Substacks recommended by Weekend Water with Paul F. Tompkins & Janie Haddad Tompkins

Recommended by Weekend Water with Paul F. Tompkins & Janie Haddad Tompkins

Kristen Bartlett is trying to make herself leave the house to do fun things. Things like: Visit museums. Go to a beach & not immediately leave! Have fun! But what she really wants to do is stay home and cook. This Substack is about both those things.

Secret Society

By John Hodgman

You are invited to join a SECRET SOCIETY.

A friend and colleague, we all love being in the comforting mind of Mr. Hodgman

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Shalom Auslander's Fetal Position

"Just to spite the world, don’t cry! Just to spite the world, only laugh, only laugh!" - Sholom Aleichem. Amen, Brother.

Series Business (fka Strikegeist)

By Richard Rushfield

A newsletter about the TV industry

The latest on the Hollywood writer’s strike!

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Hamburger Business Review

By K. Mike Merrill

The business of burgers.

It’s Mike! From 3 Minute Review podcast!!

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Keepsake

By Hillary Harrison

A weekly newsletter.

Hillary runs Kin Ship Goods, our merchandise partner, with her husband Dan, and we love them.

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Dave Hill: A Caveman in a Spaceship

Hi, I'm Dave Hill. I'm writing stuff just to write, not to be good or even make sense. You can read it just to read if you like. Life is beautiful. Just ask my dog.

Because it’s Dave Hill. Duh.

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The Extant Storytech R&D Report

By Mickey Fisher

The Extant Storytech R&D Report is a weekly newsletter about creativity, innovation, inspiration, and writing from Mickey Fisher, creator of the TV series EXTANT (CBS), REVERIE (NBC).

Recently discovered Mickey from his weekly newsletter. He shares a lot about his writing process and showbiz experiences. I JUST signed up for his substack to never miss an update.

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Re:Writing

By Ben Blacker

What I've learned from talking with over 2000 professional writers and writing professionally for twenty years.

Ben is as knowledgeable about the TV writing biz as anyone. Plus we are pals and neighbors!

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A Bear on a Wire

By Busy & Caissie

The same kind of things we talk about on the podcast "Busy Philipps is Doing Her Best" but in different ways!

Why sign up? Caissie & Busy are the best! Big fan of their podcast and THEIR PERSONHOOD.

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Ask Fiona Landers

Comedian and essayist Fiona Landers is fulfilling her destiny by exorcising the Ask Ann Landers advice column. She will also be sending non-advice related creative non-fiction and maybe even some form of audio — what a doll!

Fiona is a wildly talented writer and performer. Such a quirky and entertaining thinker!

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The Man Who Wouldn't Die

By April Peveteaux

The Days are Long . . .

Beauty & brains, what’s not to like!

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar shares thoughts about sports, politics, and popular culture and how they define America.

The Schaefer Dispatch

By Sara Schaefer

I love you so much

Sara is the funniest and smartest. A deep thinker comedian!

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