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Recognizing and sharing the best fantasy and science fiction on Substack. Periodically posting essays, interviews and reviews.

Early medieval nicknames- the good, the bad, and the down-right confusing

Thoughtful horror short stories that are often set in the past. No paywall currently.

My stories. Some I make up.

Fantasy adventure stories interspersed with art. Suitable for young adult readers. Some sci-fi, humor, and poetry as well.

Ancient Origins seeks to uncover what we believe is one of the most important pieces of knowledge we can acquire as human beings: Our beginnings

Speculative fiction by Daniel W. Davison

Commonsense horsemanship

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Letters from a writer navigating the world with absolutely no sense of direction.

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

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A newsletter about anthropology.

Gritty soulful literary stories

Writer Amanda V. Shane talks all things Fantasy & Paranormal romance.

Dispatches from an anonymous scholar

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Original short fiction, poetry, and articles from author John Coon.

Bridging the two cultures of science and the humanities

poems, short fiction, essays, opinion, audio, video

Exploring the shared upheavals of our era, including technological and cultural change, the ideological revolution consuming the West, the rise of China, and the crisis of liberalism.

Exploring the serious popular novel in theory and practice.

Do not be conformed to this world

The evolutionary anthropology of deception, magic, and violence.

A publication by evolutionary biologist Dr. Colin Wright. Holding the line on free speech, science, and reality.