HeyJaredAshley’s Afterthoughts
After 30 years in the environmental field, I retired in my mid-50s and am writing creative non-fiction. My Substack shares episodic mental musings including thoughts about trading my CEO hat for my tattered creative cowboy hat.
- Indexed issues, last 90 days
- 4
- Latest publication
- Sep 21, 2026
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- Jul 17, 2026
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Hear Me Out (opens the original)
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I spent the summer in the closet. Well, some of it. <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1941" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!K-pd!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic
Bears, Serviceberries, and Hummingbird Wars (opens the original)
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That’s a Wrap (opens the original)
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Last Friday I completed my final scheduled book tour event to share my memoir. <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1941" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zutb!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubst
Deadheading (opens the original)
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I just learned what it means. <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="3408" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!K2KA!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee9e4ed4-1
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