Substacks recommended by Gail Marlene Schwartz

Recommended by Gail Marlene Schwartz

For the Birds

By Sarah Teresa Cook

A sanctuary for tenderhearted writers and divergent creative humans.

David Mellon

Writer, painter

Chop Wood, Carry Water

By Jess Craven

This weekday newsletter gives you easy, effective political actions to take to stave off despair, effect positive change and elect more true public servants.

Erin In The Morning

By Erin Reed

News and discussion on trans legislation and life.

That Trans Friend You Didn't Know You Needed

By Robin Taylor (he/him)

*Everybody needs a trans friend.

Unfixed

By Kimberly Warner

When broken is the fix.

SmallStack

By Robin Taylor

A collection of the finest newsletters with fewer than 1,000 subscribers, with special love given to the under 500 subscriber stacks out there.

Power to the small! Wonderful opportunity to lift one another up and extol the virtues and unique opportunities of the tiny.

- Gail Marlene Schwartz

Qstack | The LGBTQIA+ Community of Substacks

By Mr. Troy Ford

Qstack ❤️🍊💛💚💙💜🩷🩵🤎🖤🩶 | The LGBTQQIP2SA+ Community, Directory & Platform on Substack - Sharing the BEST of queer newsletter creators direct to your inbox.

Support LGBTQ writers on substack-it's just the beginning! Watch this amazing project evolve into a giant field of sunflowers!

- Gail Marlene Schwartz

Ford Knows Books

By Mr. Troy Ford

Essays, stories & curiosities | Home of the novel "Lamb" - "The Books We ❤️ Club" - and "The Road to Published" - the choose-your-own-adventure approach to writing and publishing books

Strange Outpost

By Felicia Strangeways

A collection of field notes about things that make me wonder: beauties and oddities, puzzles, offbeat discoveries, what-ifs, things that make me laugh or go hmm. Material that might turn up in a story, or a thousand, mine or someone else’s.

The Queer Love Project

By Jerry Portwood

What do we know about love? Find, accept and explore love and commitment among gay, lesbian and trans people in queer relationships through storytelling and interviews with LGBTQ+ folx.

Writing Heather

By Heather Pagano

My personal Substack

Conscious Queer Parenting

Subscribe for updates: a space for queer parents who want to think deeply together about creating a family life aligned with their values - blending reflection, shared inquiry, and practical tools.

Kay is an incredibly thoughtful, well-informed, and action-oriented writer and parent. If you are interested in any kind of progressive parenting, her Substack should be on your list.

- Gail Marlene Schwartz

Writers in Relationship

Recommended by Gail Marlene Schwartz