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Letter from the Editor #36
Readers,
Greetings from Kingston, NY, where the sky is orange, the air smells like a campfire, and it all feels kind of surreal.
I’m busy working on the forthcoming Oldster anthology (it’s going to be such a good book), and Brian and I a...
This is 72: Joyce Maynard Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire
From the time I was 10, I’ve been obsessed with what it means to grow older. I’m curious about what it means to others, of all ages, and so I invite them to take “The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire.”
Sometimes you’ll find respo...
Aging is Funny, Okay?
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When I was young or even middle-aged, I couldn’t understand why old people laughed so much about old age and its afflictions. Old age seemed to be the (withered) butt of half their jokes. I swore that when I got old,...
The Day After I Retired, I Found Myself on an Ice Cliff
Tom French ice climbing in northern New Hampshire.
In December 2019, I drove to the office for the last time. In the final enactment of a ritual I had performed for thirty-three years, I arrived at a building overlooking Boston Harbor and...
The Every-Other-Friday(ish) Link Roundup
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I tend to read, watch, and listen to a lot of Oldster-adjacent content. Every other Friday I’ll pass some of it along to you in a Link Roundup like this one. If you like what you’re reading here, please hit the ❤️ butt...
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Authors
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Sari Botton is the author of the memoir "And You May Find Yourself." She edited two bestselling anthologies: "Goodbye to All That" and "Never Can Say Goodbye." She publishes Oldster Magazine, Memoir Land, and Adventures in Journalism.
Laura Lippman is a New York Times bestseller who has published 28 works of fiction, a collection of essays, and one children's book. Her latest novel, Murder Takes a Vacation, is out in the U.S. and UK.
Expanding the definition of recovery, but no longer on Substack. Just go to www.thesmallbow.com to see what we're up to.
Writer on motherhood, culture, books, personal finance, belonging and belongings. Editor of Open Secrets Magazine and host of podcast Finders and Keepers. https://rachelkramerbussel.com
A native of Harlem, Michael A. Gonzales is essayist, critic and short story scribe, He writes for CrimeReads, The Oxford American, Soulhead.com, Catapult (The Blacklist) and Oldster. His Twitter handle is @gonzomike. On Instagram: bigmike151
Catherine Hiller writes The Pleasure Principle: https://catherinehiller.substack.com/. Her latest novel is Cybill Unbound. She also wrote Skin (“Good, brave, and joyful fiction” — John Updike) and the controversial Just Say Yes: A Marijuana Memoir.
Political scientist at the University of Denver. Author of multiple books on political parties and contributor to blogs, newspapers, etc.
Judith Hannah Weiss freelanced for Vogue and Vanity Fair and became a ghost. A Substack Bestseller, she has been nominated for The Pushcart Prize and The Best American Essay. Her posts take less than 2 minutes to read and include her own art.
Author of the memoir SAVE THE DATE (Riverhead, 2014) and the YA novels THAT'S DEBATABLE (FSG, 2022) and UNCLAIMED BAGGAGE (FSG, 2018). Writing in the New York Times, the Village Voice, the Atlantic, New York, and more. At work on a new novel.
Exploring what it means to travel through time in a human body, at every phase of life. Edited by Sari Botton.
Author & illustrator of COMMUTE and WHAT’S WRONG. Doctoral student. I write about intimacy, desire, and modern estrangement. Lover of books and fatal mistakes.
Find my real substack here: heatheranderin.substack.com
Tom French is a lifelong mountaineer, cross-country skier, and lover of the outdoors. He is a Senior Partner Emeritus of McKinsey & Company, Chairman of the Trustees of Reservations, and a Director of Corning Incorporated.
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