Unusually Good Posts from Inkhaven 2
Preliminary Thoughts
I read Jas and Paola's stuff every day, and I won't be linking to them here since like I'd want to link them 75%+ of days. I will have a new section when Inkhaven 2 ends to quantify their best posts.
Lowkey Wim is doing some of the most meaningful novel work in the cohort but it's more vegetables than candy to read iykwim
I am obviously hopelessly biased since it's suspiciously convenient that the people I like best are people I've met IRL (however briefly).
April 14
- https://nataliercargill.substack.com/p/i-want-to-write-about-effective-altruism (beautiful and true)
- https://pointingatthings.substack.com/p/the-life-and-grind-of-the-buddha (made me laugh)
- https://dschorno.wordpress.com/2026/04/14/aughts-and-autism/ (makes me want to watch 2005 p&p. obviously wrong that women can't sing tho)
April 13
- https://itsiweinstock.substack.com/p/the-beauty-of-postmodern-classical (need to listen to the playlist)
April 12
- https://gist.github.com/alok/bc67e5738a5e710d83f2300f95468b47 (beautiful)
- https://thessalyblue.substack.com/p/on-american-beauty (real)
- https://www.tumblr.com/gazemaizeisdead/813675716231217152/a-brief-interaction-i-once-had-with-the-worst-hat (made me laugh)
April 11
- https://archiveofourown.org/works/82943941 (iconic)
- https://raemon.substack.com/p/annoying-people-with-principles-and (good handle)
- https://viverricious.substack.com/p/its-wrong-to-kill-and-eat-other-sentient (best take)
April 10
- https://laylahughes.substack.com/p/the-95-problem (good analysis)
- https://www.tumblr.com/gazemaizeisdead/813554473491365888/about-a-month-ago-the-unofficial-homestuck (rip HSD, good thoughts on internet community moderation)
April 9
- https://vishalblog.substack.com/p/when-the-buffalo-went-away (actually a bad post. since it FUCKING SCOOPED ME)
April 8
- https://pharker.substack.com/p/two-flags-for-our-species (good topic treated with appropriate tenderness)
- https://aelerinya.substack.com/p/the-lighthaven-that-i-used-to-love (deep lore)
- https://dschorno.wordpress.com/2026/04/08/kamikaze-dreaming/ (beautiful)
April 7
- https://justinkuiper.substack.com/p/mario-galaxy-movie-bowser (finally, some fucking good media analysis)
April 6
- https://aelerinya.substack.com/p/the-goth-night (what some friends are up to 👀)
April 5
- https://theguyforthis.substack.com/p/why-start-a-podcast (sadly compelling take that i DONT want to hear)
April 4
- https://pointingatthings.substack.com/p/non-patronizing-advice-for-gen-zs (immediately sent this to my zoomer sibling)
- https://kylescot.substack.com/p/egregores (true)
April 3
- https://pointingatthings.substack.com/p/a-profoundly-good-time (beautiful)
- https://www.robustenough.com/p/the-one-that-loved-me-most (beautiful)
- honorary mention: https://mingyuan.substack.com/p/i-need-to-fail-inkhaven
April 2
- https://viverricious.substack.com/p/how-many-genders-are-there (gender discourse but fun)
- https://zatsuon.substack.com/p/third-places-havent-disappeared-theyve (endorsed)
- https://pointingatthings.substack.com/p/how-to-pay-to-change-the-law (fascinating)
April 1
- https://smorgasb.org/the-oil-painting/ (beautiful)