Substacks recommended by Duane Cummins | Notes from the Fire Escape

Recommended by Duane Cummins

Documenting my integrative protocol and lived experience with cancer using the Kill Switch Protocol (KSP). This space tracks daily metrics, therapeutic fasting, metabolic therapies, cannabis medicine, and the emotional terrain of healing.

Ournaturistlife.com

A proud naturist couple from Canada advocating for the wonderful things naturism has brought to our lives and relationship.

I am not a naturalist probably more of a hedonist but I love this stack, just great insight to something new (for me).

- Duane Cummins

The Demure Hedonist

I was raised in excess and married young — now I’m divorced, rebuilding, and writing it all down. These are essays from a life shaped by contradiction, reinvention, and the quiet chaos of becoming someone new.

always interesting...

- Duane Cummins

Maddie Rune🥀

poor white trash elegies. americana core. prose poetry. sugared filth.

Dean Blundell

Media guy, content provider, dog whisperer, Canadian raconteur, muckraker.

Elise Unleashed

Australian by birth, Texan by address and nurse by trade. I write about the world as I see it - blending sharp social commentary with a touch of wit and a dose of reality. Observations from the frontline of healthcare, culture and everyday life

Astrid Angel

By Amy Wilde

Let me yap!

Astrid is amazing, beautifully intelligent, yeah, just that.

- Duane Cummins

all of my cherries are ruined

By aishcream

where my thoughts reach fruition.

The One-Person Path

By Rosalee NG

I write to understand the road I'm building as I walk it.

Ariana Jasmine's Justice Journal

Insights on U.S. news, global events, and cultural conversations.

Remo

Environmental and Political issues make me question humanity’s viability. I am near my use-by date so I will not enjoy the fruits of my generation. I started writing 3 years ago at 80 and my writing has shown me who I am - a liberal.

Highly suggested substack and who doesn't love Calvin and Hobbes???

- Duane Cummins

Delete This Later 🔥

By Michelle J 🔥

Finding the absurd humor in everyday disasters.

Katie Switzer

Katie Switzer's Substack revolves around primarily short form fiction, as well as some poetry, and think pieces.

A Crow At The Beach Is Like A Seagull At A Funeral

By G. K. Allum

What If Poetry Could Change the Way You See the World? This is a space for reflection, healing, and growth. EXCLUSIVE newsletter directly to your inbox. Every Wednesday you will receive a new poem.

No More Going High with Johnny

By Johnny Palmadessa

Just a Gen-Z activist on a mission to challenge the far-right agenda and create real change.

The Dogs of Generation X

By Frank Bard

Barb-wired truth and sweet cocoa magic. Come dig a foxhole in the trenches of class warfare.

Bad Choices Make Good Stories

By Oliver Markus Malloy

Political humor and current events. Similar to Last Week Tonight, The Daily Show, SNL, John Oliver, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, etc.

Letters from God

By God

Daily posts and weekday live shows (2pm ET) with God and Jesus. Featuring celebrity guests! Subscribe for God's commentary on politics, religion, and the ongoing apocalypse. All paid support is deeply appreciated.

Kiwiwriter47’s Substack

A Substack of subjects of interest to me...history, politics, writing, family, Asperger's, weird stuff, animals, and humor. For folks to enjoy. Angry trolls can go elsewhere.

The Opinionated Ogre

I'm a stay-at-home ogre who writes about politics and family. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll leave angry and informed. Welcome to The Ogre Nation!

Ginger’s Substack

By Ginger Cook (GC)

Humor, Midwest Life, Family, Mental Health. Still working on that book.

The Feral Stack

By Summer Koester

Cultural revolution with spice. Unfiltered takes that zoom out and dig deep. Vive la Résistance.

Adam Kinzinger

I’m terrified by America’s fascism trend and disgusted that my party is now a Trump cult. My time inside the system and in the probe of the January 6 attack has left me with just an ember of hope. Making it grow requires the hard truth. Can we handle it?

Rick Wilson’s Against All Enemies

Tireless resistance to autocracy.

one sunflower

By rena

I'm alive with the weight of you, To keep you safe I slay the dawn

a wonderful human...

- Duane Cummins

Wonkette

By Rebecca Schoenkopf

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

Hermetic Musings

By Openly Fae

A mishmash of genres, topics, and arts as presented by an eccentric, eclectic hermit. Generally assume everything is NSFW language but otherwise mostly harmless.

Curiosity Cafe

By Lexi Santa Maria

I believe humanity’s beauty lay in its interconnectedness, a truth spoken in a universal tongue that ripples time and space, with the potential to bloom into revolutions and reshape the future.

Lone Star Left

By LoneStarLeft

Analysis and commentary on Texas Politics from the left.

Are you f'ng kidding me?

By JoJoFromJerz

It’s me… JoJoFromJerz from Twitter!!

Reasons Why I Might Be Going to Hell

By Lindsay Rae Brown

And other things I probably shouldn't be saying.

The Warning with Steve Schmidt

Explains what is happening, and why in our turbulent era. Speaks truth to power. 1 written & 1 broadcast commentary/day 6x/week.

You Have the Right to Remain Mouthy

By The Mouthy Renegade Writer

Writing about politics, racism, and social justice, with attitude and a sense of humor. My goal is to keep you woke, thoughtful, and laughing. Sometimes all three. &:^)

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.

Robert Reich

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

Steady

By Dan Rather

Dan Rather's steady take on a complex and chaotic world.

The Bulwark

The Bulwark is home to Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, Bill Kristol, JVL, Sam Stein, and more. We are the largest pro-democracy bundle on Substack for news and analysis on politics and culture—supported by a community built on good-faith.

The Banter

By Ben Cohen

Fearless political journalism — straight out of DC, delivered with British snark.