Field Research | Amran Gowani

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Reflections on writing, creativity, and the insights I’m learning on my journey toward the publication of my debut novel in March of 2024.

Andrew seamlessly blends personal anecdotes and craft advice into thought-provoking essays.

- Amran Gowani

Stock Fiction

By Meg Oolders

Experimental fiction inspired by stock photography.

You should read Meg for her clarity, for her creativity, for her passion, and for the feels.

- Amran Gowani

Extra Evil

By Dennard Dayle

The wasteland's best satire. Dennard Dayle's incriminating newsletter, featuring humor too hot for sane outlets. A vassal state of SeeMoreEvil.com and mandatory reading in 49 states.

Brilliant, sharp satire of the highest caliber. Every word is scorched earth.

- Amran Gowani

FRESH MEAT

By Maegan Heil

..................stories for the chopping block.................. FRESH MEAT [fresh meet] noun 1. short fiction, often works-in-progress 2. served bi-monthly, sometimes quarterly 3. feedback welcome

Edgy, dark and deranged, Maegan's stories will keep you on your toes.

- Amran Gowani

Out Over My Skis

By Tom Pendergast

Explorations in the pleasures and perils of getting out over your skis, told through nonfiction essays and explorations, with occasional fiction.

Bighearted, curious, thoughtful -- Tom's a voice worth listening to.

- Amran Gowani

if not, Paris

By Samuél Lopez-Barrantes

writing tall-tales, essays & making music & film from Paris

Sharp, literary, intellectual.

- Amran Gowani

Bev Has All The Answers

By Bev Potter

1st Place Winner for online humor in the National Society of Newspaper Columnists 2023 Contest and if you don’t believe me, go see for yourself.

Astute, surly and sardonic. You've got questions, Bev's got answers.

- Amran Gowani

FDD (Fiction Deficit Disorder)

By Kris Mole

Blurring the lines between fiction and memoir, seasoned with stories from the road.

A keen and "cheeky" observer, Kris writes thought-provoking fiction and memoir in an efficient, elegant, sometimes loopy, voice.

- Amran Gowani

CAFÉ ANNE

By Anne Kadet

It's a wonderful world—meet the inhabitants!

Anne takes you on a tour of the hidden, funny, quirky, human sides of The Big Apple every week.

- Amran Gowani

Brent and Michael Are Going Places

By Brent and Michael are Going Places

The adventures, insights, and travel tips of a gay digital nomad couple exploring the world. A "Substack Featured" Newsletter! Also seen on CBS Sunday Morning and CNN.

Superb travel writing, of course, but so much more. Through fantastic storytelling these digital nomads show you the good, the bad, and sometimes ugly of our fascinating planet.

- Amran Gowani

q-sharp whydunnit

By Jessi Jezewska Stevens

Some of the smartest writing you'll find anywhere.

- Amran Gowani

Situation Normal

By Michael Estrin

Stories for people who enjoy humor with a side of humanity and a dash of insight

Wonderful observational humor written with warmth and humanity. Michael's stories will bring a smile to your face.

- Amran Gowani

Human in the Post-Human World // Amy Letter

Let's celebrate and preserve the best of this brief and wondrous life on earth despite partially-living in a panopto-skinnerbox ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Whip-smart writing about our fraught relationship with technology, including haunting, thought-provoking fiction.

- Amran Gowani

The Muse

By Birgitte Rasine

On the creativity, ingenuity, and untapped potential of humans in an AI-obsessed world

Birgitte brings a sharp eye and a deeply human sensibility to her excellent, thought-provoking analysis of "AI."

- Amran Gowani

Here's Something

By Eli Grober

Popular American satirist publishing weekly topical humor. Part catharsis, part diagnosis, all funny.

Fantastic topical satire from a world-class humorist.

- Amran Gowani

Poe Can Save Your Life

By Catherine Baab-Muguira

Darkly inspired self-help for writers and other creators.

Cat delivers straight talk on the business of art and the business of publishing. A must for aspiring authors.

- Amran Gowani