Is the Image You See in the Mirror the Real You? Maybe Not. Rebecca Morrison on the persistence—and shifting—of body image issues as we age. PLUS: An open thread where you can weigh in on your own similar experiences before the mirror.

I’m so excited to share this deeply personal piece about seeing myself in the window of a passing house when I was walking & being shocked at how I looked. Thank you so much to @saribotton.bsky.social for seeing my story.

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The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire 191: Courtney Kocak "The essays in Girl Gone Wild are episodic but very much in conversation with each other. I think of them as crêpes—individually snackable, but collectively filling."

Check out @saribotton.bsky.social’s interview with @courtneykocak.bsky.social on @memoirland.bsky.social’s Substack! 💜💛💜💛
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What to Read, Watch, and Listen to this Weekend Some Oldster-adjacent articles, essays, podcasts, books, music, plays, shows, comedy nights and more.

Thanks to @saribotton.bsky.social for sharing my essay about Osteoporosis on this weekend’s Oldster roundup!

Readers are loving your responses, Jonny! Thank you. 🙏🏼💝👴🏼👵🏽

This is 50: Literary Hub EIC Jonny Diamond Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire "I don’t believe age automatically grants anyone wisdom about the world (look at the terrible things done every day by old men in power). I do know it gives us opportunities to learn from mistakes."

I answered some questions about turning 50 for @saribotton.bsky.social’s incredible substack publication, @oldstermag.bsky.social oldster.substack.com/p/this-is-50...

Memoir Monday Roundup 3/23/26 So many great personal essays. PLUS: Scroll down to the bottom for so many great workshops, calls for submissions, and a conference....

On the 25th anni of my book Twentynine Palms, @saribotton.bsky.social links to my LAT piece about walking away bc emotional toll. But the desert came and got me in Venice. A muscle car with Joshua Tree plates skidded to a halt; a battered woman was thrown out. memoirland.substack.com/p/memoir-mon...

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I Replaced All My Uncomfy Clogs With These Super-Comfy, Also Stylish Ones Contributor Sari Botton went on a hunt for a pair of stylish clogs that wouldn’t aggravate her arthritis. She was looking for one pair, but ended up with ten.

Contributor Sari Botton went on a hunt for a pair of stylish clogs that wouldn’t aggravate her arthritis. She was looking for one pair, but ended up with ten.

Showgirls and Apologies Becky Tuch reflects on her private emails going public during the “Bad Art Friend” scandal, and offers advice to Taylor Swift.

I told Becky Tuch I had tremendous respect for how she took responsibility for her part in the “Bad Art Friend” drama. She said she had more to say about it, and so I had her write about it for Memoir Land’s “First Person Singular” series.

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Screenshot of Sari Botton's Memoir Monday Roundup 3/9/26 on substack. Read here: https://substack.com/home/post/p-190401548

Screenshot of Sari Botton's Memoir Monday Roundup 3/9/26 on substack. Read here: https://substack.com/home/post/p-190401548

Tickled and full of gratitude to discover that @saribotton.bsky.social included my recent @electricliterature.com essay "Masking My Autism Made Me Sick" in her Memoir Monday Roundup!! If you're not subscribed to Sari's Substack, go sign up immediately; it's a pure gem!

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When Life Gave Her Ageism, She Created Oldster

“It did not occur to me ever that I would be starting the best phase of my career at 60” @saribotton.bsky.social

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When Life Gave Her Ageism, She Created Oldster

NYT, baby! This woman rocks in all the ways. Dear @saribotton.bsky.social, thanks for being you!

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THREE CHORDS AND BLESSED NOISE “THREE CHORDS AND BLESSED NOISE” Patti Smith & Her Band Horses 50th Anniversary Chicago | New York City | Boston November 2025 a tour chronicle...

absolutely hijacking international women's day to suggest that you consider purchasing a copy of THREE CHORDS AND BLESSED NOISE, a chapbook written by a woman about Patti Smith's Horses 50th Anniversary tour! jukeboxgraduate.bigcartel.com/product/thre...

@oldstermag.bsky.social in the Sundayprint edition of the @nytimes.com

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What my husband lovingly calls my "media empire." I call it "Botton, Ink." http://

Wordle lets me use some French words but not others. 🧐

Thank you, Keith!

Thank you, my friend!!

love to see what happens when someone commits to an idea because they *really* believe in it. team sari.

So nice to see this interview with editor & writer @saribotton.bsky.social, who found success starting her own thing in @oldstermag.bsky.social. "It did not occur to me ever that I would be starting the best phase of my career at 60.”

Oldster is FANTASTIC! Been a fan for years now

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Thank you, Melissa! Hope you're doing well. <3

Awww, thank you!

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I love this with all my being! It’s time and @saribotton.bsky.social is bringing the, really, good stuff. Bravo!

Thanks, Elana!

so nice to see @saribotton.bsky.social finally get the literary profile treatment in the nyt today. sari has been out here doing the good work for writers for SO LONG, and as a fellow not-young i am extremely grateful to have her in our corner!