Ask a Failure

About the Substack

A place for those obsessed with living a creative life & persisting despite the horrors. Part advice column. Part cultural criticism. Fully in process 👀

Free Subscription Benefits

  • Occasional public posts

Paid Subcription Benefits

  • Subscriber-only posts and full archive
  • Post comments and join the community

Paid Subscription Plans

  • $50 a year
  • $5 a month

About Bowie Rowan

Multimedia storyteller, designer, researcher, + snail trying to stay alive + live a creative life on planet Earth. See my work at bowierowan.com.

Is this your Substack? Request changes.

Ask a Failure's recommended Substacks

Prism in Progress logo
Kerrie Chamberlain

Prism in Progress

Explore the nuances of the inner obstacles that hold us back from our deepest goals, impactful mindset and perspective shifts to overcome them, and creative prompts to explore as you apply them to your own life.

croissant fridays logo
Jen Aceto

croissant fridays

Something to read over croissants and coffee on Friday mornings

Sub Club logo
Chill Subs

Sub Club

Submission opportunities for creative and professional writers delivered to your inbox weekly.

1000+
paid subscribers
22K+
free subscribers
Walk It Off logo
Isaac Fitzgerald

Walk It Off

That was tough. Let's go for a walk.

100+
paid subscribers
8K+
free subscribers
Ask Polly logo
Heather Havrilesky

Ask Polly

Advice and wisdom from Heather Havrilesky, published since 2012 (formerly at The Awl and NY Magazine). Paid subscribers receive 1-2 weekly posts on how to navigate our broken world with compassion, realism, and an open heart.

1000+
paid subscribers
119K+
free subscribers