Mark Diacono's Imperfect Umbrella

A behind the scenes look at the nuts and bolts of the writing life

Join me to mark and celebrate the seasons as they change

Food News From Ireland

Entertaining friends, cooking for myself, general chitchat from my slow life in le Perche, Normandy, where I write about food & run a little antique shop. I'm also writing a new cookbook for 2024! Subscribe and join me behind the scenes. TX

Welcome to this community, inspired by the magic of nature and landscapes. Gardens, art, design, regenerative methods, plants, trees, books, walks, how-tos and a podcast. If any of these catch your eye, then this newsletter is very definitely for you.

A place to celebrate food writing and cookbooks. Winner of the Guild of Food Writers Award for best online food writing 2020. Written by Fortnum & Mason's Cookery Writer of the Year 2022.

A Thousand Fragments is a monthly newsletter which brings together thoughts on a wide variety of the cultural and culinary things which I love.

Approachable Food Science and Delicious Recipes For Everyone

Resources, news, and stories for and about writers. Written by the Substack team.

A place to explore the way the short story works.

Research, tips and info on perennial cropping systems

Cookstory is a show-and-tell way of looking at how people cook at home all over the world. The images are based on my own watercolour sketches collected over a lifetime of travelling with my paintbox.

notes on the delicious things in life

Sharing seasonal stories from my honesty box; simple recipes, garden tips and a misspent life in showbusiness.

Welcome to my newsletter. This is where I share stories from my seaside village in the South West of France, my trips to the market, weekly recipes, and updates on our house renovation. Most of it’s free, and will always be free.

My thoughts on all things edible, skies, trees, dogs and daydreams, every week on Monday and Thursday.

Easy but elevated recipes, carefully curated recommendations and weekly dispatches from an award-winning British food writer and working mum living by the sea