How To Be Old

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Dispatch From the Shed
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THE STRIVING
Lately, I’ve been spending a good deal of my time in one of the twin armchairs tucked in what I call my reading nook. On the round pie-crust table…
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You Can’t Always Tell What a Story’s About From Its Title
Welcome to my Substack
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How To End A Chapter
“I don’t like to throw things away, but I also have the ability to end chapters of my life.” Helmut Lang It is one month away from the launch of my…
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The Hat
The genesis of a character
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A New Chapter
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Stranger in the Mirror
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THE STRIVING
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You Can’t Always Tell What a Story’s About From Its Title
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Stranger in the Mirror
At age 35, a phone call at work brought the out of the blue and gut-punching news that my 56-year-old father had suffered a stroke. I can’t recall the…
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When A Writer Needs Another Writer
A New Year’s Reflection
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Reinvention Stories
Nature, Knotweed and Herbs
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Unfinished
This is not the first time I have taken a series of self-portraits in my hallway. The photos are reflections that appear in the full-length framed…
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What to Wear During Fashion Week (When You Are Old or Any Age For That Matter)
Today I’m sharing a short essay I wrote for the magazine, This Curious Life, published by the National Innovation Centre Aging. Sometimes I’m asked…
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Academic Dreams, Chocolate Eclairs and Velvet Tams
I have become someone who loves to study and write about fashion. I like to wear it too but in a performative way, much the way I like to write. Fashion…
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Writing, Rectangles, Nostalgia and Beauty
Working on an essay about my grandson’s birthday is taking longer than I thought, but I want to honor my commitment to post something once a week. In…
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Syllabi
Nostalgia, Reinvention and Other Stuff
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How To Be Old
How To Be Old
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