Substacks recommended by Wini Moranville

Recommended by Wini Moranville

My Integrated Life

By Dartanyan L. Brown

Stories and Sounds from a Life In Jazz and Journalism

From Red Earth Drive

By Ray Young Bear

Narratives from a Meskwaki on modern day America in the Midwest.

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988: Mental Healthcare in Iowa

By Kali White VanBaale

Stories from the front lines of Iowa's mental healthcare crisis and beyond

Stories from the front lines of Iowa's mental healthcare crisis and beyond.

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Arnold Garson: Second Thoughts

A unique perspective on public affairs built on commentary, historical perspective, and subject matter that is deeply researched.

Wonderful bits of Midwest history!

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This Stays Here

By Nicole Baart

A Substack about community for people who want to be better neighbors. Life in my small, rural, Iowa town is idyllic--and also really hard. I imagine the same can be said about wherever you live. Come join the conversation!

Conversations about "life in our wildly beautiful, unbelievably broken world."

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The Inquisitive Quad Citizen

By Alison McGaughey

I write about places and people (including myself) that I want to learn more about, and that make the Quad Cities, Eastern Iowa, and/or the Midwest their home. Proud member of the Iowa Writers' Collaborative.

On life in the Quad Cities and Eastern Iowa.

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andy lyons/outpourings

By Andy Lyons

cockeyed chronicles from a runaway mind

Food. Boyhood Hijinks. Cancer treatments. Renegade writer tells all.

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The Life and Times of a Midwestern Girl

By Connie Taylor

I grew up in Iowa and completely love the Iowa State Fair, am an avid people-watcher, and love a good local craft cider.

Moving stories about growing up and living in Iowa.

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Paula Writes

By Paula Reece

Past posts from Boogers & Burps, my blog while raising 3 boys. Now that they are over the legal age limit to not appreciate their mom airing all of their dirty (albeit funny) laundry, this has become a space to save those memories and explore who I am now

Rob Gray's Area

Musings and observations on sports, gardening, travel — and anything else I care to write about.

Sports! (Plus gardening and travel and more).

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My personal Substack

This column consists of Letters to the Editor of the Iowa Writers' Collaborative.

Iowa readers write letters responding to Iowa writers.

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Dave Price's Perspective

An award-winning Iowa journalist's observations on politics, current events, family and some random things, too.

Longtime media pro looks at all things news.

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Keepin' It Rural

By Darcy Maulsby

My personal Substack

Tales from rural Iowa.

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Between Two Rivers

By Jeff Morrison

Exploring the Hawkeye (Cyclone!) State through history, road trips, and more. Posts appear about every 10 days.

Exploring the Hawkeye (Cyclone!) State through history, road trips, and more

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The Swine Republic

By Chris Jones

Writing about confluence of agriculture and environment from the heart of the big ag beast here in Iowa

The Midwest Creative

By Macey Shofroth

Essays and explorations on the creative life and those of us living it in the Midwest.

The Asian Iowan

By Jane Nguyen

Born in Saigon, Vietnam. Nearly lifelong Iowan writing about people, places, and things.

Born in Saigon, Vietnam. Lifelong Iowan writing about people, food, & culture.

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Hola Iowa

Connect with the Latino communities in Iowa.

A way to connect with the Latino communities in Iowa.

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View from the Cedar Valley

By Pat Kinney

Column of news and observations from the Waterloo-Cedar Falls and greater Cedar Valley area.

News from the Waterloo-Cedar Falls and greater Cedar Valley area.

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Showing Up

By Kurtis Meyer

I write about the importance of simply showing up.

Essays about life (and the importance of showing up!)

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Say Hello to the City

By Evan Olson

A newsletter focused on the arts and culture scene in Des Moines, Iowa

Monthly newsletter from a young Des Moines-o-phile.

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My Life, in Color

By John Naughton

Adventures in travel, food and fun. And Iowa sports, of course.

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Talking Good

By Teresa Zilk

In this space, I’ll write about the people, places, and learnings that have helped to shape me and my journey here in Iowa.

The people, places, and learnings that have helped shaped this writer and her journey here in Iowa.

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Fern and Joe

By Fern Kupfer and Joe Geha

opinions on topics

Their jaunty back-and-forth is a fun way to read about serious issues.

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Mary Swander's Emerging Voices

Diverse people voice their opinions for the Iowa Writers Collaborative

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Kyle Munson's Main Street

Stories from along the thoroughfare and down the side streets, too

Stories from along the thoroughfare and down the side streets, too.

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Unfinished Business

By Cheryl Tevis

Current events, rural living/consumer issues, women's challenges, Iowa life

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Become Inspired...

By The Seven Times

Highlighting Black triumph from the West Coast to the Midwest - and beyond. Posting multimedia stories about small Black-owned businesses.

Highlighting Black triumph from the West Coast to the Midwest - and beyond.

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Benign Inspiration

By Jody Gifford

Consider this a warning: I write about whatever inspires me. It's random, I know.

Random ... but compelling thoughts.

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Dispatches from the Heartland

By Suzanna de Baca

Reflections on change and transformation.

Reflections on change and transformation. And poems!

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A Whole New World

By Debra Engle

We can make the world new every day.

On how "we can make the world new every day."

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Dave Busiek on Media

Viewpoint on current issues in media

Great insights from former news director at KCCI.

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Along the Mississippi

By Ed Tibbetts

News, opinions and ideas from the Quad-Cities, where the river runs east to west

News, opinions and ideas from the Quad-Cities, where the river runs east to west.

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Iowa Boy Chuck Offenburger

...Iowa, small towns, and saddle shoes

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Mary Swander’s Buggy Land

By swandermary@gmail.com

The Amish, sustainability, and the wider rural environment.

Wonderful stories from Mary’s life amongst the Amish.

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Art Cullen’s Notebook

A view from rural America: immigration, agriculture, environment, politics

A view from rural America: immigration, agriculture, environment, politics, and more.

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The Iowa Mercury

By Douglas Burns

Iowa's Politics, People, Economy and Culture

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Iowa politics with Laura Belin

What an Iowa political reporter is reading and writing

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Iowa Writers Collaborative

By Julie Gammack

Linking readers and writers who care about Iowa.

A roster of established writers who go deep and do things like check their facts.

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Deep Midwest: Politics and Culture

By Robert Leonard

The politics and culture of Iowa, the midwest, and beyond.

The politics and culture of Iowa, the Midwest, and beyond.

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In the Dirt

By Beth Hoffman

I dive into the the economics of growing food, give you the dirt on the politics of agriculture and occasionally share a funny tale from our ranch, Whippoorwill Creek Farm.

Beth offers great insights from her family’s ranch, Whippoorwill Creek Farm, telling the story of food at its source, from the politics and the challenges, to lovely slice-of-life pieces

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Barry Piatt on Politics - Behind the Curtain

Consistently ahead of the curve political analysis, commentary and strategy.

Political commentary and analysis

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Julie Gammack's Iowa Potluck

By Julie Gammack's Potluck

Julie unearths stories you'll want to read, and or listen to via podcast. She's in the know, so you'll be in the know. She was into 'reader engagement' before 'reader engagement' was a thing. Join the community!

Julie highlights people you’ll love hearing from and about.

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Wini’s Food Stories

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