Mixed Messages

Art won't change the world, people will. Your weekly dose of creativity, mischief, and inspired reflection.

Fashion history, pop-culture and monthly themed syllabus

From current affairs to crazy anecdotes, I write frankly on topics that growing up as a young Arab woman I was told were 'eyb or shameful to talk openly about

An interactive magazine for eclectic readers. Culture & conversations. Writing tips & creative prompts. Musings & short fiction.

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A newsletter about what it means to create a life that feels rooted and alive by Diyora Shadijanova.

Monthly (ish) notes on cooking and memory by Nina Mingya Powles.

Welcome to the open book that is Can We Discuss; a safe space to share opinions on hot topics in life and culture, alongside relatable personal stories and experiences.

All about love and sex in the South Asian Diaspora

Whatever I've been obsessing over this week...

My personal Substack

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

Find and connect with your inner brilliance. A Substack for those who want to soar at work by leadership coach and career expert Lisa Quinn.

A community for writers at every stage of their journey

A Crumb of Romance is a newsletter for lovers, sensitive souls, yearners, and anyone looking to inject a little romance into their every day lives, written by Nicole Ocran.

Where book lovers find their next great read.

Coming to terms with the reality of all different sorts of grief... by talking about it together.

A newsletter inspired by the ginkgo tree, on loss, time, growth and more.

Personal essays on intimacy and relationships, motherhood and family, and the never-ending creative process of writing to become fully myself, by the Filipina-Indian author of ASK ME HOW IT WORKS: LOVE IN AN OPEN MARRIAGE (Viking UK, May 2025).

Art, flowers, beautiful things, things that inspire me.

If you're taste skews feral, you're in the right place. Discussions on mixed race identity, neurodivergence, writing and publishing. Behind the paywall is Chapters of Callie : A diary-esque exposé of my entire life, in comedic memoir format.

The latest from SOURCED research plus editorial insights

A smart new corner of the internet to talk fashion, feelings and creativity with the former editor-in-chief of ELLE & Cosmopolitan. Plus join my invite-only community. We're nice...I promise.

A diary from the Thames. Published every Sunday

by Raven Nicole Smith

Screams and ramblings on love, identity, culture and the absurdity of existence.

Stories from a half-Thai London-based food writer, foodpreneur, content creator and mum of 3. The juggle is real but at least there's always chocolate.

The Aram is a romantic look at our interior lives. A newsletter that centres the stories of joy, ease and love that surround WoC and Muslim women.

A life raft for writers at sea

Writing, travel, entrepreneurship, solo living

A worlds eye view.

letters from the lailaverse: sparse, sporadic, as and when - for more regular thoughts head to Patreon

Finding my way home with rituals, reflections, recipes and you. 🪞

Grief, love, and learning to live (thrive?) alongside the inevitability of loss.

The Intersection, by Sophie Williams, is your (semi)regular round-up of hot takes and slow burns - through an intersectional lens.

For anyone living in-between — identity, feelings, thoughts, places, joy, mess

All things personal growth delivered by Michelle Elman, a best-selling author and five board accredited TV life coach who has messed up more times than you have

I write about women, sex, power and my adventures as a newcomer in Berlin. It has been said that I am deeply funny.

Recipes, recommendations and ramblings from an overtired bakery owner. A space to share and focus on Palestinian stories, recipes and ingredients. With room for a celebration of South London too.

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A newsletter for budding writers by children's author Alexandra Sheppard. Creative tips, inspiration and a peek behind the writing curtain.

My personal Substack

Ongoing musings on what it means to be a veiled threat in Britain

Stories about storytelling, a celebration of reading and writing

An environmental and social change newsletter from Soraya Abdel-Hadi

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