Substacks recommended by Claudia Befu

Recommended by Claudia Befu

Sparking

By Misael Lopez

Weekly reflections, practices and wisdom on energy, life, and the journey to becoming human again.

Living Unhacked will help you live a calmer and more energetic life.

- Claudia Befu

Tales from the Defrag

By Alexander Ipfelkofer

Fiction at the intersection between man and machine, a speculative journey through time interspersed with adventure, mystery, philosophy and the occasional alien. Stay a while and listen.

Innovative multimedia storytelling from a prolific writer with a passion for worldbuilding.

- Claudia Befu

ReidItWrite

By Johnathan Reid

Writing prose and poetry as speculation on a future world and human society, with commentary and insights on my author journey and creative processes.

Johnathan is a wonderful fiction writer!

- Claudia Befu

SLAKE

By Nathan Slake

Fiction, mostly.

Nathan's fiction is vivid and emotionally intelligent with robust storytelling. The community he gathered around his publication is a plus.

- Claudia Befu

Catch & Release

By Ben Wakeman

A free-ranging collection of creative work in the form of speculative short fiction and novels, songs, essays, and multimedia made with the intention of connecting and inspiring.

'The Memory Of My Shadow' is intelligent, mesmerizing and the best AI sci-fi reading I've had in a while. Highly recommended!

- Claudia Befu

Occam's Lab

By Vanessa Glau

SFF Stories & Essays from Japan

Future Thief

By Brian Reindel 👾⚔️

Fantasy and science fiction short stories. Liminal Spaces is where I share personal observations about life's transitional states.

One Word

By Taegan MacLean

Every word is a universe. Let's explore them together.

A beautiful collection of everyday words and their meaning expressed via essays and video documentary. Teagan's narrative style stands out.

- Claudia Befu

The Elysian

By Elle Griffin

A writer's collective imagining a better future. Join us for collaborative media projects exploring the future of governance, capitalism, and humanity.

My favourite newsletter on Substack! Elle is building a utopian community and inspiring a new generation of writers to serialise their fiction online.

- Claudia Befu

Misc.

By Ethan D. Rodgers

Comedy & Commentary

One of the most talented fiction writers I discovered on Substack. Ethan's serliazed novel [Redacted] is a gem.

- Claudia Befu

Story Voyager

Recommended by Claudia Befu