Substacks recommended by Ali Isaac

Recommended by Ali Isaac

exploring folklore of nature through all four seasons, especially folklore of water, trees, weather and harvest cycles, the unseen, and how nature folklore can guide us.

g l i m m e r s

By Kerri ní Dochartaigh

A meditation on why we need creativity, inspiration, & beauty; now more than ever. Trying to honour those bright, fleeting moments that weave themselves into our days. Feeling my way towards tenderness through beauty. On one-another-ness; tenderness &

Kerri's writing is so exquisite, I fell in love with her book, Thin Places, and so will you.

- Ali Isaac

Green Urbanist Weekly

By Ross O'Ceallaigh

Weekly newsletter on all things green urbanism. Companion to the Green Urbanist Podcast

Who doesn't love a bit of green in the city?

- Ali Isaac

The Women of Ireland Project

By Belinda Vigors

A bi-monthly newsletter exploring what it is like to be a woman of Ireland and how we came to be the way we are

This writer is all about women empowerment; we need more of that in the world right now.

- Ali Isaac

The Herbalist's Diary

By Alchemilla Apothecary

Reviving the skills of the home medicine maker. Raising the profile of the professional herbalist. A blend of practical medicine making tutorials, herblore & heirloom remedies (with a bit of Cornish kitchen witchery thrown into the pot.)

Polis State

By Polis Loizou

The things I write and me

A writer and friend who is definitely worth reading.

- Ali Isaac

The View From Down Here

By Lucy Webster

What's it *really* like to be disabled? How can you fight ableism? A newsletter aiming to demystify disability through personal stories and observations, from journalist and card-carrying disabled woman Lucy Webster

Sharing personal stories has the power to shatter cultural preconceptions about the Other. This writer is fearless. I have a disabled daughter, and do what I can to combat ableism. So should you.

- Ali Isaac

Ælfgif-who?

By Florence H R Scott

Biographies of early medieval English women

This writer tells her-story, not his-story, and I'm all for that!

- Ali Isaac

Wild Food • Wild Medicine • Wild You

By Monica Wilde

A free weekly newsletter about natural medicine, wild foods, foraging and Lyme disease. Helping connect you to the wild world for food, health and spirit.

The Clearing by Katherine May

By The Clearing with Katherine May

A newsletter and community for wild minds, winterers and enchantment-seekers with internationally bestselling author Katherine May.