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On quitting something I loved and returning to it 32 years later
Did I peak as an artist in high school? Stories from an art school dropout Ep 3.
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November 2023
A season of darkness, a season of gratitude
How do you reconcile the holidays when it's also the anniversary of a passing? Recounting the last days with my father, through a pandemic window.
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An end to a career
Saying goodbye to a 25+ year career and giving myself permission to follow my curiosity.
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The invisible struggles of breadwinning women
Twelve years ago I wrote a blog post about the challenges of being a breadwinner. I reflect back on that essay today.
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How an iconic American dessert wove its way into our Korean American Thanksgiving
An interracial marriage story and the humble pumpkin pie recipe that won my family over.
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October 2023
Witches, aging, and menopause
The threads that connects history, patriarchy, and how we view age today.
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The friendship recession
As a middle-aged adult, I have no idea how to make new friends
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A love letter to New York
When the ghosts of my past collide with my present
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Slowing down doesn't mean getting left behind
Notes from sabbatical, nearly one year later.
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September 2023
Growth is a long-tail journey
A geeky stat-filled, deep-dive reflection on nearly one year of writing on Substack.
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Was Gen X the last generation to have a carefree childhood?
For all the latchkey kids, the cynics, and the slackers.
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The end of summer, and the first of many lasts
The importance of building memory banks
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Calgon, take me awayyyy! When motherhood puts you over the edge.
Some commercials from childhood really stick with us.
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August 2023
Everything is a perimenopause symptom
There's a reason for what you're feeling.
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Starting over, at the very bottom
Where do you go as a former business owner when you shut down a company?
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A blueberry summer: stories from an art school dropout Ep2
The summer I quit school and worked on a farm in Maine.
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Midsummer's melancholy
Growing pains of empty nesting; the unfolding process of letting go
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July 2023
Can I wear this? What is age-appropriate fashion anymore?
I asked Google what "fashion over 50" is and the results were dismal
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When to let a business go
A story of a bakery, and a recipe for our honey lavender shortbread cookies.
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How many social platforms do we really need?
Social media wars, Threads, and a new YouTube channel
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Dismantling grind culture—it ain't easy
In which I search for the medium between grind and "bed rotting."
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June 2023
The funny thing about age
The vagaries of aging, bathroom habits, and the fabulous fashions of Korean ajummas, pt 2.
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On this Father's Day, a story about wigs, a story about New York
And an excerpt from a short interview with my dad, wig seller to the stars.
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