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The Other Side of Young
The Other Side of Young is my Substack newsletter about life, loss, relationships, aging, curiosity, and what I am still learning.
The Other Side of Young
- Exploration Without the Burden of Knowing November 1, 2026When I was young, I never wanted to get caught being wrong.
- Zilch October 25, 2026I thought I had an essay ready for you today, but the last time I read it, instead of feeling engaged, I thought, Meh.
- Just Being Me on the Page October 18, 2026Maybe telling the truth isn’t brave.
- I Shouldn't Have Had the Spanish Omelette October 11, 2026When Breakfast Follows You the Rest of Your Life
- Is Rejection Always a Gift? October 4, 2026When I was younger, rejection terrified me.
- Gut Punches September 27, 2026Grief Has a Strong Fist: It Plays Hardball
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Essays and articles
Hello Sunshine
I’d searched for love my whole life, especially after my father’s death when I was 12, not knowing I ached for what I’d lost that day and all the years after.
Psychology Today
Talking With Your Parent About Aging and Death
Aging is a stage of development for both an aging parent and for their adult child. Even when the parent is relatively healthy, both must negotiate this new phase.
Women Writers, Women’s Books
How I Harnessed the Wisdom of My Inner Critic and Finally Became an Author
For too long, fear and blame stopped me from writing. The decades ticked by without me completing a book—something I’d wanted to do my whole life.
Working Daughter
Seven Tips for the Exhausted Caregiver
I’d been my mother’s caretaker for six years when one day I had the image of myself as a juggler.
Marion Roach Smith
My mother and I had many conversations while she was alive, but I learned the most from the ones we had after she died.
Marion Roach Smith
How to Write and Publish A Book
Many of us say we want to be a writer and publish our memoir. But do we really?
From the blog
I rarely post on my website anymore. There’s a reason. My writing has moved.