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Recommended by Samuél Lopez-Barrantes

An Ominous Mistake

disreputable poetry & prose from the front lines of dystopia

my favorite poet in Paris. what more to say?

- Samuél Lopez-Barrantes

Auraist. The best writers on Substack.

Trusted by 70K+ readers, we pick the best-written books from US and UK new releases and prize shortlists, and publish articles by world-class authors on prose style and AI writing. Plus the satire The Demon Inside David Lynch.

A collection of deep thinkers recommending literary gems = what Substack is all about

- Samuél Lopez-Barrantes

Aaron’s Substack

By Aaron Lopez Barrantes Substack

My personal collection of illustrations and the stories behind my songs

illustrations & songwriting in the key of human life

- Samuél Lopez-Barrantes

Part Poet, Part Guide

By Kristin D. Sanders

On being an expat in Paris, dating men around the world, being a freelance writer, and living the digital nomad life — written with a touch of poetry.

A Parisian poet living the way poets are meant to live

- Samuél Lopez-Barrantes

Food, booze, and fun in France... and wherever else they feed me.

Catherine is the consummate connoisseuse of culinary civilization.

- Samuél Lopez-Barrantes

The Metropolitan Review

The Metropolitan Review is a books and culture review magazine founded in 2025.

Beyond the Bookshelf

By Matthew Long

Reader. Writer. Jesus follower. Former sailor seeking bold coffee, sublime jazz, and deep connection.

Intellectual Journal - essays, stories, reflections

Sam is one of the most consistently wise thinkers on this space

- Samuél Lopez-Barrantes

Brendan Graham Dempsey

Spirituality, complexity, metamodernity

At the forefront of metamoderism, a new way of thinking

- Samuél Lopez-Barrantes

The Recovering Academic

By Joshua Doležal

Rebuilding a life and a writing practice after leaving academe.

Because we all need to recover from academia

- Samuél Lopez-Barrantes

Aussie On the Metro

A Veteran Australian expat in Paris

The preeminent & prolific writer of Paris.

- Samuél Lopez-Barrantes

Somewhere's Son

By John Sannaee

poems, reflections, and entanglements.

A Parisian poet, well wise beyond his years

- Samuél Lopez-Barrantes

SOUVENIR Magazine

Fiction, essay, critique, art, interview, reportage — A new literary & art magazine from Paris.

The Literary Obsessive

By Eleanor Anstruther

People, books, me; The Literary Obsessive charts that which catches my eye.

Eleanor is the real deal, a celebrated writer who's seen traditional publishing & knows indie is the new way.

- Samuél Lopez-Barrantes

A mercurial space for human-generated fiction and honesty from award-winning author, and critically-acclaimed mother of two, Meg Oolders.

flash fiction with pathos. what's more to desire?

- Samuél Lopez-Barrantes

organizing an accident

A place to share unreleased songs + dispatches on music life in Paris

songwriting from & for the soul by one of the true poets of Paris

- Samuél Lopez-Barrantes

By Augusta Sagnelli

Paris based American photographer sharing photo essays, behind the scenes, and original (uncensored) art.

The most unique photographer I know.

- Samuél Lopez-Barrantes

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