Substacks recommended by Graham Pardun

Recommended by Graham Pardun

What do plumbing and St. Benedict have in common? Me. Writing about ora et labora—prayer and work—vocation, theology, philosophy, blue collar life, the trades, plumbing, gardening, book reviews, and more.

The Oar and the Umbrella

By Joseph Orso

Words about things machines cannot make. Words for birthing worlds.

David Benjamin Blower

Messianism, anarchy & ecology: global village folklore.

Heavy Things Lightly

By John Heers

This "Enlightened" New World utopia isn't turning out to be all it was cracked up to be. With an air of levity and a touch of humor, John Heers teaches how to examine the confusing New World by calling upon the mind and wisdom of oft-forgotten Old.

It's what the title says, which is really hard to do, but John does it.

- Graham Pardun

Florilegium

By Natasha Burge

writing on enchantment, the Arabian Gulf, autism poetics, and coming to faith

A gut-punch of emotional profundity, in the most beautiful possible way.

- Graham Pardun

Bog-down and Aster

By Andrew

Ongoing dowse for the She of G-d and other lost family.

Such beautiful poetry and depth of spiritual vision -- a very human human, for humans who are trying to be very human.

- Graham Pardun

The Pollen Basket

By Sylvia V. Linsteadt

a gathering of reflections on land, old stories & "what the bee knows" - (P.L. Travers)

A beautiful vision of the world, a questing heart.

- Graham Pardun

Sõida tasa üle silla

By Tara Thieke

Pursuing communion

The House of Beasts & Vines

By Martin Shaw

Fresh writing and audio from one of the great contemporary storytellers

This Orthodox storyteller could kill you with the madgenius power of his beard alone, but he won't -- he's a gentle brother of the moss, brother of the clay and birds.

- Graham Pardun

Writing Home

By Dougald Hine

A series of letters and essays from Dougald Hine. Turning aside from the one big path that was meant to lead to the future, no longer in service to its promises, asking what else is worth doing with the time we have.

The Upheaval

By N.S. Lyons (The Upheaval)

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.

The Abbey of Misrule

By Paul Kingsnorth

Do not be conformed to this world

Most incisive commentary there is on the Machine, from a man who rights killer poetry and cuts grass with a scythe.

- Graham Pardun

Sabbath Empire

Recommended by Graham Pardun