the fertile void café

About the Substack

a place to relax if you’re tired of the strive, fed up with gurus, and in need of informed, intelligent, entertaining conversation about what truly matters over a cup of whatever works for you.

Free Subscription Benefits

  • all my writing, most of the posts and poems

Paid Subcription Benefits

  • become part of The Fertile Void Café community
  • access the FV Café chat, live events, group video café calls
  • (online) quarterly e-zine collation of illustrated poetry

Paid Subscription Plans

  • £5 a month
  • £50 a year

About Matthew C Sutcliffe

Uncovering the joy of achieving less, living a glorious life, and not staying silent in the face of inhumanity. Find me in the fertile void café for stories, truths (and the occasional song).

Is this your Substack? Submit changes.

the fertile void café's recommended Substacks

Daily Nonduality logo
Kat (Katrijn) Van Oudheusden

Daily Nonduality

Weekday reminders of our self-less nature: as direct as possible, no more than a minute to read, forever free. 100% human text, no AI. Photos by Kat unless noted otherwise.

2K+
free subscribers
Writer, interrupted logo
Mary Roblyn

Writer, interrupted

Life happens. We get interrupted. When my husband died, grief opened my heart. Writing, like grieving, is an act of love. I got interrupted, but I didn't give up. Join me! A Substack Featured Publication.

100+
paid subscribers
5K+
free subscribers
Annie Ridout logo
Annie Ridout

Annie Ridout

Essays on living and working creatively. By Annie Ridout (non-fiction author, journalist for nationals, viral poet, Sunday Times bestselling ghostwriter and creative entrepreneur).

100+
paid subscribers
9K+
free subscribers
Right Now, Just As It Is logo
Joan Tollifson

Right Now, Just As It Is

Open, down-to-earth, contemplative exploration of present experiencing.

5K+
free subscribers
The Ten Thousand Things logo
Robert Saltzman

The Ten Thousand Things

An inquiry into how the sense of self arises and maintains coherence. The mechanics of agency, choice, responsibility, and self-stabilizing loops. No teachings, no methods. Observation and description.

2K+
free subscribers