Substacks recommended by Jimmy Doom's Roulette Weal

Recommended by Jimmy Doom's Roulette Weal

Fiction, poetry, thoughts. Posts when the dopamine hits. Your mileage may vary, or your money back.

A serial well worth getting into for fantasy fans, along with assorted writings and observations. Substack once trumpeted the serial-they have one here they can be proud of.

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Virtual Hockey Scout

By Vinh Cao

How the NHL's best players actually play

Super insightful, entertaining analysis with video that any hockey fan will be happy to reach for like smelling salts.

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The Craft of Memory

By Ronald Johnson

Thoughts on the history and art of memory

This topic is much more fascinating and broader than you might think. Memory plays a part in all of our lives, but simply the rich expression of thought on the topic is worth the read.

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Ask E. Jean

By E. Jean Carroll

Tormented? Driven Witless? Whipsawed by Confusion? Ask E. Jean is the longest currently-running advice column in American publishing.

It's more of a cocktail party than a newsletter (Cocktails optional). Great interaction and compelling topics & discussions.

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Jim's Shorts

By Jim Latham

short fiction delivered Wednesdays

Well wrought and well lived short tales. A sprinkle of Steinbeck and a pinch of Denis Johnson.

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The Biblioracle Recommends

By John Warner

Weekly essays on reading the world and reading in the world, plus personalized book recommendations based on the last five books you've read.

So much more than just book recommendations. Intelligent discussion about the world of publishing and where book publishers, books and authors fit-or don't exactly fit-into the world.

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Message from the Underworld

By Jim Ruland

Punk whisperer.

Anecdotes from the world of punk and DIY rock. Enough nostalgia to make an old punk smile and enough current events to remind you that punk-and you-are not dead.

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