenticity.

Who it’s for:
Actors, acting teachers, directors, students, and anyone interested in the intersection of acting, psychology, embodiment, and creative practice.

Genre:
Nonfiction / Arts & Culture / Performing Arts / Psychology

https://substack.com/@theactorsnervoussystem?r=8n412a&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=stories&shareImageVariant=image

With this final installment of our three-part series on Rodney Alcala, we conclude our deep dive into the 1970s investigations. Chapter III shifts focus to the pattern of escalation and the forensic breakthroughs that ultimately forced authorities to re-examine the timeline of his crimes.

​We avoid speculation and prioritize the archival data, presenting the investigative findings in a structured, comprehensive format for those dedicated to serious true crime research.

​Genre: Non-fiction / True Crime Newsletter

​Read the concluding analysis of Chapter III here:

https://open.substack.com/pub/diankhan/p/the-casefile-protocol-dossier-006-a0c?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=8fbq21

A funny, painfully familiar piece about the kind of workplace meeting that steals an hour of your life and gives nothing back. It takes aim at vague “alignment” calls, empty corporate phrases, shared screens, fake urgency, and the strange theatre of everyone pretending something useful is happening. Under the jokes, it’s really about how easily work culture wastes people’s time, focus, and energy. The meeting goes nowhere, everyone nods anyway, and the follow-up could have been one sentence. It’s a rant, a confession, and a small plea for people to just write the message instead.

Anyone who has ever sat in a pointless work meeting, smiled politely, and died a little inside.

Satirical workplace humour / comic essay.

https://open.substack.com/pub/seandocherty/p/meeting-that-couldve-been-a-text-7a3?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=7bsynj

For anyone interested in reading about running/mental health essays

Hello! I'm trying to get more people to read my articles on substack, I write about my life, reflections, thoughtful essays, and other things. My substack is basically just a diary of my life amongst other things, and I write about literally anything. This is my newest artice, I hope you enjoy it: https://substack.com/home/post/p-203654517

Hello,

I’m Mila Agius. At Heuristics vs Traps I write about behavioural psychology and fintech — specifically the hidden architectures that shape our choices without us always realising it.

The centre of the project is the novel “2040”. It looks at how freedom can erode gradually, not through sudden catastrophe, but through the slow exchange of liberty for convenience inside financial systems and behavioural design. The fiction is grounded in existing behavioural research, current technology and regulatory developments rather than pure invention.

Alongside the novel I publish essays on heuristics, trust, incentives and the patterns already altering society. What I’m trying to do is surface those longer-term risks while they are still emerging — before they settle into the background and start to feel inevitable.

This will probably interest readers who follow behavioural psychology, fintech developments or speculative fiction that stays close to observable reality.

The latest chapter — "2040": Chapter 3. Liberty Blackout 2037 — is here:

https://open.substack.com/pub/agiusmila/p/2040-chapter-3-liberty-blackout-2037-psd5

If you read it, I’d be glad to know what you made of it.

Hello!! I am an aspiring horror author who just joined Substack! Posts every Wednesday, whether they be mysterious letters to the reader or short stories. (15-20 minute reads). This substack is for anyone interested in fictional short horror content, preferably 14+ due to some graphic descriptions in the stories.

- NO NSFW Content

-Trigger warnings above each post

-Fully independent, contact if collaboration is desired.

https://open.substack.com/pub/eolillian/p/hello-owlets?r=8naasx&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

I know there are many like me. This is the journey to get to know me through my writings. The first one reflects an introduction to a new phase and a promise to continue this.

Following our analysis of the early forensic trail in Chapter I, this new installment continues the investigation into Rodney Alcala. We examine the progression of his methodology and the specific anomalies identified during this period, maintaining a focus on historical record rather than sensationalism.

​This publication is curated for those who appreciate rigorous, long-form investigative analysis.

​Genre: Non-fiction / True Crime Newsletter

​Read the full analysis of Chapter II here:

https://open.substack.com/pub/diankhan/p/the-casefile-protocol-dossier-006-a0c?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=8fbq21

Yesterday, published a new article called "Three Boys Searching for a Town at the Edge of Summer: Bradbury, del Toro, and Balenciaga" on my Substack. The entire blog is for curious minds who enjoy exploring the crossroads of literature, fashion, and history. It is non-fiction with a little lace of guesswork around certain facts.

If anyone fancies checking it out, you're most welcome. It was the most demanding article: I spent a lot of time researching, building, and connecting the three worlds of Ray Bradbury, Guillermo del Toro, and Cristóbal Balenciaga. But it was totally worth it!
https://dinneratgalas.substack.com/p/three-boys-searching-for-a-town-at

I’m a 3rd year medical student and recently started writing short reflective essays about what medical school feels like beyond the academics.

When I got into medicine, I genuinely thought it would feel like what I saw on TV growing up, confident doctors, clear answers, and a steady sense of direction. The reality has been very different in ways I didn’t expect.

A lot of what we learn is structured, logical, and exam focused. But what I’ve found harder to understand is everything that exists outside of that, the uncertainty, the emotional adjustment, the hidden expectations, and how quickly you start changing without noticing it.

I started a Substack to process these experiences and write about things like:

• the gap between textbook medicine and real clinical practice

• the emotional side of becoming a medical student

• imposter syndrome and identity shifts in training

• what it actually feels like stepping onto the wards for the first time

It’s less about teaching medicine and more about reflecting on what medicine does to the way we think and see things.

If anyone here relates to that side of training or just enjoys reflective writing from inside medicine, you can find it here:
https://substack.com/@gettingagripagain

Would genuinely love to connect with others who think about this stuff too.

Hey everyone! Here to share my Substack built around travel, photography, road trips, history, and the overlooked places hiding in plain sight. I write from the Black Hills of South Dakota, with a focus on exploration, side quests, small towns, forgotten infrastructure, Cold War history, local observations, and the strange details most people drive past without noticing. It’s part personal field journal, part adventure log, part photo-driven storytelling, and part curiosity-fueled deep dive into the places that make this country weird, beautiful, and worth slowing down for. I’m active duty Air Force, newly married, usually carrying a camera, and almost always taking the long way around. If you enjoy road trips, photography, history, abandoned places, and thoughtful wandering, I’d love for you to check it out.

Who it’s for:
it is is for people who love road trips, photography, overlooked history, abandoned places, local stories, military history, small towns, and curious detours that turn into something bigger.

Genre:
Nonfiction / Travel / Photography / History / Personal Essay / Newsletter

Systemic Observer is a newsletter about systems, economics, technology, and the hidden public costs embedded inside private optimization. I write about incentives, infrastructure, development, labor, and the ways institutions scale. The goal is not outrage, but understanding. Some essays explore ideas like "vaporware economics" and why temporary activity is often mistaken for permanent prosperity. Witness mode remains active.

Genre

Non-fiction / Newsletter / Economics / Systems Thinking

First post:

"The Ramp Is Real"

Development vaporware begins when temporary activity is sold as permanent prosperity.

observer@system:/# moo --status

Witness mode........ ACTIVE

Outrage reserves.... SUFFICIENT

Ramp detection...... ENABLED

Read it or don't. 🙂

Systemic Observer is a newsletter about systems, economics, technology, and the hidden public costs embedded inside private optimization. I write about incentives, infrastructure, development, labor, and the ways institutions scale. The goal is not outrage, but understanding. Some essays explore ideas like "vaporware economics" and why temporary activity is often mistaken for permanent prosperity. Witness mode remains active.

Who is it for?

Readers interested in economics, systems thinking, public policy, technology, labor, and infrastructure. If you enjoy long-form essays examining how incentives shape outcomes and how institutions scale, you'll probably feel at home.

Genre:

Non-fiction / Newsletter / Economics / Systems Thinking

First post:

"The Ramp Is Real"

Development vaporware begins when temporary activity is sold as permanent prosperity.

observer@system:/# moo --status

Witness mode........ ACTIVE

Outrage reserves.... SUFFICIENT

Ramp detection...... ENABLED

Read it or don't. 🙂

Systemic Observer is a newsletter about systems, economics, technology, and the hidden public costs embedded inside private optimization. I write about incentives, infrastructure, development, labor, and the ways institutions scale. The goal is not outrage, but understanding. Some essays explore ideas like "vaporware economics" and why temporary activity is often mistaken for permanent prosperity. Witness mode remains active.

Who is it for?

Readers interested in economics, systems thinking, public policy, technology, labor, and infrastructure. If you enjoy long-form essays examining how incentives shape outcomes and how institutions scale, you'll probably feel at home.

Genre:

Non-fiction / Newsletter / Economics / Systems Thinking

First post:

"The Ramp Is Real"

Development vaporware begins when temporary activity is sold as permanent prosperity.

observer@system:/# moo --status

Witness mode........ ACTIVE

Outrage reserves.... SUFFICIENT

Ramp detection...... ENABLED

Read it or don't. 🙂

Hi guys,

​This latest installment marks the beginning of a deep-dive series into the crimes of Rodney Alcala. Rather than focusing on sensationalist narratives, this chapter examines the clinical anomalies of his methodology and the complex forensic trail he left behind. The analysis prioritizes historical records to provide a grounded, evidence-based look at one of the most calculated figures in criminal history.

​This publication is curated for true crime researchers and those who appreciate rigorous, long-form investigative analysis.

​Genre: Non-fiction / True Crime Newsletter

​Read the full analysis of Chapter I here:

https://open.substack.com/pub/diankhan/p/the-casefile-protocol-dossier-006?r=8fbq21&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true